PC World - USA (2020-12)

126 PCWorld DECEMBER 2020

HERE’S HOW

IMAGE: ADOBE

O

n December 31, Adobe Flash

Player will go out of support. A

new Windows patch,

however, will allow you to get

a jump on things.

Microsoft detailed the process to remove

support for Adobe Flash Player as part of a

new support document (go.pcworld.com/

flrm), which links to the patch itself (go.

pcworld.com/misp) for various Windows

platforms. As Microsoft warns, however, the

process is a one-way street: Once installed,

the patch cannot be uninstalled—though you

could reinstall Windows if you were

desperate.

Adobe, in conjunction with browser

makers Microsoft and Google, announced

three years ago (go.pcworld.com/3yer) that

Windows patch allows you to kill

Flash now before the deadline

Be advised, though, that installing the patch is a one-way street. BY MARK HACHMAN