Some versions, apparently by mistake, Google Chrome, do not support Java, from which the question arises, how to enable Java in Chrome?

Why do it? - Yes, everything is simple, the layman wants to enter the network and watch some videos, or play a game, but he cannot do this, and all because Java is not connected. This phenomenon is common in older versions of Chrome.

This is not difficult to do, you do not have to install a new browser. Below are solutions to this problem.

1. Why is Java missing from Chrome

In 2015, Google dropped NPAPI browser support. This is the architecture that is used by many plugins, and in fact, all of Java.

Therefore, most of the videos or games do not work on google version Chrome is over 15 years old.
But there is a way out, and it lies in the inclusion of disabled support for NPAPI in GH. Yes, and it's not hard to do.

2. How to enable Java in Chrome

A few steps to solve this problem:
1. Launching the browser. We perform further actions in a running browser on a PC.
2. In the line " URL”, enter the following value: chrome://flags/#enable-npapi, right in place of the address bar.

3. Now a new item will open, it is associated with NPAPI. The item below is marked with a red line. Most often it looks like this, but there are other variations.

That's all, now Java should work in the browser.
Since NPAPI is in the "experimental" section, activating it occurs at the user's own risk. In general, on the inclusion page itself there is a subparagraph about this.

3. Turning on does not help

Reasons for this:
- the required plugin does not work;
- there is no plugin in general;
- Java version needs to be updated.

That's all the possible reasons, users have not encountered other problems, except that a problem with the characteristics of the PC can become such a reason. Well, or viruses prevent you from fully functioning. Scan your system and remove unwanted software.

Is the plugin disabled

Let's figure out how to see if the plugin is enabled or not. Go to the "Extensions" section in Chrome.
This is done through the settings, or the address bar, in which you will need to enter: chrome://plugins/.

If everything works fine, try checking the "Run always" checkbox. Thus, the plugin will function immediately with the launch of the browser.

Download Java Plugin

You can download Java from its official website - java.com. The site, in theory, will independently translate the page into the desired one (Russian language)
Go to the site in the section "Download Java" and start downloading.

After downloading, install the plugin. The entire installation takes place automatically. After it finishes, restart your computer and log in to the browser. All.

announced announced

plans

A year ago, the Chromium project announced the end of support for NPAPI technology, which is used in the development of browser plugins (for example, Unity Web Player, Java, old version Flash Player). At the same time, our team decided to continue supporting this technology in Yandex.Browser so that developers of games and applications based on NPAPI have a little more time to migrate to more modern solutions. Today we want to announce that the NPAPI will soon be history.

A lot has happened this year. Unity has announced the end of support for its plugin. The developers of the Java plugin have also announced that development will soon be discontinued. At the same time, Java support from Yandex.Browser has already lost any meaning: sites have stopped even trying to use this plugin. It's time to free up the resources we're wasting on keeping NPAPI running and redirect them to building new features.

Yandex.Browser will stop supporting NPAPI in July this year. Similar plans are followed by Firefox browser. Thus, by the end of 2016, there will be no widely used NPAPI-enabled Windows browser.

You should not be afraid of the fate of Flash in Yandex.Browser. Our Browser already supports the new, more secure PPAPI version. If you don't have this plugin in your system yet, Yandex.Browser will offer to install it.

NPAPI is a programming interface first implemented in Netscape Navigator back in 1995. Today, this technology is outdated and does not meet the requirements for security, speed and stability.

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A year ago, the Chromium project announced the end of support for NPAPI technology, which is used in the development of browser plugins (for example, Unity Web Player, Java, the old version of Flash Player). At the same time, our team decided to continue supporting this technology in Yandex.Browser so that developers of games and applications based on NPAPI have a little more time to migrate to more modern solutions. Today we want to announce that the NPAPI will soon be history.

A lot has happened this year. Unity has announced the end of support for its plugin. The developers of the Java plugin have also announced that development will soon be discontinued. At the same time, Java support from Yandex.Browser has already lost any meaning: sites have stopped even trying to use this plugin. It's time to free up the resources we're wasting on keeping NPAPI running and redirect them to building new features.

Yandex.Browser will stop supporting NPAPI in July this year. Similar plans are followed by the Firefox browser. Thus, by the end of 2016, there will be no widely used NPAPI-enabled Windows browser.

