Can't install Silverlight Developer runtime

Question

I have installed VS 2010 professional with full installation in Windows 7.

I have installed Silverlight 5.0 separately.

When I create silverlight application, i

Answer 1

The simplest fix is to uninstall then re-install the Silverlight developer runtime as shown below when executed from a console window (for the 64 bit version):

Silverlight_Developer_x64.exe /qu

Silverlight_Developer_x64.exe

Note that you need to wait for the silent uninstall to complete, so give it a couple minutes before executing the re-install.

By the way, this issue is affecting everyone that had a previous installation of the SL developer runtime installed and upgraded to Windows 8.1!!