Use of adobe flash player

Microsoft plans to remove Flash from Windows entirely by the end of Because Flash will no longer be supported after , it is turned off by default in the new Microsoft Edge. Other browsers like Google Chrome , Mozilla , and Safari are also planning on removing Adobe Flash in the same timeframe.

For more information about the end of Flash support, see Adobe Flash end of support on December 31, In Site permissions , select Adobe Flash. The Block and Allow lists will be available after you visit a site that uses Flash. The next time you visit a site the uses Flash, the browser will ask for your permission before allowing Flash to run.

Note : This topic is for the new Microsoft Edge. Get help for the legacy version of Microsoft Edge. Microsoft Edge More Need more help? What browsers still support Flash? However, Opera supports Flash natively and that is why we recommend using it with any Flash content you may still encounter.

Flash Player may remain on your system unless you uninstall it. Adobe no longer supports Adobe Flash Player as of December 31, We recommend that you uninstall it.

Whenever you use the Internet, your browser uses small applications called plug-ins to display certain types of content. Both include features for playing audio and video within web pages. And today, the company is making good on its promise. Adobe Flash is technically gone, with Adobe having stopped development on it on December 30, This means that none of the major browsers — Chrome, Edge, Safari, Firefox — support it any more.

If you're not running the most recent version, you might see an error message instead of your content. However, we don't recommend updating the plug-in directly from a warning message like this. Some misleading advertisements are cleverly disguised as warning messages, but they won't actually take you to an update page. That's why it's best to download the update directly from the Adobe website.

It's also worth pointing out that some browsers update all of your plug-ins automatically, including Flash Player. If you're using a browser like Internet Explorer, you'll probably need to update your plug-ins manually.