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Eugene

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5. Flash is obsolete, and it has been phased out nearly everywhere with very few exceptions.

Reply to Boxerfan (Original post)

Tue Feb 23, 2021, 08:00 PM

Feb 2021

Adobe Flash went end-of-life at the end of 2020. The December 2020 patch is likely the very last. Most websites use HTML5 these days.

I've only encountered Flash content on old sites on the Wayback Machine. There are stories of a few sites that went down when Flash was pulled.

Flash had a checkered security history, and most people don't miss it.

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Windows 10 update permanent removal of adobe flash-WHY? I have blocked the update [View all] Boxerfan Feb 2021 OP

Support for flash has been retired FBaggins Feb 2021 #1

I believe Flash is obsolete now AZSkiffyGeek Feb 2021 #2

So just let it go?. Boxerfan Feb 2021 #3

The recent update, 20H2 also deleted some of my stuff. padfun Feb 2021 #4

Flash is obsolete, and it has been phased out nearly everywhere with very few exceptions. Eugene Feb 2021 #5

Flash is dead. Let it rest in pieces RainCaster Feb 2021 #6

Ok I let it go through. Boxerfan Feb 2021 #7

Flash is over as of Dec 31st, '20 JDC Feb 2021 #8

;-{) Goonch Feb 2021 #9

Yes Flash can infect and disable your computer in a flash Shermann Feb 2021 #10

Many video players have good support for FLV files. hunter Feb 2021 #11

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2021 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author TwilightZone Mar 2021 #13

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