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Sigh. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-force-installs-windows-10-update-to-remove-flash-player/ Now hopefully by now Askwoody
[See the full post at: Bleeping computer reports Flash patch force installed]
Susan Bradley Patch Lady
On my 1909 system, when clicking ‘Check for Updates’ last night, it was downloaded and installed – no option given.
On my 20H2 system – last night, the ‘Flash’ settings app was still in the Control Panel (legacy), and check for updates showed nothing. Just now, checked for updates again, nothing. But went to the Control Panel, and the Flash settings app was gone. Going to ‘View History’ in WU, under ‘other updates,’ it shows the removal update (KB4577586) was installed today (sometime between 6:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.) – completely silently, and no reboot requested/required.
So … does not seem like an optional update. More so, on my 20H2 system, it installed without any user interaction whatsoever.
It’s good by me Flash is gone – but this is not the behavior MS describes as the update should follow. And of course, continues begging the question how much control over updates we really have regardless of our settings.
how much control over updates we really have regardless of our settings.
Just the amount Microsoft is willing to give, disregard, or take away.
Microsoft has full ‘front door’ into Windows OS.
I received KB4577586 (both 1909 and 2004). It showed up when doing a routine wushowhide. I hid it. Do I install it (is it safe to install) or do I keep it forever hidden?
It is safe to install.
So simply manually delete these 2 Main Folders with remaining content?
I left the folders in place but deleted the files inside.
The KB update is just for removing Flash from IE11 and Edge.
In order to remove flash from other browsers you need to uninstall Flash with Adobe uninstaller.
The KB update is just for removing Flash from IE11 and Edge.
All I had was/is IE11, Latest Edge (chredge), and Firefox (which never had it). According to the Flash website none of the 3 have Flash but those (mostly empty) folders still remained after installing the KB.
i guess reboot is only needed when Flash-Plugin is active, e.g when IE is opened while update is installed.
I’d be talking to your bank. They knew this was coming for years.
Susan Bradley Patch Lady
Instead of talking with your bank, I’d be looking for a new financial institution instead. As Susan said just above, they’ve known about this since Adobe put out the notice about discontinuing support for Flash back in 2017, nearly four years ago by now. That’s more than enough time for establishments that play such a central role in peoples’ lives to come up with an HTML5-based alternative to Flash content.
apparently the “forced” KB4577586 flash removal update from WU (or auto updates) seems to occur only with Win10 versions 1809 (incl. LTSC 2019 which was offered the KB4577586 update during a recent WU search) and greater. KB4577586 is not offered thru WU if running Win10 versions 1803 or older. doing a recent WU check on an old Win10 LTSB 2016 (v1607) system did not offer the KB4577586 update for that version.
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