Prevent KB4577586 from removing Adobe Flash Player

[jeffythedragonslayer]

I want to keep my windows 10 up to date, but don't want the update KB4577586 to install that will remove Flash. I can see it pending download, along with other non deleterious updates. The 'Download' button usually downloads all of these non-optional updates though. Does anyone know a way to blacklist certain updates from installing?

[Brian151]

i think it falls under the realm of more generalized hacks/mods to the windows OS, itself...
since, yanno, in the name of our "security" and the system's "stability" windows 10 is only slightly less locked down than iOS, really...
[with the added bonus the updater can mess-up and delete files/settings/drivers or brick the whole machine]

[jeffythedragonslayer]

Yeah. I have definitely heard of people uninstalling windows updates, but this update itself is an uninstallation. Don't know if the double negative of letting all the pending updates go through and then uninstalling KB4577586 will put Flash back.

[jeffythedragonslayer]

I tried letting the "update" install on another machine and then tried wusa /uninstall /KB:4577586 but got this error:

oh really?

[Brian151]

i probably shouldn't say this on a public forum, but...
wonder when this excuse will be recycled for making installing from the store non-optional?
there's already a setting for this, and it's "recommended".

basically the same "your computer NEEDS this" was used to lock-down the updater so tightly to begin with.

[JPcode05]

I think maybe an option would be to create a third-party patch that allows you to uninstall KB4577586. The patch that uninstalls the patch, basically.

[jeffythedragonslayer]

@JPcode05 well if you think that can be done I suppose we could create a new issue?

[kristibektashi]

Can't you theoretically use the ActiveX installer of Flash Player with Windows 7 compatibility settings to reinstall Flash Player?