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				Fortunately silverlight isnt supported anymore and every documentation page gives this warning.
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				 theNox91628y@Codex404 yeah that's why I'm really angry about having to use it, nobody supports that shit anymore theNox91628y@Codex404 yeah that's why I'm really angry about having to use it, nobody supports that shit anymore
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				 Root772328yBloody SilverLight. It caused my pc to freeze arbitrarily whenever I was watching Netflix. Root772328yBloody SilverLight. It caused my pc to freeze arbitrarily whenever I was watching Netflix.
 
 Microsoft was aware of the issue for years and chose to end support for it instead. 😞
 
 But it's gone now! Yay!
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				 theNox91628y@theNox oops it should be couldn't, I couldn't get it working in Windows 10, but I got it working in Linux, that's the irony theNox91628y@theNox oops it should be couldn't, I couldn't get it working in Windows 10, but I got it working in Linux, that's the irony
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				 Nithanim818y@NoMad I recently installed office 2010 on ubuntu using playonlinux because it was easier than downloading a windows image... Nithanim818y@NoMad I recently installed office 2010 on ubuntu using playonlinux because it was easier than downloading a windows image...
 Can't imagine the pain that person went through creating the script but I am glad it exists.
 Everything seems to work correctly and my mother is happy now 😊
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It's ironic how I could seem to get ms Silverlight working on windows 10 and now I got it working in Linux through wine
Seriously anyone who uses Silverlight in his websites or web applications should burn in hell
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the irony