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title: "What is silverlight runtime?"  
description: "What is silverlight runtime?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2011-03-11  
updated: 2020-09-23  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/393/what-is-silverlight-runtime  
category: "silverlight"  
tags: ["silverlight"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# What is silverlight runtime?

Silverlight Runtime is a browser plug-in to supportSilverlight enabled applications. If the Silverlight runtime is not installed,browsers will not be able to run Silverlight elements in the browser. You canset up your Silverlight tags in such a way that your browser will automaticallyprompt the user to download and install the Silverlight plug-in when yourapplication is launched in the browser.

Installing the run time is a onetime operation on theclient. Once installed, it will be automatically launched when any Silverlightapplication is loaded in the browser.

Note: Silverlight plug-in and the runtime, both are thesame; however, I am giving two definitions here.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

Silverlight Runtime is a browser plug-in to supportSilverlight enabled applications. If the Silverlight runtime is not installed,browsers will not be able to run Silverlight elements in the browser. You canset up your Silverlight tags in such a way that your browser will automaticallyprompt the user to download and install the Silverlight plug-in when yourapplication is launched in the browser.

Installing the run time is a onetime operation on theclient. Once installed, it will be automatically launched when any Silverlightapplication is loaded in the browser.

Note: Silverlight plug-in and the runtime, both are thesame; however, I am giving two definitions here.


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