You should not be afraid of the fate of Flash in Yandex.Browser. Our Browser already supports the new, more secure PPAPI version. If you don't have this plugin in your system yet, Yandex.Browser will offer to install it.

NPAPI is a programming interface first implemented in Netscape Navigator back in 1995. Today, this technology is outdated and does not meet the requirements for security, speed and stability.

A year ago, the Chromium project announced the end of support for NPAPI technology, which is used in the development of browser plugins (for example, Unity Web Player, Java, the old version of Flash Player). At the same time, our team decided to continue supporting this technology in Yandex.Browser so that developers of games and applications based on NPAPI have a little more time to migrate to more modern solutions. Today we want to announce that the NPAPI will soon be history.

A lot has happened this year. Unity has announced the end of support for its plugin. The developers of the Java plugin have also announced that development will soon be discontinued. At the same time, Java support from Yandex.Browser has already lost any meaning: sites have stopped even trying to use this plugin. It's time to free up the resources we're wasting on keeping NPAPI running and redirect them to building new features.

Yandex.Browser will stop supporting NPAPI in July this year. Similar plans are followed by the Firefox browser. Thus, by the end of 2016, there will be no widely used NPAPI-enabled Windows browser.

You should not be afraid of the fate of Flash in Yandex.Browser. Our Browser already supports the new, more secure PPAPI version. If you don't have this plugin in your system yet, Yandex.Browser will offer to install it.

NPAPI is a programming interface first implemented in Netscape Navigator back in 1995. Today, this technology is outdated and does not meet the requirements for security, speed and stability.

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Deprecation of NPAPI support

to discontinue support for your plugin. The developers of the Java plugin have also announced that development will soon be discontinued. At the same time, Java support from Yandex.Browser has already lost any meaning: sites have stopped even trying to use this plugin. It's time to free up the resources we're wasting on keeping NPAPI running and redirect them to building new features.

Yandex.Browser will stop supporting NPAPI in July this year. Similar plans are followed by the Firefox browser. Thus, by the end of 2016, there will be no widely used NPAPI-enabled Windows browser.

You should not be afraid of the fate of Flash in Yandex.Browser. Our Browser already supports the new, more secure PPAPI version. If you don't have this plugin in your system yet, Yandex.Browser will offer to install it.

NPAPI is a programming interface first implemented in Netscape Navigator back in 1995. Today, this technology is outdated and does not meet the requirements for security, speed and stability.

What to do if you come across the phrase Chrome Flags Enable Npapi? Such unknown words often lead us into a dead end. We try to deal with them, but in vain. Of course, if you are a programmer, then you already know what will be discussed. But if you happen to find out that you need to somehow include these four English words, don't worry, it's not as hard as it sounds.

Browser

Let's start in order. We will talk about some of the tools that worked before in Chrome browser. This is a fairly well-known web browser from Google, which now occupies a leading position among all its "colleagues", a program based on the free Chromium browser paired with the Blink engine.

This is a young application that appeared in 2008. It has already been updated many times and is now using version 59. At the same time, the browser is not without flaws, but it is still considered convenient, fast and safe.

Options

Next, let's move on to Chrome Flags. Like any program, the browser has prepared some hidden features for specialists. They will be especially useful for programmers. Here you can find many hidden options that are not in the settings menu. But this does not mean that some of the functions will not be needed by the average user. There are those who can make surfing the Internet more comfortable.

So, to get there, you need the chrome://flags command. This line must be entered into the browser and press Enter. You will see a page with a large set of commands and options. There is no point in studying them all. In addition, despite the presence of descriptions, it is not so easy for an ordinary reader to understand their capabilities. But there are some that can make your browsing experience simple and fix some bugs.

Basic commands

Rewrite all functions that can be found in the chrome://flags menu. it makes no sense. You can consider the main ones that can really come in handy. For example, here you can change the translation panel to an icon. It usually appears on foreign sites. You can ignore the autocomplete restriction. It happens that this function is enabled for you, but individual pages directly prohibit its use. To do this, you can try to enable this option.

There is an option to enable automatic error correction. So, if you enter text somewhere, the browser will help you “become more literate”. The application can predict your desires. One of the options loads the page faster because it knows the final position of your finger on the touch device.

