relopholdings.blogg.se - Microsoft edge installed itself

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.

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.