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I am running Adobe Flash Player 27 at my system, How long will it run?

New Here ,
Jan 13, 2021 Jan 13, 2021

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Running windows 10 and Adobe Flash Player 27.

I have marked never check for updates initially. I can still run flash player, will this work for me for sometime? Please guide, how far can I run it on my machine.

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Adobe Employee , Jan 15, 2021 Jan 15, 2021

Most major browsers will be dropping support for Flash Player in the coming weeks or months.  This means that while you'll have an insecure Flash Player installed that's vulnerable to malware targeting publicly known vulnerabilities, you'll also be hard-pressed to find a browser that will run it for more than a few months. 

 

We would strongly recommend that you find alternative content that doesn't require Flash Player, and take this opportunity to uninstall the vulnerable version currently on

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Most major browsers will be dropping support for Flash Player in the coming weeks or months.  This means that while you'll have an insecure Flash Player installed that's vulnerable to malware targeting publicly known vulnerabilities, you'll also be hard-pressed to find a browser that will run it for more than a few months. 

 

We would strongly recommend that you find alternative content that doesn't require Flash Player, and take this opportunity to uninstall the vulnerable version currently on your system: 

 

Uninstall Flash Player - Windows:
https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/uninstall-flash-player-windows.html

 

Uninstall Flash Player - Mac:
https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/uninstall-flash-player-mac-os.html

 

Here's the EOL announcement from 2017: 

https://theblog.adobe.com/adobe-flash-update/

 

Here's the consumer FAQ:

https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/end-of-life.html

 

Here's the enterprise FAQ: 

https://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/enterprise-end-of-life.html

 

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