Note: This change only applies to Office 365 subscription clients. Silverlight is expected to reach end of support in 2021 with support for several browsers and OS platforms already ended in 2016.
Major browsers including Edge, Chrome, Safari and Firefox have announced their respective roadmaps for ending support for Flash.
We are taking this step based on the following factors: Today we are announcing an upcoming change to Office that blocks activation of Flash, Shockwave and Silverlight controls within Office.