

The reason for preferring to target the runtime include the following: Only one installation of the runtime is needed for all apps on the device. The runtime is a modified version of the Chromium-based Edge intended and tested for apps. The best way to do so is using the Edge WebView2 evergreen runtime. If you build apps that use the WebView2 component you need to distribute it with your application. The WebView2 control is not available in the stable Edge installation and you should not rely on insider channel on production machines. However, for production, you must use the WebView2 runtime. Dev channel – weekly updates that have been previously tested by the Edge teamįor development purposes, you can use any Insider (non-stable) Microsoft Edge (Chromium) browser channel.Beta channel – major stable updates every 6 weeks.You can also use preview builds of the Microsoft Edge browser by using one of its insider channels: The minimum version that works is 82.0.488.0. You can check the version of the browser if you go the Edge menu > Help and feedback > About Microsoft Edge. So you know that you have the browser if its icon looks as follows: The new, Chromium-based Edge browser has a new icon.

On Windows, it works on version 10, 8, 8.1, and 7. If you are running on Windows 10, Edge should be updated automatically.

Part 4: Performing navigation with custom data and headers.Part 1: Introduction to Edge and WebView2.