If there is no Internet, you can use the function that retrieves pages from the cache and allows them to be viewed.

There are a number of commands in the chrome://flags menu that are responsible for performance. It is possible to check for compatibility, enable Direct 3D to speed up work, or quickly close tabs and windows.

Architecture

Since it is clear from our set of words that Enable is responsible for enabling the function, and, accordingly, Disable for disabling, let's move on to the incomprehensible word NPAPI. This, as you might guess, is an abbreviation. Translated into Russian, we get "Netscape plug-in API".

In simple terms, this is a kind of architecture, thanks to which plugins can appear. Most likely, the question will arise, what are the software modules that can be connected to the program. At the same time, plugins will complement the application, expand its capabilities. These modules look like a library for users.

NPAPI appeared a long time ago, along with one of the first Netscape browsers, hence the name of the architecture. Later, this architecture, which developed plug-ins, was adopted by all existing web browsers. But it was a long time ago. Already a couple of years ago, popular browsers began to abandon it, and plugins began to lose their functionality.

Refusal

Since we are talking about the chrome://flags/#enable-npapi command, we will further consider the history of the relationship of this architecture with Google browser Chrome. Since this web browser appeared in 2008, it was from that moment that support for plug-ins with the Netscape Plug-in API began. But already in January 2014, the developers decided to abandon them and stopped supporting them.

In general, it was a long time ago to refuse. Firstly, this is due to the fact that the architecture itself comes from the nineties, and indeed it would be time to change it to a newer one. After it was blocked by Windows in Metro mode, suspicions arose about the dangers of the interface.

In order not to leave plug-ins unattended, it was decided to develop PPAPI on our own. He, according to programmers, is safer. After that, all plugins were transferred to it. And in order to have an alternative to Flash Player that worked with the Netscape Plug-in API, Pepper Flash Player was launched.

Shutdown

Before you enable NPAPI in Chrome Flags, you need to think about security. After all, it is not for nothing that almost all browsers abandoned this architecture. When I disabled it, all default plugins stopped working. But the most popular still functioned for a while. Among them were Silverlight, Unity, Google Earth and etc.

Already the 42nd version of the browser came out with the Netscape Plug-in interface disabled. Although some workarounds still existed. Since the 45th version, this has ceased to be possible. Features that work with NPAPI have been disabled and removed from the web browser system.

Inclusion

Many immediately rushed to look for ways to turn it on. Chrome Flags Enable Npapi has finally come in handy for many. This command allowed the interface to be used. This was necessary for those who often visited sites with Netscape Plug-in. And until the moment when Google Chrome finally cut off all paths to the interface, it was still possible to get to it.

To do this, it was necessary to open a browser and enter chrome://flags/#enable-npapi into the address bar immediately. It was easy to enable the interface in the line of the same name with a highlighted inscription. Below is a Restart button. By the way, next to the inclusion there was information that this method is suitable for those who work with browser versions from 42 to 45. This feature will be disabled later.

conclusions

This is how we got acquainted with a difficult concept that was relevant back in 2014. Now this command is unlikely to work, because for Google Chrome the story with NPAPI has ended, as, in general, for many other browsers. Now those who work with plugins of this interface can use special applications Mozilla project, Safari, Konqueror and a couple of other web browsers.

The chrome://flags command remains. You can enable many options with it. But there is no way to activate NPAPI plugins. Google offers to work with newer standards, including HTML5 and NaCL.

NPAPI is a specific technology for browsers. It helps the user to open the necessary extensions automatically. Eliminates the need to load settings manually. For many years, this technology has been convenient for those who spend most of their time on the Internet.

What is NPAPI and what is it for?

NPAPI, the Netscape Plugin Application Programming Interface, was specifically designed to handle special types of data (audio, mp3). It is needed specifically to support windowless plugins and various data streams. NPAPI was previously widely used by many well-known companies and has spread to almost all browsers.

People love the ease of use of the internet, but they can't always fix problems on their own. I want to listen to the track, watch the video, but nothing happens. Some browser games simply do not want to run. Suspicious applications ask you to install incomprehensible extensions, strange files, and this is always a risk of downloading viruses to your computer or even slowing down the browser and lowering its performance. What needs to be done in this case? The solution to problems can just be the activation of the above interface.

