The firm also emphasizes that Microsoft Edge and the WebView2 Runtime are “hard-linked” and only utilize the storage space of one product. Microsoft to bring Edge WebView2 to enterprise Windows 10 devicesĪccording to Microsoft, the WebView2 Runtime support should have a minimal impact on the performance of Windows 10 devices. The latest update now allows developers to reduce the cost of including relevant dependencies in their apps. Microsoft says that the WebView2 runtime is already installed on more than 400 million Windows 10 PCs. Up until now, developers had to spend some extra time and effort to integrate the control into their Windows 10 applications. Microsoft highlighted that the new Windows 11 OS comes with built-in support for the WebView2 Runtime. Microsoft is also working on a new Teams 2.0 that should bring significant performance enhancements by ditching the Electron framework in favor of Edge Webview 2. It helps developers to keep a consistent look and feel of apps across all platforms.

The Microsoft Edge WebView 2 control allows developers to embed web-based content into their applications.įor those unfamiliar, Edge WebView2 is used by a wide range of applications, including Microsoft 365 apps.

Microsoft has started rolling out the Edge WebView2 Runtime to Windows 10 consumer devices.

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