Microsoft: Flash will die on Windows 10s new Edge in line with Google Chrome

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SEE: Six in-demand programming languages: Getting started (free PDF) At the time, Microsoft, Apple, and Mozilla also announced their plans for retiring Flash in their respective browsers. "In the next version of Microsoft Edge (built on Chromium), we will continue to retire Flash in the same timeframe as other Chromium based browsers," explained Colleen Williams, senior program manager for Microsoft Edge. Microsofts newly announced plans for Flash on Chromium-based Edge follows the first beta release on August 20. The company hasnt said when it will launch the Stable channel for the new Edge, but it could be late this year or early 2020. "We no longer intend to update either Microsoft Edge (built on EdgeHTML) or Internet Explorer 11 to disable Flash by default," noted Williams.

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