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ColmP
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January 22, 2020
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axShockwaveFlash from Jan 2021?

  • January 22, 2020
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Hello,

I currently have a VB.NET app that uses an axShockwaveFlash object to display Flash/actionscripted swf content. Will this stop working from Jan 2021? Just wondering as it does not depend on a browser ...

Thanks,

Colm,

Dublin, Ireland.

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I imagine it's using the ActiveX Flash Player. That is installed to Windows 10 by Microsoft. I imagine there is every chance that Microsoft will remove it after closing it down in browsers. So you'd need to install it yourself, except Microsoft won't let you do that before it's removed, because it's a system component. After Microsoft remove it, the chances are Adobe will no longer offer it...

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January 22, 2020

Does it depend on Flash Player? My guess is it does. After browsers close down Flash Player, Flash Player will then move to end of life, and we guess it will no longer be available to anyone (though it may continue to work on systems where it was installed).

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    ColmPAuthor
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    January 22, 2020

    Thanks ...

    Yes it does depend on Flash Player, but what you say is what I am wondering ... if I have a system where FP is already installed, can I continue to use it via axShockwaveObject, ie no browser involvement, after EOL? Assuming that Microsoft don't simply block FP from working ... (it's a windows system, stating the obvious!! :-))

     

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    January 22, 2020

    I imagine it's using the ActiveX Flash Player. That is installed to Windows 10 by Microsoft. I imagine there is every chance that Microsoft will remove it after closing it down in browsers. So you'd need to install it yourself, except Microsoft won't let you do that before it's removed, because it's a system component. After Microsoft remove it, the chances are Adobe will no longer offer it...

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