Microsoft is ending security updates and support for Adobe Flash on Microsoft Edge (both Chromium-based and legacy) and Internet Explorer 11 at the end of 2020.
The decision to end support for Flash Player was made by Adobe due to the diminished usage of the technology and the availability of better, more secure options such as HTML5, WebGL, and WebAssembly.
Here's what you can expect for each Microsoft browser:
- Flash is currently disabled by default in the new Microsoft Edge. However, users may re-enable it on a site-by-site basis through December 2020.
- In January 2021, Flash will be fully removed from the new Microsoft Edge.
- Flash will not be disabled by default from the legacy version of Microsoft Edge (built on EdgeHTML) or Internet Explorer 11 prior to its removal in December of 2020.
Please inform your Flash Player users about this change, so they aren't surprised after winter break.
Visit Update on Adobe Flash Player (at Windows) and Flash & the Future of Interactive Content (at Adobe) for more information.
