| Priority | Action | |----------|--------| | | Audit all Silverlight dependencies | | High | Rewrite using HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript framework (React, Angular, Vue, Blazor) | | Medium | For legacy internal tools, use IE mode in Edge temporarily | | Low | Use a legacy browser on an isolated, non-internet-connected machine |
1. Executive Summary Microsoft Silverlight does not work in Google Chrome by default. As of September 2015 (Chrome version 45), Google removed support for NPAPI (Netscape Plugin Application Programming Interface), the technology that Silverlight (and Java, Unity, etc.) relied upon. Modern versions of Chrome cannot run Silverlight without significant configuration or third-party tools. silverlight in chrome
Microsoft no longer provides updates or security patches for Silverlight. Even if you force it to run, your system is at risk. If you own or maintain a Silverlight application: | Priority | Action | |----------|--------| | |