Microsoft's Flash killing update becomes mandatory from July
Microsoft released KB4577586 as an optional update to Windows systems back in October last year. The cryptic codename hides a simple tool that is described simply by Microsoft as an update that will "remove Adobe Flash Player from your Windows machine". Importantly it will only remove Flash installations that were bundled with Windows tools – it won't remove third party or user installs. Adobe Flash reached its end of life on 1 st January 2021 and the Flash Player itself even has a built-in kill-switch that means it refuses to play content on systems where the date is later than 12 th Janua...