We are finally done with Flash Player, and Adobe has announced that they will block Flash content from running later this month. That’s OK, because the web has largely moved on from Flash to more modern tools. Shutting down Flash content is more of a formality and an extra way to protect everyone’s computers.
But if you still have the Flash Player software still installed on your system, you should also remove it.
PC users: Run this Adobe Uninstaller to remove all versions of Flash from your system. If you have any trouble running this file, you can manually remove Flash, according to the steps below for your version of Windows.
- Windows 10: Go to Start -> Settings -> Apps. Scroll down the list of installed programs, and see if Adobe Flash Player is present. If it is, click it and use the Uninstall button. If you see more than one Adobe Flash Player listing, remove them one at a time.
- Windows 8: Right-click your Start button and then left-click “Program and Features.” Scroll down the list of installed programs, and see if Adobe Flash Player is present. If it is, click it and use the Uninstall button. If you see more than one Adobe Flash Player listing, remove them one at a time.
- Windows 7: Go to Start -> Control Panel -> “Uninstall a Program.” Scroll down the list of installed programs, and see if Adobe Flash Player is present. If it is, click it and use the Uninstall button. If you see more than one Adobe Flash Player listing, remove them one at a time.
Apple users: Download an uninstall tool appropriate for your version of MacOS from the list below.
- MacOS 10.6 and newer: Run this Adobe Uninstaller to remove all version of Flash from your system. If this returns an error while running, you do not have Flash on your system.
- MacOS 10.4 to 10.5: Run this Adobe Uninstaller to remove all version of Flash from your system. If this returns an error while running, you do not have Flash on your system.
- MacOS 10.1 to 10.3: Run this Adobe Uninstaller to remove all version of Flash from your system. If this returns an error while running, you do not have Flash on your system.
If you have any doubts about Flash Player remaining on your system, you can quickly check at this website. Go there and scroll down to Step 5. If you see any animation with moving clouds, Flash Player is still running on your system. If you just see a still image of a tree, that means Flash is not running on your system.
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