"Go" NPAPI plugin does not work properly on Chrome version 42 and later

Original URL: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/6213033

NPAPI plugin does not work properly on Chrome version 42 and later

You can use plugins to add some extra functionality to your browser. For example, you can watch certain types of videos or play a web version of the game.

NPAPI Support has ended

In the past, many plugins were developed using an old system called NPAPI. Today, only a handful of websites are using the NPAPI plugin, because these plugins sometimes pose a security risk to the site.

To get users to a safer, faster, and more stable chrome browsing experience, we've ended the Chrome 42 version of NPAPI plug-in support.

Which plugins are supported

Plug-ins for newer, more secure systems using the Pepper API (PPAPI) will continue to work normally, including those included with Chrome, such as Adobe Flash and PDF viewers. However, some plugins that use NPAPI (including Silverlight, Java, and Unity) will not be available.

How to temporarily enable the NPAPI plugin

If you must use the NPAPI plugin,?? You can use the workaround described below (this method will remain in effect until Chrome version 45 is released later in 2015):

1. Open Chrome.
2. In the address bar at the top of the screen, enter chrome://flags/#enable-npapi
3. In the window that opens, click the Enabled link below the Enable NPAPI tag:

4. Click the Restart Now button in the lower left corner of the page.

After the release of Chrome 45, you will need to use a different Web browser to load the content that requires the NPAPI plugin.

"Go" NPAPI plugin does not work properly on Chrome version 42 and later