News > Software & Apps Flash Will Be Removed from Windows 10 in July The legacy format will also be removed from other Windows versions By Joshua Hawkins Joshua Hawkins Twitter Freelance Technology Reporter Full Sail University Josh Hawkins is a freelance writer for Lifewire who loves writing about the latest tech and gadgets that help make people’s lives easier. As an avid gamer and VR enthusiast, he also enjoys diving deep into the technology that helps bring those kinds of experiences to life. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on May 4, 2021 02:56PM EDT Fact checked by Rich Scherr Fact checked by Rich Scherr Twitter University of Maryland Baltimore County Rich Scherr is a seasoned technology and financial journalist who spent nearly two decades as the editor of Potomac and Bay Area Tech Wire. lifewire's fact checking process Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Software & Apps Mobile Phones Internet & Security Computers & Tablets Smart Life Home Theater & Entertainment Software & Apps Social Media Streaming Gaming Once the chosen format for much of the internet’s online media content, Flash will be fully removed from Windows 10 with a new update in July. The use of Flash has been declining for years now, according to The Verge. Major browsers like Safari and Google Chrome ditched the plugin near the end of last year. Microsoft even ended support within Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Edge Legacy, and Internet Explorer 11. Now, however, the company is also ending support for Flash in Windows 10. Adobe Adobe, the creator of Flash, ended support for the format at the end of 2020, with the company going on to block Flash content from running in the player in January. Because Flash is no longer officially supported, Adobe recommends uninstalling it completely to avoid any possible security issues in the future. Microsoft originally announced that support for Adobe Flash Player would end in December. However, an updated blog post has now revealed that Microsoft will start offering an update that removes Flash Player from Windows in preview versions of the OS starting in June. Windows will officially cut support in the public version of Windows 10 when cumulative updates for Windows 10, versions 1607 and 1507 arrive. If you’re running Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2021, or Windows Embedded 8 Standard, then you’ll receive the special update through Windows’ monthly rollup and security-only updates. If you don’t feel like waiting for the impending update, you can already remove Flash from Windows by downloading update KB4577586 from Microsoft's Catalog. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up! Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit