Edge Silverlight
Symptoms
When working with Microsoft Silverlight you may encounter the following scenarios:
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Microsoft Silverlight may not be supported on your computer's hardware or operating system. RECOMMENDED: Use Silverlight in the 32-bit Internet Explorer process on x64 systems. Most browser plug-ins (including Silverlight, Flash, Java and almost all ActiveX controls) only work in.
Install Microsoft Silverlight
Upgrade to another version of Microsoft Silverlight
Uninstall Microsoft Silverlight
Microsoft Silverlight does not work as expected
Attempts to restart the computer and try to upgrade, install or uninstall Microsoft Silverlight again end in the same results.
Cause
This issue can occur if an existing installation or uninstall has become corrupt.
Microsoft Silverlight For Windows 10 Edge
Resolution
To automatically uninstall Microsoft Silverlight, click the button in the 'Fix it for me' section. If you would rather verify and update these keys yourself, go to the 'Let me fix it myself' section.
Fix it for me
Note This wizard may be in English only. However, the automatic fix also works for other language versions of Windows.
Note If you are not currently using the computer that is experiencing this problem, you can save the automatic fix to a flash drive or to a CD, and then you can run it later on the computer in question.
When the Fix it solution has completed, click the link below to install the latest version of Microsoft Silverlight:
http://www.microsoft.com/getsilverlight/get-started/install/default.aspx
Let me fix it myself
Edge Silverlight Extension
To resolve this issue yourself, follow these steps:
Click Start and type Notepad in the Search box
Double-click on Notepad from the list of results above
Copy and then paste the following text into Notepad.
Click File and Save As and type CleanSilverlight.cmd
In the Save astype box, click All Files (*.*)
In the Save in box, click Desktop, and then click Save
On the File menu, click Exit
Right-click the CleanSilverlight.cmd file on your desktop and click Run as administrator
When the uninstall completes, right-click the CleanSilverlight.cmd file on your desktop and click Run as administrator a second time
Once the uninstall has completed, click the link below to install the latest version of Microsoft Silverlight
http://www.microsoft.com/getsilverlight/get-started/install/default.aspxDelete the CleanSilverlight.cmd file from your desktop.
More Information
Microsoft Community
Have other questions? To obtain free support, check out our Microsoft Community. There, you can search for answers or ask other users specific questions. Click the following link to visit the Microsoft Community Forums: http://answers.microsoft.com
Questions specific to 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current level of support Microsoft will provide for Silverlight?
Microsoft will provide technical help for customers using versions of Silverlight 5 only. Paid technical help is available to customers requiring support with issues beyond install and upgrade. Microsoft will continue to ship updates to the Silverlight 5 Developer Runtime for supported browser versions given that their extensibility model supports plug-ins; this includes updates for security vulnerabilities as determined by the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC).
Silverlight 5 will support the browser versions listed on the system requirements page through October 12, 2021, or though the lifecycle of the underlying browsers, whichever is shorter. The support page will be updated to reflect compatibility with newer browsers and operating system versions.
Windows 7 will reach its end of support date on January 14, 2020. Will Silverlight be supported as part of the Extended Security Update (ESU) program available for Windows 7 customers?
Silverlight’s lifecycle policy is independent from the Windows 7 policy. After January 14, 2020, customers using Silverlight on Windows 7 will no longer be supported and will no longer receive automatic security updates.
What happens on October 12, 2021? Will existing applications stop working?
Microsoft is not planning to take any specific action to terminate Silverlight applications. After this date, however, Silverlight will be in an unsupported state and will not receive any future quality or security updates.
Will companies be legally allowed to continue to run Silverlight assets after October 12, 2021? What happens to the license to use Silverlight after October 12, 2021?
Silverlight’s license is a perpetual license and is not tied to the continuation of support. While support will be ending in October 2021, this date does not affect the license, which continues in effect for as long as the customer is using the software and complies with the terms of the license.
Can companies obtain a custom agreement to extend Microsoft support past 2021?
There are no plans for extending Silverlight support beyond the existing support dates listed here.
What will happen to the microsoft.com/silverlight website after October 12, 2021?
Edge Silverlight Support
The microsoft.com/silverlight website will still be available. However, the Silverlight installer will no longer be available after the end of support date of October 12, 2021.
Silverlight X32 Bit Version
What is the recommended technology/development framework for customers who want to migrate applications from Silverlight?
There are various options for migrating applications from Silverlight. We recommend that you evaluate the requirements of the application that you are migrating and determine the technology that best suits the application in question:
Enable Silverlight In Edge
If your application is non-browser dependent and you’d like to migrate to a Windows Desktop application, we recommend you migrate your application to UWP or WPF on .NET Core.
If your application is web-based, we recommend that you look into Blazor, which allows re-usability of .NET Silverlight code. Blazor lets you build interactive web UIs using C# instead of JavaScript. Blazor apps are composed of reusable web UI components implemented using C#, HTML, and CSS. Both client and server code are written in C#, allowing you to share code and libraries.