

“If you do not already have Microsoft Silverlight plug-in installed, you will be prompted to download and install the free plug-in for your web browser. If you want to watch Netflix on your PC, you will need to use Silverlight. I believe the last Olympics which MSNBC had exclusive rights to stream on the web, required Silverlight.ĭo I need Microsoft Silverlight for Netflix? Its not a requirement to have it installed, but as noted, some web pages utilize it for streaming multimedia content.

Silverlight doesnt show up on either add-ons or extensions. Select the add-on you wish to enable (Silverlight) and restart Firefox. Tools > Add-ons > select the Extensions or Plugins tab. The run-time environment for Silverlight is available as a plug-in for web browsers running under Microsoft Windows.Īlso, do I really need Microsoft Silverlight? Make sure the Silverlight extension is enabled inside Firefox.
#ENABLE SILVERLIGHT IN FIREFOX WINDOWS#
Press the Windows key to open the Windows Start screen and type " silverlight" without quote marks to search for the configuration program.
