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Adobe Flash seems to have its days numbered. Thus, many browsers are not only ceasing to support Adobe technology but are also recommending that their users block this type of content in order to offer greater security when browsing the web.

In Firefox and Chrome it is something easy to do but in Microsoft Edge the procedure, even though it can be, is not well known. We show you below how to block flash in Micrsoft Edge and Internet Explorer, The old Microsoft browser that is still on Windows 10.

Disable Flash in Microsoft Edge

To do it in the new web browser, we must first go to the icon with the three dots in the upper right corner and then go to Settings. In Settings we must go to Advanced Settings. In the advanced configuration we have to scroll to search among the alternatives the name of Adobe Flash, a button will appear below. In this circumstance we have to press until it turns off. And voila, we save and close. Now Microsoft Edge will not support Flash or any web part will work with this technology.

Disable Flash in Internet Explorer

In the old Microsoft browser, the method is similar. First we must go to Settings and then click on the Plugin Manager menu. In the next window that appears we have to search for «Adobe Shockwave Flash«, Once we find it we click with the mouse and then on the Deactivate button. Later we save it and close the window.

Warnings

More and more content from the web is created in html5 format and does not require Flash, but it is true that there is a part that if you still use it, that is why we must take into account that certain items on a web portal would stop working if we deactivate the flash, including the famous Facebook games. We may not need it, but it must be taken into account before deactivating this technology in our browser.

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