Google Chrome 42 disables NPAPI support by default, and Project Spartan lacks ActiveX support entirely. Both of these changes prevent the use of Java in either browser.
A recently released update to Chrome has brought a plan to the forefront that has been
brewing behind the scenes since 2013:
the deprecation of NPAPI (Netscape Plugin Application Programming Interface) Now, NPAPI support is hard disabled in Chrome, and support for NPAPI will be completely removed from Chrome 45 in September 2015.
