Microsoft Blocks Flash Ads

Microsoft will disable Flash ads by default in new versions of its Edge browser. The software giant said the upcoming Anniversary Update to Windows 10 will introduce a switched-on setting that disables some Flash content and requires users to specifically activate Adobe’s plug-in.“One of our top priorities in building Edge has
been that the Web should be a dependably safe and reliable place for our
customers,” Microsoft said. “To that end, we’re introducing a change
to give users more control over the power and resources consumed by Flash.”

With the new setting, Flash-based ads and animations in the browser window will
not load by default.