Windows 10 Update 1 breaks Visual Studio 2013 Silverlight Lightswitch app

Question

I am using Windows 10 machine with Visual Studio 2013 Lightswitch project.

I was working on the project and it was working perfectly. However I decided to run Windows Update (which includes that big Windows 10 Update 1). Big mistake. Afterwards I can open but cannot run the Lightswitch application in Visual Studio 2013 anymore.

This is the error message I get:

When I follow that link it downloads Silverlight.exe (5.5.0031). However when I run it as Administrator I get the following:

Things I have tried

• Restarted machine
• Try a backup copy of the Lightswitch app

How do I resolve this?

Answer 1

I resolved it. Solution is to reinstall Silverlight.

I went to Control Panel-Add Programs and Features. Uninstalled the item called "Silverlight". I did not uninstall the Silverlight SDK entries.

Afterwards I ran that installer from the link in my original question and that caused it to work.