How to activate the plugin in Google Chrome

Product Activation Video

Where to find the plugin in Mozilla Firefox

Features of Yandex Browser

Unfortunately, the ability to activate NPAPI in Yandex Browser was disabled back in 2016, explaining that the technology is outdated. Employees of large companies have decided to switch to more secure programs.

Can be entered into search string browser://plugins, but there is no NPAPI clause here either.

Is it possible to enable the plugin in Internet Explorer

Representatives Microsoft confirmed back in April 2015 that Netscape plug-ins no longer work in Internet Explorer. This means that the IE browser does not support NPAPI. Microsoft dropped its support in version 5.5 SP2 of Internet Explorer in favor of its new ActiveX development.

The photo below shows a list of IE plugins, which clearly shows that the browser preferred a different technology.

Add-on management demonstrates the presence of ActiveX technology in IE

When viewing the list of add-ons, we see only the new product.

How to run NPAPI in Opera

Be careful: there is no NPAPI plugin in new versions of Opera.

Errors that may occur during activation

Problems with NPAPI often occur if your browser is the wrong version. Either errors may be displayed, or absolutely nothing will happen, as if the search is ignoring your request. The easy way out is to simply switch to another browser, where you can safely watch videos, run applications without any problems.

List of browsers that support Netscape technology:

• Mozilla Firefox up to version 52,
• Internet Explorer up to version 5.5SP2,
• Opera up to version 36,
• Google Chrome up to version 42,
• safari.

It is important to note that in the world of new technologies, the NPAPI plugin is considered obsolete. Many browsers are trying to move to a new level, and most importantly, to protect users. In the future, this product will be replaced by new ideas and developments, but do not worry, because they will be much better than the old ones.

Software products from Google are constantly being improved and, as technical platforms for various plug-ins develop, the developer corporation is gradually abandoning the use of outdated technologies. Most of all, this is noticeable in the complete rejection of extensions and web content running Npapi APIs, which makes it impossible to operate a large number of add-ons and work with sites nearby.

Why did the developers decide to abandon the NPAPI technology?

Before you enable chrome flags enable npapi, you need to understand the reasons that prompted the company to completely abandon the use of the above technology. By the way,

Npapi was developed in the 1990s and was very much in line with the needs of the users and developers of the time. However, over time, such an interface for web content and interactive applications has fallen out of favor due to the emergence of more advanced competitors in terms of security and performance.

IMPORTANT! The use of this platform significantly increases the vulnerability of the device to malware and intruders, since numerous gaps in it allow access to the user's computer, as well as steal important data.

Considering the main disadvantages of this platform, it should be highlighted:

• Significant consumption of computer resources caused by outdated architecture;
• A huge number of vulnerabilities;
• Low performance compared to more modern counterparts;
• The presence of significant restrictions for developers.

Thus, the refusal to use Npapi by Google is quite reasonable and reasonable, given the fact that on this moment there are more effective and safer alternatives. First of all, this is Microsoft Silverlight, as well as HTML5, which are beginning to be used everywhere by a huge number of Internet resources.

Options to enable the Npapi component in Google Chrome

In some cases, users may need to enable the component in the browser, since without it it is impossible to use popular plugins such as Java, Unity and many others. Therefore, it is advisable to consider the main ways to use the plugin after abandoning it by developers.

ADVICE! Use frankly old version can seriously compromise the security of user data. Therefore, whenever possible, it is recommended to use an alternative option.

The most obvious seems to be the exploitation obsolete version Chrome browser, starting with 42 and earlier. If the choice fell on this method, you will need to go to the browser and enter chrome://flags/#enable-npapi in the address bar, then press Enter. This will allow you to enable the desired component in deep settings, which was disabled by default by the developers.

Alternative use case for Npapi component in Google Chrome

But not all development companies have followed the path of Google and completely abandoned the use of outdated technology. Temporary platform support is provided in such software products like Internet Explorer and Safari. The first is intended for windows users and is famous for its relatively low level of user data protection.

In addition, it loads pages rather slowly, but despite its shortcomings, using the latest version of this browser is much safer than using outdated Chrome. Safari is designed for MacOs and is also significantly inferior to its counterpart from Google in terms of speed. But at the moment, this is the only more or less safe method of exploiting this programming interface and plug-ins developed on its basis.