BY: Kelly Sheridan
Microsoft will block Adobe Flash by default in its Edge browser, following similar announcements from Google, Apple, and Mozilla.
Microsoft will block Adobe Flash by default in its Edge browser in an effort to help users drive performance, prolong battery life, and strengthen security.
This marks the next step in a gradual transition away from Flash. Microsoft began to give more control over Flash in the Anniversary Edition of Windows 10, which let users pause certain Flash content like non-central website advertisements.
The next release of Windows 10 will extend this capability to give users more control over when Flash content loads. Windows Insiders will get an early look at this feature in upcoming preview builds of Windows 10.
Microsoft's idea is to encourage people to choose HTML5 alternatives. The Windows team plans to evolve its user experience over time, building up to a stable release in next year's Creator's Update for the OS. When that update rolls out in 2017, websites supporting HTML5 will automatically default to a clean HTML5 experience.
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+56If so I hear another Law Suit coming. Remember when Microsoft had there own Java Machine and in the end had to stop supporting it and was forced to use the Java machine from Java (Oracle these days) so many sites use Flash Player.
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