Microsoft Confirms Edge Browser Doesn’t Support Silverlight

Microsoft encourages media companies to use alternatives to Silverlight. The software company points out that its new Edge browser does not have Silverlight support and that browsers are moving away from plug-ins.

Microsoft’s Edge browser, which is part of Windows 10, no longer supports ActiveX and part of that is that Silverlight is no longer supported, Microsoft confirms.

Microsoft will continue to support Silverlight in general, IE 11 can also handle the plug-in on Windows 10 and software outside the browser can continue to use it, Microsoft states, but at the same time the group recommends switching to alternatives. to make. Silverlight will stop supporting completely in 2021, but Microsoft hasn’t added any new functionality for years, limiting support to bug fixes and patches.

The Redmond-based software company points to the advantages of the alternatives: the media source extensions and the encrypted media extensions from the W3C for adaptive streaming and content protection, respectively, and dash and common encryption from the Moving Picture Experts Group. “These represent the broadest interoperable technology across browsers, platforms, content and devices to date,” said Microsoft.