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Man, there are a lot of incorrect statements in this. MS keeps the evergreen bootstrapper URL stable specifically so you can download it programmatically, it’s
by ripley12 4y ago
Man, there are a lot of incorrect statements in this.
MS keeps the evergreen bootstrapper URL stable specifically so you can download it programmatically, it’s not fragile. And if you choose to ship the evergreen bootstrapper yourself, you don’t have to update it.
The WebView2 runtime ships with Windows 11, major applications like Office, and they’re currently rolling it out to most Windows 10 installs.
- api 4y agoThe problem is enterprise environments where they tend to run stripped down locked down Windows installations and don't like to upgrade. We used to use a native webview in an app and found that our app (packaged as MSI) would not install in a lot of enterprise environments because they don't allow secondary installers not signed by the same key as the primary installer. That means no bundling or side loading Edge. They would also require special security policy review to install Edge, making the whole thing really painful. If you are only targeting personal end users a lot of what I said may not apply but it absolutely does apply in enterprise. P.S. We did finally drop Windows 7 support a while back but we still get asked for it regularly. We get asked for Windows XP every now and then. Enterprise.