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Silverlight distribution after end of life

Anonymous
2021-03-12T03:20:29+00:00

Seeing that Edge with IE compatibility mode will allow applications that use Silverlight to continue to function after the Silverlight EOL date, will our organisation be allowed to make Silverlight available for clients to install on new PCs to enable our product that requires Silverlight to work after 12 October 2021?

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  1. Lee Teck Koon 3,185 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2021-03-12T04:01:50+00:00

    Hi ,

    I'm Lee, an Independent Advisor.

    As stated in the support article for Silverlight EOL,

    Will companies be legally allowed to continue to run Silverlight assets after October 12, 2021? What happens to the license to use Silverlight after October 12, 2021?

    Silverlight’s license is a perpetual license and is not tied to the continuation of support. While support will be ending in October 2021, this date does not affect the license, which continues in effect for as long as the customer is using the software and complies with the terms of the license.

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/sil...

    However, Silverlight will remain in an unsupported state.

    What happens on October 12, 2021? Will existing applications stop working?

    Microsoft is not planning to take any specific action to terminate Silverlight applications. After this date, however, Silverlight will be in an unsupported state and will not receive any future quality or security updates.

    As for the installation on new PCs, I would recommend that you download & store the latest available installer for future installation requirements.

    What will happen to the microsoft.com/silverlight website after October 12, 2021?

    The microsoft.com/silverlight website will still be available. However, the Silverlight installer will no longer be available after the end of support date of October 12, 2021.

    Hope that works for you.

    If that is not the case, please kindly revert back so we could work towards resolving it.

    Regards,

    Lee

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-07-07T05:47:53+00:00

    Hi Eric,

    Are we allowed to install on new PCs after the installer is removed from Microsoft website, Please confirm

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-06-07T02:43:57+00:00

    Hi Stefan,

    The Silverlight installer license does not allow for redistribution either before or after support has ended. Pls see the FAQ for other questions. Silverlight End of Support (microsoft.com)

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