Hi chazzyb, What device are you trying to watch NOW TV on? If you're on a PC, laptop or Mac, then you will have to download Silverlight. Dec 04, 2014 Users just need to head forward to the official Microsoft Silverlight Page, where you will get to know that whether your Mac is installed with updated version of Silverlight or not, and if not then it will recommend you to install it. After you visit the site, you need to agree for the instructions for downloading it and automatically it will start installing on your MAC. 2015-5-17  Do I need Microsoft Silverlight. I have Silverlight installed on this Win 7 desktop, and it receives occasional updates. But I wonder: Do I need it? Is it in use? The OP had a good question. I had forgotten all about Silverlight until last week's Microsoft Update in which they updated some Silverlight files. I suppose now my question is.

• Latest Version:

  Silverlight 5.1.50901.0 LATEST

• Requirements:

  Mac OS X

• Author / Product:

  Microsoft Corporation / Silverlight for Mac

• Old Versions:

• Filename:

  Silverlight.dmg

• MD5 Checksum:

  6987470b59c57e5adc0ba1e56b71607c

• Details:

  Silverlight for Mac 2020 full offline installer setup for Mac

By MiniCreo, on January 23, 2020, in Mac Uninstaller |

I have installed Silverlight couple months ago for my work purpose. Now I have no use of it and want to uninstall it from my computer. So how do I remove Microsoft Silverlight from my MacBook Pro please?

What is Silverlight? Microsoft Silverlight (or simply Silverlight) is a deprecated application framework for writing and running rich Internet applications, similar to Adobe Flash (Learn How To Uninstall Adobe Flash on Mac). Silverlight was also one of the two application development platforms for Windows Phone. But there was no Silverlight plugin for Internet Explorer on those platforms.

Microsoft announced the end of life of Silverlight 5 in 2012. Besides, Silverlight is no longer supported in Google Chrome since September 2015, and in Firefox since March 2017. So if you find no use of Silverlight, and want to remove it from your Mac, here are two methods to do so (Learn How To Completely Uninstall Applications on Mac).

Do I Need Microsoft Silverlight On My Mac

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Since Silverlight is a plugin instead of a standalone application, you need to remove it by going to the Plugins subfolder in the Finder (How To Uninstall Honey on Mac). Here are the detailed steps of how to uninstall Silverlight plugin manually (Learn How To Uninstall MacKeeper).

• Step 1: Quit Chrome, Safari, Firefox or other browsers.
• Step 2: Open the Finder → go to Macintosh HD → Library → Application Support → Microsoft and remove the PlayReady and Silverlight folders from there.
• Step 3: Then go to the Internet Plug-Ins folder and remove the Silverlight.plugin file.
• Step 4: Drag other alias/cache/cookie files associated with Silverlight to Trash > Empty Trash and restart your Mac to finish the removal of Silverlight on macOS Catalina.

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As you can see, the manual way to uninstall Silverlight on Mac requires advanced computer knowledge and a large amount of time. That's why you can choose a professional Mac App Uninstaller program like Omni Remover. It is made to simplify all these Silverlight for Mac removal steps and get things done in 1-2-3 click. Read on to learn how to quit and delete Silverlight for Mac with Omni Remover (Learn How To To Uninstall McAfee on Mac).

1. Step 1: Download Omni Remover

   First up, click here to download Omni Remover (for macOS 10.8 and above) > Install > Open Omni Remover on your Mac.

2. Step 2: Start Uninstalling Silverlight

   In Omni Remover > App Uninstall > Click Silverlight icon > Clean Uninstall.

3. Step 3: Deleting Silverlight Completed

   Then Omni Remover will start scanning all Silverlight data/files > After it finished scanning, click Clean Uninstall to start uninstall Silverlight from your Mac.

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Silverlight has its glory time which was used to provide video streaming for the NBC coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. But it's no doubt that more and more new technology are trying to replace it anyway. Find a time to uninstall Silverlight on your Mac with Omni Remover. Give it a try here: Free Download Now >

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