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[Problem/Bug]: Narrator Find not working

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Description

What happened?

I went through the Complete guide to Narrator and in Chapter 5: Navigation, it seems that WebView2 hosted in an WPF application fails to support Narrator Find, which

Use Narrator Find to find what you need on the web, in applications, and in documents. To open Narrator Find and search for a word or phrase, press Narrator + Ctrl + F. Then, to go to the first result (starting from your cursor position), select Find next or press Enter. The narrator will focus on the result and not on the search dialog. Then press Narrator + F3 to go to the next result or Narrator + Shift + F3 to go to the previous result.

Importance

Important. My app's user experience is significantly compromised.

Runtime Channel

Stable release (WebView2 Runtime)

Runtime Version

131.0.2903.146

SDK Version

1.0.2365.46

Framework

WPF

Operating System

Windows 10, Windows 11

OS Version

22621.4317

Repro steps
  1. Create a WPF application with the default WPF Application template in Visual Studio
  2. Add WebView2 as the only child to the default page and set the Source to https://microsoft.com/en-use/
  3. Launch the application
  4. Open the narrator and search PC with the shortcut key Narrator + Ctrl + F
  5. The Narrator focus moves randomly <-- Problem
Repros in Edge Browser

Yes, issue can be reproduced in the corresponding Edge version

Regression

Don't know

Last working version (if regression)

No response

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue with a default WPF application containing WebView2, using the reported Windows, Runtime, and SDK versions. Test Narrator Find with the provided shortcut and compare the behavior with the corresponding Edge version; done means the focus behavior and reproduction status are documented.

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Assessment

Domain
accessibility, desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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