WebView2 will be the only embedded browser supported by Webex App on Windows. June 2022 (Webex App version 42.6) for Commercial organizations and August 2022 (Webex App version 42.8) for Webex for Government (FedRAMP) organizations The app will continue to attempt to install WebView2 on machines that don’t have it.

The app will default to WebView2 to display embedded web content but will fall back to other technologies if WebView2 is not available.

New installations of Webex App on Windows will install WebView2 if it is not already installed, based on an optional command line parameter. If you choose to install WebView2 at your organization, we recommend using Microsoft's Evergreen Bootstrapper or Evergreen Standalone Installer to keep WebView2 current.Įxisting installations of Webex App will attempt to install WebView2 on any computer that doesn’t already have it. Administrators must install WebView2 in VDI environments before updating to the June 2022 Webex App 42.6. Webex App will not install WebView2 in VDI environments. Webex will attempt to install WebView2 before users can sign in to the app WebView2 takes approximately 15 seconds to download, depending on networks. WebView2 enables Webex App to have lower memory usage, a smaller footprint on disk and faster updates. WebView2 is based on Microsoft Edge and includes improved performance. Webex uses the Microsoft's Evergreen Bootstraper to install WebView2 Webex supports WebView2 version 100.0.0.0 and later WebView2 is required by Webex App on Windows Microsoft has released a new embedded browser WebView2 that is recommended for Windows applications. Webex App displays some web-based content using an embedded browser.

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