Flash, it's been a good run. We've had a lot of fun together, but it's time to get some distance... permanently. That doesn't erase my fond memories of playing together back in the day, but we both have to wake upward and confront the truth. You lot're outdated and insecure and untrustworthy. It's not me, it'south you.

Imitation breakup aside, if you've been following the recent issues with Flash that just don't seem to cease you might be thinking yous desire to exist washed with it altogether. That'due south where we come up in. It's simple to wipe every trace of Flash from your computer, just first you have to know what you lot're dealing with. I wasn't certain if I even so had it installed so I checked, and there information technology was.

The next pace is to remove Flash from your Windows or Mac system, and from any browsers you use. And don't worry, if yous feel some separation feet --- or in that location'south something you actually need Flash to apply --- we've also included instructions for downloading Flash back onto your system at the bottom of this quick guide.

Disabling Wink on Windows

Download and install the Windows Wink uninstaller from Adobe hither. Close downwardly all browsers and whatsoever other programs that utilize Flash. Open up the uninstaller program and just click "Uninstall" and it should exercise all the piece of work for you.

To check if the uninstall was successful, click on the Showtime menu and click Run (keyboard shortcut: Win+R). And then paste C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash into the query box. If the installation was successful, at that place will exist no folders establish. If there are still folders lurking about, you can delete them manually.

Disabling Flash on Mac

If yous're running a recent version of Os X (10.6 Snow Leopard or after), y'all'll desire to use this uninstaller. If you're running OS X 10.four or ten.v, you'll want to use this uninstaller. For Bone 10.3 and earlier, use this one.

In the Safari browser, select Window > Downloads. Open up the uninstaller. Close all your browsers and so click Uninstall to remove Flash.

After that, y'all may as well desire to delete two directories afterwards uninstalling Flash. To do this select Finder and click Become > Dwelling house in the top bar and select the Library binder. From there, delete the post-obit directories: "/Library/Preferences/Macromedia/Flash\ Player" and "/Library/Caches/Adobe/Flash\ Player"

Disabling Flash in Google Chrome

In your browser'southward address bar, type in chrome:plugins

Locate Flash and click "disable."

If you ever desire to use Flash in Chrome in the hereafter, but click "Enable."

Disabling Flash in Firefox

Find and click on the hamburger icon in the summit right of the browser bill of fare.

Click on "Add-ons." Become to the left column and click the "Plugins" sub-menu.

Go to the drop-down carte side by side to Shockwave Flash. Click "Never Activate."

Disabling Flash in Safari

Click on the Safari driblet-downward menu on the top left of your screen - next to the Apple logo.

Click Preferences > Security > Manage Plugin Settings > Adobe Flash Actor

Caput to the "Become to the When visiting other websites" carte. Click Block . Or merely uncheck the box next to Adobe Flash Player in the left cavalcade to plough Flash off.

Disabling Flash in Net Explorer

Click the gear icon in the pinnacle right hand corner of your browser window. So go to Internet options.

Get to the Programs tab. Click Manage add-ons.

Click Shockwave Wink Customer. Click Disable .

Wrap Up

In instance you want to become dorsum together with Wink, even simply for a dark of Hulu, we understand. You tin can download the Windows and Mac installers here.

Flash will ever have a place, merely information technology feels like time for that place to be in Internet history... not our current browser. Though it's worth noting that later on uninstalling Flash everywhere, I ran into a few places where I needed to re-enable it at to the lowest degree for a few minutes (to brand a GIF, for example.) Like it or don't like information technology (don't), Flash volition linger around until Adobe finishes information technology for good and web developers take moved on to better options.