Drag Silverlight.plugin to the Trash. Click the Trash icon and select Empty. Once you have emptied your Trash, Microsoft Silverlight uninstallation is complete. To install the latest version of the Silverlight plug-in: Sign in to Netflix.com and press play on any title. Follow the prompts to download and install Silverlight on your Mac. Silverlight is, of course, a proprietary framework completely controlled by Microsoft and they have already announced the end of Silverlight support for even Windows browsers. Silverlight is no longer supported on any browser for macOS and Macs. In approximately 15 months from now, Silverlight will effectively cease to exist. On October 12, 2021, users will no longer be able to download the IE plugin needed to use applications created with it. 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 Silverlight is an application framework for writing and running rich Internet applications, with features and purposes similar to those of Adobe Flash. The run-time environment for Silverlight is available as a plug-in for web browsers running under Microsoft Windows.
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
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.
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
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 Silverlight Download
Microsoft Silverlight Uninstall
Microsoft Community
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