Google essentially made an executive decision against NPAPI and in favor of HTML5. That was why I couldn’t load Lync Web App in Chrome…they don’t like each other anymore! Would an HTML5 Lync Web App Resolve This? It can be reactivated, but in September 2015 NPAPI support goes away permanently. The Google announcement stated that in its April 2015 Chrome release (version 42), NPAPI support in Chrome is disabled by default. Yes, the same Silverlight you need to run Lync Web App.
You’ll find NPAPI plugins in use for Java, Flash, Google’s own Google Earth…and Microsoft Silverlight. It’s an old plugin architecture, used for over a decade now, and in many forms. The post linked talks about Google removing NPAPI plugin support. The Final Countdown for NPAPI – Chromium Blog What Does NPAPI Have to Do with Lync Web App? Under “More Information” there’s a link to the Chromium Blog from late last year. Lync Web App would not come up in Chrome, yet I see no indication of why on the Meeting page. However, I did not see this message at all.
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Microsoft also recommends installing an additional update from December 31 ( direct download page) as a fix. You can still copy the meeting URL and switch to another browser.
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“Google Chrome no longer supports Lync Web App” message when you join a Lync meeting by using Google Chrome – Microsoft SupportĮvidently, after you install the December 2014 Cumulative Update, you can see this error in Chrome when you try to load Lync Web App: Image courtesy of. When I commented on this to my co-worker, he mentioned a Microsoft Update made within the December 2014 Cumulative Update. So no issues with the Lync Web App plugin itself, right? We have some sort of issue with the Google Chrome browser. It sweeps right through install and brings up the Lync Meeting. Even re-downloaded & re-installed the Lync Web App plugin. I check the computer’s Event Viewer – Lync Web App Plugin installed successfully. But I see no prompt saying it’s been installed. Well, the computer downloaded the Lync Web App plugin. Logging into it from Internet Explorer, no problem. The Meeting itself worked fine (of course!). While running a test on our Lync Conferencing, I came across a curious little error.