How to Uninstall Silverlight and its Plugins on Mac

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Silverlight is a browser plug-in developed by Microsoft that allows users to view rich media content such as video, vector graphics, and animations across multiple operating systems including Windows Vista, XP, and Mac OS X. However, with the advent of more modern web technologies like HTML5 and Flash Player becoming increasingly popular, Silverlight has gradually lost its relevance.

In this article, we will provide step-by-step instructions on how to uninstall Silverlight completely from your Mac computer along with all associated plugins such as Browser Source (formerly known as CLR Browser Source Plugin) and Intel RealSense. We'll also cover the process of removing OBS Studio 32-bit/64bit versions that come bundled with these applications.

Step 1: Uninstalling Silverlight

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To begin, launch your Mac's Applications folder by double-clicking on its icon in either Dock or Finder sidebar. Then navigate to the 'Microsoft' directory and select 'Silverlight'. Right-click (or hold down Command key + click) on it once selected.

From this context menu, choose 'Move To Trash' option from the drop-down list that appears next. You'll be prompted with a confirmation dialog box asking if you're sure about moving Silverlight to trash; type 'yes' in the text field and hit 'OK'.

Step 2: Force Quitting Silverlight Processes

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After dragging-and-dropping or right-clicking & selecting 'Move To Trash', open Activity Monitor application located within Applications > Utilities folder (or press Command + Option + Spacebar on your keyboard). In the resulting window, search for any processes related to Silverlight by typing 'Silverlight' in the top left corner's filter bar. Once found, select each result and click the '-' (-) button at the upper right-hand corner of every matching entry.

Step 3: Completely Remove Silverlight

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After force quitting all running instances, navigate back into Trash bin via Finder > Empty Trash (or Command + Shift + Delete on your keyboard). Click 'Empty' when prompted to permanently delete these files. Note that this step will also remove any saved settings and preferences associated with Silverlight.

Step 4: Uninstalling OBS Studio & Associated Plugins

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Now, let's focus on removing OBS Studio along with its bundled plugins such as Browser Source (formerly known as CLR Browser Source Plugin) and Intel RealSense:

a. Launch Applications > Utilities > Terminal application or press Command + Shift + / to open Spotlight search bar.

b. Type 'sudo rm -rf ~Library/Application\ Support/OBS' & hit Return key twice in the terminal window that opens; type your administrator password when prompted if asked.

c. Restart OBS Studio by double-clicking its icon located within Applications folder or relaunch it via Finder > Applications menu after rebooting Mac machine completely.

Step 5: Remove Leftover Files

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Finally, open Terminal again and execute following command to remove any remaining configuration files associated with Silverlight:

`sudo rm -rf ~Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.Silverlight.plist`

Then restart your computer one last time for all changes to take effect. Upon booting up next time, you should no longer see Silverlight or its related plugins listed under Applications > Utilities folder nor receive any pop-up notifications about their absence during system startup sequence.

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By following these simple steps outlined above, you have successfully uninstalled Silverlight along with all associated plugins like Browser Source (formerly known as CLR Browser Source Plugin) and Intel RealSense from your Mac computer. Remember to also remove OBS Studio 32-bit/64bit versions that come bundled within this process for a completely clean slate free of any lingering Silverlight-related files or registry entries.

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