Google-chrome – How To Get Chrome To Open Skype For Business When Clicking On A Lync Url

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Just got switched over to "Skype for Business" today. I have a standing meeting with an external client that I connect using a standard Lync meeting url:
https://meet.TheirInHostName.com/FirstName.LastName/SoMeUnIqUeCoDe

Normally I go to the meeting by clicking on bookmark I have of the url, and a page pops up saying it's connective via Lync, while my Lync client starts to connect to the meeting. Now that I don't have Lync, it gives me the Lync Web App page:

Lync Web App

But, if I paste the link into Internet Explorer, Skype for Business opens correctly.

How do I get Chrome to do what IE does? Attempting to install the Lync Web App Plugin doesn't seem to work.

Best Answer

I stumbled upon this today my self in our organisation and had to Enable NPAPI in the Chrome browser.

The reason for this is because April the 14th Chrome update disabled this plugin by default. TechNet Blog

To do this, follow these steps:

Enter the following URL into the Chrome address bar:

  1. Chrome://Flags/#enable-npapi
  2. Click the Enable link to enable NPAPI support.
  3. Restart the browser.
  4. Click the meeting invitation link.
  5. Enable the plugin for the meeting join domain by using the dialog box that follows the plugin warning message.

Note This step is required for each unique meeting join domain, depending on the company that hosts the meeting.

This is taken from Microsoft KB 3057679 Hope this helps you to as it did for us.

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