Microsoft Edge Silverlight

02-05-2021 by



Symptoms

When working with Microsoft Silverlight you may encounter the following scenarios:

  • Install Microsoft Silverlight

  • Upgrade to another version of Microsoft Silverlight

  • Uninstall Microsoft Silverlight

  • Microsoft Silverlight does not work as expected

Microsoft Edge Silverlight

Microsoft Silverlight is a must-have browser plug-in developed to improve functionality of web sites such as Netflix. It is powered by the.NET Framework, bringing some of its functionality to online services. The application is compatible with several browsers including Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. Unfortunately Microsoft has already announced that Silverlight will no longer be available in their latest browser 'Microsoft Edge'. To know more, you may refer this Information about Microsoft Edge. However you can try opening that site with 'Internet Explorer'. To open with 'Internet Explorer'. Check this screenshot.

  • Display web pages using IE within Edge. Use Java, Silverlight, ActiveX, Sharepoint, and more. IE Tab exactly emulates IE by using the IE rendering engine directly within Edge. This will enable you to use ActiveX controls and test your web pages with different versions of IE (IE 7-11).
  • Microsoft Silverlight is a browser plugin that you will need to be able to playback Mediasite lectures in your web browser. It is strongly advised that you uninstall previous versions and do a fresh installation rather than upgrading as conflicting installations can otherwise occur.
Microsoft Edge Silverlight


Attempts to restart the computer and try to upgrade, install or uninstall Microsoft Silverlight again end in the same results.

Cause

Microsoft Edge Silverlight Mac

This issue can occur if an existing installation or uninstall has become corrupt.

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.

Microsoft

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

Firefox

To resolve this issue yourself, follow these steps:

  1. Click Start and type Notepad in the Search box

  2. Double-click on Notepad from the list of results above

  3. Copy and then paste the following text into Notepad.

  4. Click File and Save As and type CleanSilverlight.cmd

  5. In the Save astype box, click All Files (*.*)

  6. In the Save in box, click Desktop, and then click Save

  7. On the File menu, click Exit

  8. Right-click the CleanSilverlight.cmd file on your desktop and click Run as administrator

  9. When the uninstall completes, right-click the CleanSilverlight.cmd file on your desktop and click Run as administrator a second time

  10. 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.aspx

  11. Delete 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
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