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Microsoft Edge Webview2 Runtime can't be uninstalled.
- Hi, WebView2 isn't something you use and see it in action, there is no user interface for you to interact with, it's the backbone of other software that rely on it. Windows 10 has WebView 1 installed by default in it, number 2 is the one that's based on Chromium.
can't tell why exactly you have it without knowing what's on your computer.
which Windows 10 build are you using?
can't tell why exactly you have it without knowing what's on your computer.
which Windows 10 build are you using?
HotCakeXI personally am tired of Microsoft and others putting in permanent runtime features that run in the background when you don't need them.
I don't develop websites or apps. I do not need the Webview and I even don't use any Office products. 3 jobs running in background for Microsoft Edge Webview2 and no way of stopping them from restarting if I kill them in the background.
I may be running a "pro" version of Windows but that doesn't mean I want nor need this software. Researching it cannot be removed and even if you don't use Edge or Office you cannot delete it.
This is so wrong and I'm tired of companies like Microsoft, Apple, etc. forcing us to run background jobs we don't need or use that simply take up memory for the very slim chance it might be used and to make it start quicker.
Give us the option to run it or not. Just because we use Windows doesn't mean we will use ALL the possible features.
By the way running the Windows Insider version (basically Windows 11)
- It’s also quite possible that Microsoft had nothing (directly) to do with Webview2 being installed on your machine. It is made available to third-party developers to install with their software as needed (much like the .NET runtimes):
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/webview2/concepts/distribution
This is done so third-party applications can display HTML without requiring the installation of any specific end-user standalone webbrowser. Developers are free to include other rendering libraries / frameworks in their apps instead, but by using Webview2 they get free security updates even if the parent application is never updated (e.g. the publisher goes out of business or discontinues the product).
That said, running an Insider version of an un-released OS _may_ in fact come with certain components pre-installed that won’t be there by default in the release version. [As @RohitYadav mentions below, if you were to uninstall everything that depends on Webview2 then perhaps you could eliminate it from your system… but more and more applications (third-party and Microsoft) seem to be using HTML5 for parts of their actual UI, so I fear this may be a Sisyphean battle.] - If you are running Windows 11, you already have features that rely on Edge WebView2, like the new Chat, Widgets pane, hence the reason you see background processes for Edge WebView2.
Dude I don't use ANYTHING that depends on the edge webview, it doesn't even hit or anything if I need something I install it. I just want to remove this from my pc, as well as useless for me, it slows everything down.
I don't know what is going on but every time my windows starts up windows Edge 0opens on my computer with data and programs to open. I don't use it and it seems to be a bother. I have an understanding that it is call Windows Runtime2 Webview. I have followed instructions on how to uninstall it in uninstall programs but all it will let me do there is change it.. Can anyone give help on this.
Thanks in advance
I am typing this on a mac.
My other computer is a windows 10 version 10.0.19044.2604. Today, when I rebooted, i was asked to confirm my edge - and I said do not use any settings from it.
My problem.
I have a usb camera input into my client zoom. The host zoom had stopped and restarted their zoom. I didn't stop my zoom but started another instance. My zoom started flickering. I clicked on task manager and saw two instances of zoom. One had 8 instances of microsoft edge WebView2 and two zooms under it.
I rebooted. started zoom, have two zoom.
One zoom has 8 instances of microsoft edge WebView2 and then 2 zoom instances.
There is a second intances of zoom with settings under it.
now it's frozen.
email address removed for privacy reasons - anything you suggest?
