Uninstalling Windows 8.1 Native Flash

[FukenGruven]

Ever since XP.. i have never installed Adobe Flash..
i've always used a portable browser...
with portable flash..

But Windows 8 natively comes bundled with Adobe Flash!
There are tools out there for pre-mastering Windows' images...

But this tutorial will focus on already installed /Online installs..
which i just uninstalled IE.. and wanted Flash gone as well..


1. Navigate here to get your flash package:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing\Packages

2. Start PowerShell.

3. enable unsigned PowerShell scripts:

Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

4. Now scroll below and verify "Adobe-Flash-For-Windows-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.9600.16384" matches your registry key in Step 1.
- if your package version is different.. edit all occurrence with your package version.

5. Now manually execute each command below.. 1 line at a time.

$acl = get-acl -Path "hklm:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing"$inherit = [system.security.accesscontrol.InheritanceFlags]"ContainerInherit, ObjectInherit"$propagation = [system.security.accesscontrol.PropagationFlags]"None"$rule = new-object system.security.accesscontrol.registryaccessrule "Administrators","FullControl",$inherit,$propagation,"Allow"$acl.addaccessrule($rule)$acl | set-aclSet-ItemProperty -Path "hklm:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing\Packages\Adobe-Flash-For-Windows-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.9600.16384" -Name Visibility -Value 1New-ItemProperty -Path "hklm:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing\Packages\Adobe-Flash-For-Windows-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.9600.16384" -Name DefVis -PropertyType DWord -Value 2Remove-Item -Path "hklm:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing\Packages\Adobe-Flash-For-Windows-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.9600.16384\Owners"dism.exe /Online /Remove-Package /PackageName:Adobe-Flash-For-Windows-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.9600.16384

If you followed the tutorial to a T.. you should see something similar to my output:



Note: for extreme minimalists.. this procedure could be used to remove other packages..

dism.exe /Online /Remove-Package /packagename:Microsoft-Windows-Camera-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.3.9600.16384dism.exe /Online /Remove-Package /packagename:Microsoft-Windows-FileManager-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.3.9600.16384

Edited January 15, 2014 by FukenGruven

[Reefa]

Thanks fellow very nice..And thx for the:

iNFO

Note: for extreme minimalists.. this procedure could be used to remove other packages..

Edited January 16, 2014 by F3dupsk1Nup

[Ecarion]

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5. Now manually execute each command below.. 1 line at a time.

A few months ago, the forum was updated. So, I believe this part (5) has been changed by the update and the syntax perhaps need to be fix.

I don't know PowerShell... perhaps something like this was the original (or the right) syntax ?

 

What about the offline ? It should beginning by ?

$acl = get-acl -Path "Registry::HKLM\WIM_Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Component Based Servicing"

At least, now I got an idea why the process refuse to work under Windows 8.1 (ACL ? After ? Remove TrustedInstaller (etc) ?).

Edited August 30, 2016 by Ecarion