Mozilla u-turn on blocked plugins

[Gary]

Mozilla have now removed the two plugins from the blacklist that they shut down the other day, namely the .Net Framework Assistant and Windows Presentation Foundation plugin  I uninstalled the .Net one ages ago, but the Windows Presentation Foundation can now be re-enabled if you should so want. I have left it disabled as FF seems to be using much less memory with it disabled.

If you want to uninstall the WPF plugin, browse to your drive that windows is installed on then go to Windows\Microsoft.Net\Framework\v3.5\Windows Presentation Foundation\ copy the NPWPF.dll to another drive then delete it.

Now using regedit go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins find the sub key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWAREMozillaPlugins\ and find the key microsoft.com/WPF,version=3.5 and export it for safety then delete it and reboot.

After rebooting you will have it gone for good. I have tried with the plugin uninstalled, and then reinstalled it and kept it disabled, FF seems to be using less memory either way so leaving it disabled seems good enough, I thought I would post the removal method for those that don't want Microsoft sneaking plugins into firefox.

The removal method works fine but editing your registry you do at your own risk, and I take no responsibility for mistakes made.

[Ray]

Thanks for the update, Gary, I'll be leaving them both disabled as well, like you I have found FF is using less memory and I haven't had a crash since they were disabled either. 

[Gary]

Thanks for the update, Gary, I'll be leaving them both disabled as well, like you I have found FF is using less memory and I haven't had a crash since they were disabled either. 

Its funny that MS plugins make FF slow, I find it quite ironic really. MS have no place putting these stealth plugins into the browser in the first place though, Ray.