Evergreen Webview2 -

: Regular, automated updates minimize exposure to known vulnerabilities.

| Solution | Update Model | Shared Runtime | Vendor Support | Modern Web APIs | |-------------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| | | Automatic (OS) | Yes | Microsoft | Yes (Edge/Chromium) | | Fixed Version WV2 | Manual (app) | No | Microsoft | Pinned version | | CEF (Chromium) | Manual (app) | No (usually) | Community | Yes | | WebBrowser (IE) | OS (but outdated) | Yes | Microsoft | No (legacy) | | Electron | Manual (app) | No | OpenJS | Yes (Chromium) | evergreen webview2

You can find the official links on the Microsoft Edge WebView2 "Download the WebView2 Runtime" page. You should choose the "Evergreen Standalone Installer" option matching your target architecture (X64, X86, or ARM64). : Regular, automated updates minimize exposure to known

: While the runtime updates automatically, a running application will keep using the version it started with. To apply updates without a full app restart, you can use the NewBrowserVersionAvailable event to notify users or refresh your web environment Forward Compatibility : Test your application against Edge preview channels : While the runtime updates automatically, a running

Enterprise environments often block msedgewebview2 update endpoints. The runtime will fail to update silently. As a developer, either recommend that IT allow *.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com or consider switching to Fixed Version and deploying via SCCM.