Third party Chromium based controls (like CefSharp) have been available for a while, but for me these complex controls have been a struggle to integrate and operate efficiently and reliably in the past especially in WPF. The Microsoft Edge WebView2 control is a new Chromium based Web Browser control that aims to replace the Internet Explorer based WebBrowser control that's commonly used in WPF and WinForms. Part 3 - Real World Integration and Lessons Learned (coming soon).Part 2 - Chromium WebView2 Control and.Part 1 - Taking the new Chromium WebView2 Control for a Spin in.All updates for WebView2 will be delivered through Microsoft Edge. Microsoft wants users to easily access WebView2 features so will develop new add-ins for Office applications. Other changes include the ability to disable the dev tools and status bar. For example, WebView in 32-bit now works within 64-bit Windows machines. The new tool comes with some important new features for developers to tap into.

Constant feedback, bug reports, and feature requests have helped shape the WebView2 product roadmap and we look forward to continuing to respond to the needs of the community.” The tremendous amount of support and enthusiasm we’ve received from the community has been unparalleled. “We want to thank all of our early users and developers that engaged with us throughout the WebView2 Preview period. Microsoft says the new version of WebView will receive an update around every six weeks. It is currently available for Win32, C, and C++ applications. Web content created by WebView2 can be developer in CSS, HTML, and JavaScript programming languages.

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