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October 26, 2018
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Disable flash player auto update in Windows 10

  • October 26, 2018
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Hi, Is there a way to disable flash player auto update in Windows 10.  I understand that mms.cfg file can be used but I am looking for a way to do this via registry or similar.  Thank you.

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_maria_Community Manager
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October 26, 2018

You can disable Flash Player updates either via the mms.cfg file, or the Flash Player Settings Manager in the Control Panel. There is no way to disable it via the registry.


Note that disabling Flash Player updates in the mms.cfg file does not disable Flash Player updates for Edge, or IE, as Flash Player ActiveX for Edge/IE is embedded in the browser and all updates are released by Microsoft via Windows Updates.

If you use Chrome, disabling Flash Player updates in mms.cfg file also doesn't disable Chrome from updating the embedded version of Flash Player, as that version is released by Google, not Adobe.

Essentially, disabling Flash Player updates in mms.cfg file only disables updates released by Adobe, not updates released by a partner that embeds Flash Player in the browser (Microsoft and Google).

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