Silverlight Solution Center

This solution center is applicable to the following versions of Silverlight:
4, 3, 2, 1

Key Resources

Download Silverlight 4.0 Now
Download the RTM version of Silverlight 4.0 from the Silverlight Resources Center.

Silverlight Installation Experience Whitepaper
The Microsoft Silverlight Installation Experience White Paper and Sample Code cover the principals that will help developers and designers produce effective installation experiences on Web sites.

Silverlight Home Page
Visit the Silverlight home page to learn more about Silverlight, to read case studies, to get started building Silverlight applications.

Expression Studio Home Page
Visit the Microsoft Expression home page for details, solutions and resources for building rich Silverlight experiences.

Silverlight Developer Center on MSDN
Developers: Visit the MSDN Silverlight Developer Center for useful resources such as Silverlight blogs and forums.

Silverlight.NET
Visit the community resource for developers desiring to learn more about the Silverlight platform.

Silverlight 4.0 Tools
This article describes various tools that you can use when developing applications for Silverlight 4.

MSDN Library for Silverlight
The MSDN Library is an essential source of information for developers using Microsoft tools, products, technologies and services. The MSDN Library includes how-to and reference documentation, sample code, technical articles, and more.

Got a question? Post a question in the Silverlight Forums
Ask a question in the Silverlight Forums. Most questions answered in 24 hours or less.

Community

Ask the Community

Silverlight Community Page
Connect with other members of the Silverlight community and view the latest community samples.

Got a question? Post a question in the Silverlight Forums
Ask a question in the Silverlight Forums. Most questions answered in 24 hours or less.

Blogs

Silverlight Community Blogs
Stay up-to-date on the latest news from the Silverlight community.

Self-Support Options

Search the Knowledge Base
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base for technical solutions to common break-fix issues with Silverlight.

Got a question? Post a question in the Silverlight Forums
Ask a question in the Silverlight Forums. Most questions answered in 24 hours or less.

Silverlight Developer Center on MSDN
Developers: Visit the MSDN Silverlight Developer Center for useful resources such as Silverlight blogs and forums.

Microsoft Premier Customers
Enterprise customers with a Premier account can visit Microsoft Premier Online for troubleshooting information or to open a support incident with a Microsoft support professional.

Microsoft Partners: Visit the Microsoft Partner Network
Microsoft Partners can select available support options on the Microsoft Partner Portal.

Assisted Support Options

Contact a Microsoft Support Professional via e-mail, online submission or phone.

Paid Incident Support
To contact a Microsoft Support Professional click on the product and version below that is applicable to you. We’ll ask you a few questions in order to serve you efficiently.

Silverlight for Windows
Silverlight for Macintosh

Contract Incident Support

Contact a Microsoft Support Professional using your MSDN Subscription
As an MSDN Subscriber, you may be entitled to receive up to four (4) technical support incidents depending on your subscription level. These support incidents can be used to resolve technical break-fix issues in a non-production environment and are the equivalent of paid Professional Support incidents. You can use a technical support incident to find a solution to a production issue if you can replicate that issue in a non-production environment. Learn more.

Microsoft Partners: Visit the Microsoft Partner Network
Microsoft Partners can access unlimited online support via the Microsoft Partner Network.

Microsoft Software Assurance
Get volume licensing and additional benefits with the Microsoft Software Assurance program.

Support Lifecycle

View Support Lifecycle Information

Microsoft Support Lifecycle Policy
Visit the Support Lifecycle Policy page to view Microsoft’s guidelines for product support from availability to end of product lifecycle.

View Silverlight Lifecycle Information

Silverlight Lifecycle Policy
Support Lifecycle information for Silverlight is available on the Microsoft Silverlight Support Lifecycle Policy page.