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Anonymous
August 29, 2017
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Cannot uninstall Flash Player Win 10 Pro

  • August 29, 2017
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Hello,

The issue is fairly simple, but Microsoft is sandbagging me on the issue so I turned to this community forum. The issue is that I can't uninstall flash player.

I've ran the uninstaller and deleted all the folders from System32/SysWow64 and Appdata. Aswell as removing the entry in controlpanel.

However, as soon as Windows updater runs, it's completely installed again.

How can I prevent Flash player from being installed? I do not wish to install the utility and it is now being force on me.

As a sidenote, it is also crashing nvlddmkm-sys because of a Adobe/Windows security update for flash (KB4034662).

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    Correct answer

    Good news, I fixed it. All I had to do was remove that ********* OS called Win10 and replace it with Win7.

    Problem solved. :'')

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    Amber5CCE
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    November 19, 2020
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    _maria_
    Community Manager
    _maria_Community Manager
    Community Manager
    September 5, 2017

    joepm65649923 

    As of Windows 8, Microsoft embeds Flash Player in IE, and Edge in Windows 10.  Since it's a component of the browser the Flash Player uninstaller doesn't remove it, nor is there a separate entry to remove it in the Control Panel.

    crystalg52538292
    crystalg52538292
    Participating Frequently
    July 23, 2020

    I want flash player removed as well and have disabled it in Edge. But I'm not sure if I have other options than to just wait until Windows Update removes it after December 31, 2020, which is the End of Life for Flash Player. I don't want to downgrade my operating system in the process the way a previous poster did.

    _maria_
    Community Manager
    _maria_Community Manager
    Community Manager
    July 23, 2020

    Flash Player versions embedded in the browser by the respective browser vendor cannot be uninstalled.  All vendors block/disable Flash by default, so it's already disabled.

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    Anonymous
    Correct answer
    September 2, 2017

    Good news, I fixed it. All I had to do was remove that ********* OS called Win10 and replace it with Win7.

    Problem solved. :'')

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    Anonymous
    August 30, 2017

    You Need to install the new version of adobe player. I have also facing this issue but later solves this . I am facing this issue when i went to high pixels image site or video like vimeo or 4k video. If you want to remove on your laptop permanently then ask me   i will try to solve your issue.

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    Anonymous
    September 2, 2017

    I don't want a new version of Flash player, I want it gone.

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