

Web developers loved it, because it saved them from offering users dull, static pages. Flash was key to early Web browsing, powering interactive website elements such as animations and forms. This renders Flash Player pretty useless. Major browser vendors have also disabled Flash Player from running: Safari, Firefox, Chrome, and Microsoft Edge have all stopped supporting the technology. To help secure user systems, Adobe began blocking Flash content from running in Flash Player on January 12, 2021. The company “strongly recommends immediately uninstalling Flash Player.” The company announced the decision to bring Flash Player to end of life (EOL) in 2017. What does this mean?Īdobe is no longer issuing Flash Player updates or security patches. It’s time to uninstall Adobe Flash Player.Īdobe stopped supporting Flash Player on December 31, 2020. If you’re using Adobe Flash, the day has arrived.

The OP states " multiple versions (14 versions approx) exists on the same machines." I suspect these are stale OCX files, because only one version can be exist, registered, at a time on a ajayk12786268, can you please clarify the comment " multiple versions (14 versions approx) exists on the same machines." I suspect these are stale OCX files, because only one version can be exist, registered, at a time on a system." What files, exactly, are you referring to? Can you please post a screenshot of a system with '14 versions'? See How do I attach a screnshot? Also, note that while you can run the uninstaller silently, if Flash Player is in use uninstallation will fail silently.All good things must come to an end – it’s inevitable with computer software. If Flash Player is in use when it is updated, the OCX file in use is marked for deletion upon reboot. This does leave a trail of previous versions, but only the current version should be used. ocx file with each release to get around the limitation where IE is keeping the current version in-use. The latest version is always linked to at Adobe Flash Player Administration Guide for Flash Player | Adobe Developer Connection
