How to completely delete flash plug-in in win10

Deletion method: 1. Download the Flash uninstaller from the Adobe official website and use Adobe Flash Uninstaller to completely uninstall the flash plug-in; 2. Download the Windows KB4577586 patch from the Microsoft official website and use this patch to completely uninstall the flash plug-in.

The operating environment of this tutorial: Windows 10 system, Dell G3 computer.

In Win10, Flash comes with the system. We cannot find Flash directly through application management, so we cannot uninstall it from the system settings or control panel. The path of Flash is "C:\Windows\System32\Macromed\Flash". Cleaning up Flash by directly deleting the corresponding files is too simple and crude, and may cause other problems. We do not recommend this.

Flash exists in the system directory of Win10

Edge browser provides the function of disabling Flash, but this does not mean that Flash has been uninstalled from WIn10. If you are obsessed with Flash, let’s take a look at how to completely delete Flash in Win10.

Method 1: Uninstall through Adobe Flash Uninstaller

This is the method officially provided by Adobe. First, we need to open the page below of the Flash deletion tool officially provided by Adobe.

Uninstall Flash Player for Windows: https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/uninstall-flash-player-windows.html

In the page, find Flash Uninstall The download link of the device is as shown below.

#After the download is completed, run this uninstaller and Flash will be uninstalled.

Method 2: Uninstall through Windows KB4577586 patch

This is an official patch provided by Microsoft. Its only function is to completely delete Flash from the system. KB4577586 has not yet been pushed to users through Windows Update, but we can download and install it manually.

KB4577586 patch: https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB4577586

Note that on the download page of the KB4577586 patch, the list provides corresponding The version of the system, and the list is two pages long. If you are currently using the latest Win10 20H2 system, you can find the version of "Windows 10 Version 2004" for x86/x64/ARM64 (depending on the 64-bit, 32-bit or ARM version system) on the second page , this version of the patch is applicable to systems after Windows 10 1903.

# After installing the patch, Flash was completely deleted from Win10.

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