Adobe Flash Blocked by Microsoft Edge

With the introduction of Windows 10, Microsoft has made new upgrades to their web browser platform. Despite numerous changes, one making the biggest waves for users of all kinds is the lack of instant and easy compatibility with Adobe Flash. Adobe Flash is a web platform and add-on that many business websites have put to extensive use. However, now that Microsoft has made these changes, it can mean big things for business owners and web designers alike. Get to know more about why Microsoft has blocked Adobe Flash and the possible ramifications for those changes.

The primary purpose behind the changes made to Microsoft Edge is web security.  Microsoft built Edge sans any web browser plug in technologies because historically, these technologies have proven to be security problems for all web browsers as well as a drag on web browsing performance.  With the adoption of the HTML5 web development standards, browser plug-ins have mostly become irrelevant and no longer needed since the HTML5 specification provides standards, tools, and broader protocol support for handling modern web content that used to require a plug-in technology to run.

However, there are numerous legitimate reasons for these changes to the Microsoft Edge browser. The most important of these issues is the fact that Adobe Flash is a security risk and is easily hackable, making it more likely for information and control to be lost to web users. Another issue is the fact that Adobe Flash is a big drain on battery life for computers and other devices.  Adobe Flash is not alone either, many other browser plug-in technologies have some of the same problems, but Adobe Flash is more or less the last very widely used plug-in technology still standing with many websites still employing some elements of the technology.  And now Microsoft along with all the other web browser publishers are all moving away from Flash and other plug-ins in an effort to force straggling web sites to move forward to HTML5 while eliminating out-dated plug-in technology.

Because so many sites use Adobe Flash, this can mean major renovations to existing web content. If you worry about the impact this will have on your business, contact us for immediate help and assistance in maximizing your website usability before these changes go live for all Microsoft Edge users.

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dditional editing by Jason Harrison, Independent Technology Consultant.