#Microsoft Flash

Microsoft has announced to completely remove the Adobe Flash component from Windows through the KB4577586 "Update for Removal of Adobe Flash Player" starting June 2021. To recall, Adobe announced the end of Flash Player back in 2017. In July 2017, Microsoft, along with Adobe and their industry technology partners, announced that Adobe Flash Player would no longer be supported after December 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. Microsoft has announced that the support for Windows 7 will come to an end on January 14, 2020, after its first release in 2009. To know more, visit Microsoft's FAQ section here. The last quarter numbers from Microsoft are out and it's not looking very good. As such, Microsoft has announced it will lay off 5,000 workers in the next 18 months including the 1,800 it sent out the door earlier today. Read more in our articles including "Microsoft to end Adobe Flash support for Windows 10 in July" and "DJI files patent infringement lawsuits against Insta360".