Microsoft Agent

Microsoft Agent is an animation technology created by Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft Agent uses animated characters to perform their animations, move around the screen, use robotic text-to-speech software and more.

Running Microsoft Agent in a web browser
Microsoft Agent can be run in Internet Explorer that supports ActiveX control. However, Microsoft Agent can also be run in Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox using an add-on feature called IE Tab.

Discontinuation & Missing features
There are missing features for Microsoft Agent in Windows Vista. For example, Microsoft Agent characters use Microsoft Anna's voice for the narrator program. Despite this, Microsoft Agent can still be run on Windows Vista. Microsoft Agent was discontinued by Microsoft in 2009.

How to fix Microsoft Agent
To fix Microsoft Agent on Windows 7, the hotfix can be downloaded from the Microsoft's website, and then download and install Double Agent to emulate Microsoft Agent. Microsoft Agent can still be run on Windows 8 and later, but it displays colorful background around animated characters. Installing Double Agent also fixes this issue.