Can you still download Silverlight?

Silverlight is not available anymore already on Mac OS devices, and browser makers such as Google or Mozilla removed support for Silverlight in their browsers in 2015 and 2017 respectively. Microsoft’s Edge browser does not support Silverlight, but the integrated IE Mode of the browser supports it.

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How do I download Microsoft Silverlight?

Go to https://www.microsoft.com/getsilverlight, or search Google for “Get Microsoft Silverlight”.

You’ll be taken to the Get Microsoft Silverlight page. Click the Install for Windows or Install for Macintosh link, depending on your computer.
Follow the installation instructions presented below the download links.

How do I get Silverlight on Windows 10?

Installing Microsoft Silverlight

Visit http://www.microsoft.com/getsilverlight/Get-Started/Install/Default.aspx.
Click on the Click to Install button.
Click Run to start the download.
Approve any security prompts, then click Install Now.
Restart browser to begin using Silverlight.

Can I use Silverlight in Chrome?

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: On the address bar in Chrome, type chrome://flags/#enable-npapi . In the Enable NPAPI Mac, Windows box, click Enable.

What can I use instead of Silverlight?

List Of Top Microsoft Silverlight Alternatives:

Blazor.
HTML5.
OpenSilver.
Adobe AIR.
AngularJS.
ReactJS.

Will Silverlight work with chrome?

How to download Silverlight for Windows 10?

Download the Silverlight installer file from the link above.

Save the downloaded file to your computer.

Double-click on the downloaded Silverlight installer file.

Now,a smart screen might appear and ask for a confirmation.

Click “Yes” to confirm.

Finally,follow the installation instructions until you get a confirmation notification of a successful installation process.

Does Windows 10 need Silverlight?

In 2017, Microsoft dropped a massive update for Silverlight in order to support it on Windows mobile. Be sure you have the necessary updates for Silverlight in Windows 10 installed as the old versions of Java and Silverlight were blocked for Internet Explorer.

How to enable Silverlight?

Click on the “Tools” or “Settings” icon.

Select “Manage Add-Ons”

Select “Toolbars and extensions”. Select “Toolbars and extensions”.

Set Show: to “all add-ons”

Scroll to Microsoft Silverlight and set to enabled

What browser supports Silverlight?

Microsoft Silverlight will reach the end of support on October 12, 2021. Silverlight development framework is currently only supported on Internet Explorer 10 and Internet Explorer 11, with support for Internet Explorer 10 ending on January 31, 2020. There is no longer support for Chrome, Firefox, or any browser using the Mac operating system.