We will provide an override for advanced users and enterprises (via Enterprise Policy) to temporarily re-enable NPAPI while they wait for mission-critical plugins to make the transition.

Google has turned off support for NPAPI in Chrome, disabling plugins such as Java.

NPAPI is an ageing technology used by, most notably, Java, Silverlight and the Google Earth plugin. It is being dropped largely because it is considered a potential security risk.

The so-called older plugins in Google's Chrome browser will get a delay in execution, from end-2014 to sometime in September 2015. Software engineer Justin Schuh said they plan to phase out the old ...