Ignore the “Developer” versions and just get the x86 (Silverlight.exe) or 圆4 (Silverlight_圆4.exe) version, depending on your Windows installationĩ) Since they keep various versions archived, make sure you get the latest available one from there.ġ0) After the download completes you will be able to run the downloaded installerġ1) When the installer starts, uncheck the options “Make Bing my search engine” and “Make MSN my homepage” if you don’t wish to do those actions. But instead you’ll get:Ĩ) Luckily has cached the last Silverlight releases (you can also check them on after downloading if you wish) and hope they will keep them, since they’re the most trustworthy alternative source for those installers (after Microsoft of course). The same action is also available on the “…” menu, but having it as a button too can prove handy.ħ) If Microsoft hadn’t broken the direct Silverlight download links, then from this point you would be set and could use the respective website by first installing the Silverlight ActiveX control. After that press the “Restart” button shown.ĥ) Now if you go back to Appearance, you can turn on the “Internet Explorer mode button” optionĦ) Now if you go back to the website, you’ll see a button at top-right allowing you to open the page in Internet Explorer mode. If the switch to turn it on is disabled (grayed out), then press the link “allow sites to be reloaded in Internet Explorer mode”Ĥ) This will take you to edge://settings/defaultBrowser, where you should change “Allow sites to be reloaded in Internet Explorer mode” from “Default” to “Allow”.

Even before though, it wouldn’t work with Edge Chromium after installation, but show everytime the same download promptĢ) Press “…” button at top-right and select “Settings”ģ) Pick Appearance at the left sidebar and scroll down on the right to “Internet Explrorer mode button”.

Let’s see how we can use a Silverlight-enabled website in Microsoft Edge Chromiumġ) When we visit the site we’ll see a “Click now to install” button that used to download and install Silverlight, but that recently stopped working.

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