How to use NPAPI (Silverlight for Netflix etc) in Chrome after September 2015 (version 45 update)

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Come September Google want npapi to RIP - https://www.chromium.org/developers/npapi-deprecation

What is a good strategy to prevent Chrome from updating beyond version 44 or a similar workaround?

Many sites/web-apps are likely to lag behind and still require Silverlight, or similar, so I would like to buy myself more time... open to all suggestions to avoid reverting to another browser.

KCD

Posted 2015-07-14T05:05:55.283

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Note that Netflix no longer requires Silverlight - they now offer an HTML5 video player: https://gigaom.com/2014/11/26/netflix-silverlight-chrome/

– sleske – 2015-09-04T12:32:34.833

1@KCD - This isn't worth an answer. Google offers an Chrome add-on called Chrome Legacy Browser Support (Chrome LBS) for exactly this purpose. – Ramhound – 2015-10-27T18:36:26.677

@Ramhound sounds like the only answer – KCD – 2015-10-28T01:58:31.100

Answers

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The only strategy I've seen is to use browsers that support NPAPI.

I'm a developer, but not a plug-in developer. I can only assume that the newer PPAPI, and the older NPAPI, are mismatched enough that no one has created a simple adapter.

Trinition

Posted 2015-07-14T05:05:55.283

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There are no plans to support PPAPI in Firefox – Ramhound – 2015-10-28T10:24:06.137

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