Microsoft Edge WebView2

How shall this component be a prerequisite in an MSIX package to ensure the component is installed and be ready in the moment the product launching and requires WebView2 to display web content ?

https://developer.microsoft.com/en-US/microsoft-edge/webview2/

[sigmarsson]

@davecarlisle If ETA will never harmonize with your roll out schedule, you may need to fabricate your own bootstrapper, which could install the repackaged WeibView2 component.

In your MSIX - if it is - you can launch the bootstrapper first;

<Application Id="Your.App.Id" Executable="Bootstrapper.exe" EntryPoint="Windows.FullTrustApplication">

[codendone]

For apps installed from the the Store, there is no way today to have the installer ensure the Edge WebView2 Runtime is installed. It is expected that the WebView2 Runtime will quickly become common on many machines, and there are investigations happening to further improve this.

In the meantime, the WebView2 element will show a link to the Runtime installer if the Runtime isn’t installed. That isn’t an ideal solution, but it does at least provide a fallback for the user to go install the Runtime, which will then be available for future launches of the app and for any other app.