Microsoft Silverlight Google Chrome

admin



-->

This article helps you work around the problem that occurs when you use Google Chrome (version 42.0 or later) to access a website that runs Microsoft Silverlight.

The short answer is that Silverlight no longer works in Chrome. About the only thing it does work in is Internet Explorer. Microsoft Edge – No plugin is available; macOS – No support since Firefox 52, Safari 12, and Chrome 45; How to Enable Silverlight on Mac. If you are a Mac user and, by any chance, you find that you still need Silverlight, there are still ways to install and enable it on your computer. Don’t expect to have an easy time with it, though. On the address bar in Chrome, type chrome://flags/#enable-npapi. In the Enable NPAPI Mac, Windows box, click Enable. Exit and then restart Chrome. Reopen the Silverlight page.

Applies to: Windows
Original KB number: 3058254

Symptoms

When you use Google Chrome (version 42.0 or later versions) to access a website that runs Microsoft Silverlight, you see that some content is missing or that the Install Microsoft Silverlight badge is displayed. When you reinstall Silverlight, the issue still occurs.

Note

This issue does not occur in Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, or Apple Safari. These browsers still support Silverlight content.

Cause

This issue occurs because these versions of Chrome block Netscape Plugin API (NPAPI) plugins from being displayed in the browser. Silverlight is an NPAPI plugin.

Microsoft silverlight plugin chrome

Microsoft Silverlight Google Chrome Web

Workaround

On Chrome version 45 or a later version of Chrome, there is no workaround for this issue. You must use a browser that supports Silverlight content to access a Silverlight page.

To work around this issue on versions 42 to 44 of Chrome, follow these steps:

Disable Silverlight Chrome

  1. On the address bar in Chrome, type chrome://flags/#enable-npapi.
  2. In the Enable NPAPI Mac, Windows box, click Enable.
  3. Exit and then restart Chrome.
  4. Reopen the Silverlight page.
  5. Right-click the broken puzzle piece image, and then select Run this Plugin.

Third-party information disclaimer

Microsoft Silverlight Google Chrome

The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, about the performance or reliability of these products.