Microsoft’s Edge browser is borrowing a page from Firefox and Chrome and exerting some control over Adobe Flash content.

Redmond’s Edge browser will now automatically pause certain kinds of Flash content while you’re browsing the Web. This auto-pausing isn’t live just yet, but Windows Insiders will be able to preview it once they update to Windows 10 build 14316.

The catch? Microsoft isn’t going to pause all Flash content—just that which is “not central to the Web page,” however Edge ends up defining that.

“Peripheral content like animations or advertisements built with Flash will be displayed in a paused state unless the user explicitly clicks to play that content. This significantly reduces power consumption and improves performance while preserving the full fidelity of the page. Flash content that is central to the page, like video and games, will not be paused,” Microsoft wrote in a blog post(Opens in a new window).

If Microsoft’s move sounds familiar, it’s because Google and Mozilla have made similar moves. 

As of Sept. 1, Chrome automatically pauses many Flash ads by default to improve user performance. So when you visit a website that runs Flash, Chrome will automatically pause content that isn’t central to the page. Firefox doesn’t block or pause all versions of Flash by default, but it does block some versions(Opens in a new window)—mostly older versions—so users aren’t affected by any vulnerabilities they might have.

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With multiple major browsers all turning away from Adobe Flash, it’s only a matter of time before the software is gone for good. Of course, that’s always said whenever another major browser takes a harder approach to Flash content, and Flash is still around—even with companies like Microsoft pushing for developers to embrace open standards over Flash.

“We’re aligned with other browsers in this transition from Flash towards a modern standards-based web. Over time, we will provide users additional control over the use of Flash (including content central to the page) and monitor the prevalence of Flash on the web. We are planning for and look forward to a future where Flash is no longer necessary as a default experience in Microsoft Edge,” reads Microsoft’s blog post.