How To Watch Netflix Movies on Windows 7

Netflix is an awesome DVD rental service. But the reason Netflix is one of my favorite services is the streaming functionality for hundreds of movies and TV shows. The quality is superb and the Netflix player automatically adjusts for changes in network speed. There is no software application that you are tied to – just one ActiveX pluign installation and you can enjoy as much video as you want. But the default Netflix player is tied to Windows XP, Vista or Mac operating systems.

So what happens to all the Linux and Windows 7 users? Well, without a workaround we are out of luck. Fortunately we have Silverlight to thank for. Go to Netflix Silverlight option page for downloading the plugin. Once downloaded plugin will activate and you will receive a similar confirmation page.

The last step required is to enable Silverlight player for Netflix media. Go to any movie or TV Show page on Netflix and you will receive a popup for confirming that you would like to enable the player. Click Enable and you will be off watching Netflix goodness in no time.