![]() ![]() ![]() This is why Microsoft is forcefully installing the runtime and there’s no way to pause the rollout unless you’ve access to the advanced Group Policy editor. If it’s not active on your PC, you won’t be able to take advantage of all Microsoft products. #MICROSOFT EDGE WEBVIEW2 OUTLOOK INSTALL#It’s worth noting that WebView2 is necessary for some Microsoft 365 apps and features, but it doesn’t require Microsoft Edge to be installed and it won’t change your apps, browser or search engine settings. As I was using a clean Windows 10 image, I found out that I also need to install the Microsoft Edge WebView2 runtime. According to Microsoft, Edge WebView2 runtime will also ensure a “consistent experience” for web-based contents/features in Windows 10 apps. Why do you need WebView2 runtime on Windows 10?īy installing WebView2 runtime on Windows 10, Microsoft will be able to provide users with Office features that look and feel the same across all form factors. However, in our tests, we observed that Microsoft installed “Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime” on our machines where we have Office 2016 Student Edition installed, which is not a part of Microsoft 365. For example, WebView2 is required for Meeting Insights features in Outlook and it will also power Microsoft Teams “Alpha”, a new desktop client reportedly arriving later this year.Īccording to Microsoft’s official roadmap, the tool is installed on PCs using Microsoft 365 services only. Microsoft Edge WebView2 is used as a rendering engine to display web-related contents in your Windows apps and next-gen Microsoft 365 services will also rely on it. It allows apps to access the latest web tech, which means a better web experience and performance for you. Outlook, Slack (occasionally also Zoom), Perforce, the Unreal Engine (50/50 fo the time), and Chrome to access Jira, Miro, Confluence, my time card. But web applications aren’t exactly new on Windows, so what does “WebView2 runtime” give us that is new?Īccording to Microsoft, WebView2 is a web control built on top of Chromium Edge and it’s the successor to the EdgeHTML-based WebView. Microsoft Edge WebView2 is a developer control for embedding web content in applications. The big idea here is to improve the quality of web apps. Microsoft has now started installing WebView2 runtime on some Windows 10 PCs to improve the web apps experience when using certain services, such as Office apps, Outlook, and Microsoft Teams. ![]()
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