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May 5, 2021
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Remove Adobe Flash Player as well as all Active X, internet browsers too not working

  • May 5, 2021
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Hello we have a rather strange problem in the environment. I have to remove Adobe Flash Player as well as all Active X, internet browsers too.

I use the following script: https://www.itninja.com/question/uninstall-all-versions-of-flash-player-and-flash-plugins

Once the computer has restarted in add and remove it still shows Adobe Flash Player 27 Active X.

What is the solution to get rid of this program completely?

 

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Correct answer _maria_

Adobe's Flash Player uninstaller only uninstalls Flash Player installed by the end user.  It doesn't unintall any Flash Player embedded in the browser by the browser vendor (e.g. Flash Player ActiveX Control embedded in IE/Edge in Windows 8.x and above).


If the OS is Windows 8.x and above, you'll need to use Microsoft's KB4577586: Update for the removal of Adobe Flash Player to remove the embedded Flash Player ActiveX.  Please read through this document carefully before doing anything.  This support page has a link to the Microsoft Update Catalog, which contains 43 different files for the different Windows versions and architecture.  Make sure you download the correct file for your Windows version and architecture.  If you experience issues with this update, please contact Microsoft as it’s their update, not Adobe’s.

 

Additionally, the script you're using is not provided by Adobe, thus we can't provide assistance with it.  You'll need to contact whomever created the script for assistance.

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_maria_
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May 5, 2021

Adobe's Flash Player uninstaller only uninstalls Flash Player installed by the end user.  It doesn't unintall any Flash Player embedded in the browser by the browser vendor (e.g. Flash Player ActiveX Control embedded in IE/Edge in Windows 8.x and above).


If the OS is Windows 8.x and above, you'll need to use Microsoft's KB4577586: Update for the removal of Adobe Flash Player to remove the embedded Flash Player ActiveX.  Please read through this document carefully before doing anything.  This support page has a link to the Microsoft Update Catalog, which contains 43 different files for the different Windows versions and architecture.  Make sure you download the correct file for your Windows version and architecture.  If you experience issues with this update, please contact Microsoft as it’s their update, not Adobe’s.

 

Additionally, the script you're using is not provided by Adobe, thus we can't provide assistance with it.  You'll need to contact whomever created the script for assistance.

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