

When updating this article, we decided to leave the remainder as is, for historical reasons. But you should no longer worry about Flash Player, no matter what websites tell you. Flash Player was long used to serve malware, on both macOS and Windows, because of the frequent updates needed to the software. Any supposed Flash Player update you see is malware. If you see something like that, DO NOT DOWNLOAD THE SOFTWARE. Yet you may still come across websites claiming that you need to update Flash Player, and offering to allow you to download it. And from January 12, 2021, Adobe has blocked Flash Player content from playing on computers where that software is installed. UPDATE: As of January 1, 2021, Flash Player is no longer supported. Get help for the legacy version of Microsoft Edge.Software & Apps How to tell if an Adobe Flash Player update is valid Note: This topic is for the new Microsoft Edge. The next time you visit a site the uses Flash, the browser will ask for your permission before allowing Flash to run. The Block and Allow lists will be available after you visit a site that uses Flash. Set the toggle on for the Ask before running Flash option.

In the left navigation, select Site permissions. Here’s how to allow or block Flash permanently for individual websites:

Other browsers like Google Chrome, Mozilla, and Safari are also planning on removing Adobe Flash in the same timeframe.įor more information about the end of Flash support, see Adobe Flash end of support on December 31, 2020. Microsoft plans to remove Flash from Windows entirely by the end of 2020.īecause Flash will no longer be supported after 2020, it is turned off by default in the new Microsoft Edge. Note: Adobe Flash will no longer be supported after 2020.
