Update October 16, 2018: Google releases a new version of Chrome each month with security fixes and feature updates. Chances are therefore very good that you are no longer using Google Chrome 45 since it is over 3 years old. This article was written on September 1, 2015, and is now archival in nature. However, as a Chrome user, you may have discovered this article in search of. Please see our article for the latest information. Google released on September 1, 2015, and Chrome 46 on October 13, 2015.
Unlike its predecessors, neither Chrome 45 nor Chrome 46 support NPAPI plugins like Java and Silverlight. Although Chrome 42 to 44 provided the option for, the option was removed starting with Chrome 45. Quite simply, if you would like to know how to enable Java in Google Chrome 45 (or later), you can’t — at least not directly. But all hope is not lost!
If you right-click inside the Java content area, the right-click menu displays application/x-java-applet and an opportunity to Hide this plugin. It no longer includes the Run this plugin selection. All in all, it is not tremendously helpful information apart from informing you of what is demonstrably obvious.
A trip to the web site would seem to be in order. Perhaps they would know what to do. A notification confirms, “The Chrome browser does not support NPAPI plug-ins and therefore will not run all Java content.” For a deeper explanation, click the link to visit their Java and Google Chrome article.
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Internet Explorer for your Mac and ChromeBook Supports Java / Silverlight / Shockwave / Flash Easily switch between Internet Explorer versions (IE7, IE8, IE9, IE10, IE11). One method to use Java in Google Chrome is to install the IE Tab extension. The “IE” in IE Tab is an abbreviation for Internet Explorer. Available for Chrome from the Chrome Web Store, IE Tab emulates Internet Explorer within a Chrome browser window.
Enable or Disable Java in Firefox Beginning in Firefox version 52 released March 7, 2017, installed NPAPI plugins are no longer supported in Firefox, except for Adobe Flash. Some of the plugins that will no longer load in Firefox, even though they may be installed on your computer, include Java, Microsoft Silverlight and Adobe Acrobat. Over the past few years, Firefox has implemented various Web APIs so that websites can do the same things they’ve always done without plugins, so you will most likely not notice any change to your browsing experience. Older versions of Firefox:. Click on the Menu button in the top right corner. Click on 'Add-Ons' - it is the option with the puzzle piece icon.
On the left select 'Plugins'. Find the Java plugin that you have installed - Will most likely begin with 'Java(TM) Platform'. In the drop down menu select 'Never Activate' to disable Java.
Select 'Always Activate' or 'Ask to Activate' to enable Java. 'Ask to Activate' will prompt the user with a dialog box, asking if they want to use Java, every time the browser attempts to run the Java plugin. Choosing 'Always Activate' will skip this dialog box and automatically use the Java plugin whenever it is called. Older versions of Firefox (Mac):.
Click on the Tools menu at the top. Click on 'Add-ons'.
Click on 'Plugins'. FInd the Java plugin listed on this screen.
For Leopard and Snow Leopard ( Mac OSX 10.5 & 10.6), this plugin will be called 'Java Plug-in 2 for NPAPI Browser.' On Lion (Mac OSX 10.7), this plugin will be called 'Java Applet Plug-in. Click on the 'Enable' button for this plugin to enable it OR click on the 'Disable' button to turn off Java for Firefox.