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[Problem/Bug]: WebView2 is not appearing in VS 2017 toolbox
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Description
What happened?
I have installed Microsoft.Web.WebView2 1.0.2592.51 into my existing project in VS Community 2017 (version 15.9.60), and it shows as installed and appears in the list of project references, but I cannot get it to appear in the toolbox.
I've checked this, it's correct: "In Visual Studio 2017, by default, WebView2 isn't displayed in the Toolbox. To enable WebView2 to be displayed in the Toolbox, select Tools > Options > General > and set the Automatically Populate Toolbox setting to True."
I've rebuilt the solution, closed and re-opened VS, but still no luck.
Importance
Moderate. My app's user experience is affected, but still usable.
Runtime Channel
Stable release (WebView2 Runtime)
Runtime Version
No response
SDK Version
No response
Framework
Winforms
Operating System
Windows 10
OS Version
19045.4651
Repro steps
As per "What happened".
Repros in Edge Browser
No, issue does not reproduce in the corresponding Edge version
Regression
No, this never worked
Last working version (if regression)
No response
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Research direction
No repository files, tests, or entry points are named. Reproduce the issue with Microsoft.Web.WebView2 1.0.2592.51 in a VS Community 2017 WinForms project, checking the reported Toolbox setting, and determine what evidence or documented fix would establish that the WebView2 control appears.
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Assessment
- Domain
- desktop, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100