MicrosoftEdge / MicrosoftEdge/WebView2Feedback
[Problem/Bug]: WebView2 process not disposing
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Description
What happened?
I get this error:
System.IO.IOException: The process cannot access the file 'AssistanceHomeSQLite' because it is being used by another process.
Importance
Moderate. My app's user experience is affected, but still usable.
Runtime Channel
Stable release (WebView2 Runtime)
Runtime Version
No response
SDK Version
1.0.2535.41
Framework
WPF
Operating System
Windows 11
OS Version
No response
Repro steps
I am trying to execute this code:
string webViewUserDataFolder = WebView.CoreWebView2.Environment.UserDataFolder;
int webViewProcessId = Convert.ToInt32(WebView.CoreWebView2.BrowserProcessId);
Process webViewProcess = Process.GetProcessById(webViewProcessId);
WebView.Dispose();
using CancellationTokenSource cts = new(5000);
try
{
// Never ends
await webViewProcess.WaitForExitAsync(cts.Token);
}
catch (OperationCanceledException e)
{
}
// This line fails
Directory.Delete(webViewUserDataFolder, recursive: true);
Repros in Edge Browser
No, issue does not reproduce in the corresponding Edge version
Regression
Don't know
Last working version (if regression)
No response
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Research direction
Start with the WPF reproduction using WebView.Dispose, CoreWebView2.Environment.UserDataFolder, BrowserProcessId, and WaitForExitAsync. Reproduce the failure on Windows 11 with SDK 1.0.2535.41 and determine why the process remains active; done means the user data folder can be deleted after disposal without the file-in-use error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100