- #Remove microsoft edge webview2 install#
- #Remove microsoft edge webview2 update#
- #Remove microsoft edge webview2 software#
- #Remove microsoft edge webview2 code#
One thing that people can try, as a method of preventing the automatic re-installation of a particular software, is to use Windows' built-in User Account Control permissions to revoke the system's ability to Write to the directory where the program gets installed. If uninstalling it causes other issues, we will figure it out then. Microsoft does not think we should have the ability to choose for ourselves.
#Remove microsoft edge webview2 software#
This worthless software has cost me tens of hours of time.
Thanks for protecting us from an acceptable use case. oh no, we don't use any in our environment. Disabling it may interfere with Microsoft apps. Once again Microsoft has put users between a rock and a hard place with anti-consumer practices. It appears we can disable Edge updates, but that interferes with another one of our platforms. It appears O365 may have a way to turn this off, but we are not using O365. Thanks to this poor implementation, to which I agree with the user above calling it malware, I have to check EVERY DAY to see if I need to ban a new version. We blocked the software with our endpoint management software, but our software blocks by version and WebView2 apparently updates multiple times per week. We uninstalled on all machines and were immensely frustrated to see it come right back within a few days. For whatever reason, WebView2 has interfered with our web based POS software. I would like to add my immense frustration with WebView2. I suppose you if you are really determined and the software you're wanting to use is open source, you could compile your own copy with a Fixed Version WebView. Unfortunately, if you don't want to use WebView2 Evergreen, you're gonna probably have to uninstall any software that is built to use it. So it really doesn't make much sense to use a Fixed Version. Any other programs (like Xbox Gaming) will continue to use a different instance which, more often than not, will be an Evergreen version. A Fixed Version will also cause the end-user (you) to have more than one copy of WebView2 installed because, when a program is compiled with a Fixed Version, only that program can use that instance of WebView2.
#Remove microsoft edge webview2 update#
They'll be responsible for releasing an update to their software that includes an updated WebView2 when MS releases security related fixes. It also means that the devs will have one more thing to keep up with.
It also has the benefit of interoperability with other software that makes use of WebView2.ĭevelopers have the option of packing a Fixed Version of Webview2 into their source, but it will bloat their product with an extra 250MB of data, so not many devs are choosing this option from what I've seen. Microsoft's term "Evergreen" basically means software that keeps it's self updated.
#Remove microsoft edge webview2 code#
What you're seeing is the difference between WebView2 Evergreen (which comes as a bootstrap installer that can be built into source code or a standalone installer) and WebView2 Fixed Version. I sorta doubt you're gonna see them make any changes to this behavior. The installer runs, and installs edge webview 2 runtime, ignoring group policy, and ignoring registry settings.Download edge webview 2 installer from website.Configure registry and group policy to block edge webview 2 runtime install.I have just tested this, and it doesn't work.
#Remove microsoft edge webview2 install#
If you need to, you can block the install via group policy Microsoft Edge Update Policy Documentation | Microsoft Docs. You might have an app on the device that requires it and keep re-installing when it's missing. For example, Office is using WebView2 and installs the runtime if it's not there (see Microsoft Edge WebView2 and Microsoft 365 Apps - Deploy Office | Microsoft Docs), and other apps will likely have similar behavior. NET framework) and enable web-based experiences, and can be deployed to devices by apps. It is a platform component that apps can use to power their application (think. WebView2 Runtime is used and installed by lots of apps that build on top of its functionality and need it. Hey - I appreciate your concern here and the jarring nature of WebView2 Runtime showing up on your machine.
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