Is Silverlight needed for MECM?

Question

Team, As support for Silverlight is stooped, can I uninstall Silverlight from my Primary site? is there any dependency on SCCM\MECM application or any feature we use in SCCM\MECM like WSUS and MBAM ?

Answer 1

Yes, you may it was retired in October 2021. The only exception would be if you still use Internet Explorer

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/announcements/silverlight-end-of-support

Answer 2

Hi,

[Microsoft Silverlight is no longer installed as part of the Configuration Manager client] [ since version 1802]

You can find more details in the links below:

• Summary of changes in System Center Configuration Manager current branch version 1802
• Microsoft Silverlight not installed by default in SCCM (Current Branch) version 1802

is there any dependency on SCCM\MECM application or any feature we use in SCCM\MECM like WSUS and MBAM ?

No.