MicrosoftEdge / MicrosoftEdge/WebView2Feedback

[Problem/Bug]: Unable to allow a custom extension to run in incognito mode

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Since Feb 4, 2025.

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Description

What happened?

Hello,

We are currently developing software that requires installing a web extension in the WebView2 browser.

However, we are encountering a showstopper where we can't allow the extension to run in private mode.

A binding for this function extensions::util::SetIsIncognitoEnabled would be greatly appreciated: https://github.com/chromium/chromium/blob/933259fd545e669ad640ca5ff5e475387b8fbfdf/chrome/browser/extensions/extension_util.cc#L166C6-L166C27

We have made a demo project to show the issue:
https://github.com/Recurse-blip/webview2extension

We tried manually editing the Preferences file without success see this function
https://github.com/Recurse-blip/webview2extension/blob/main/weview2extension/Form1.cs#L46

Regards,
Bronislav

Importance

Moderate. My app's user experience is affected, but still usable.

Runtime Channel

Stable release (WebView2 Runtime)

Runtime Version

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SDK Version

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Framework

Winforms

Operating System

Windows 11

OS Version

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Repro steps

Use this demo project :
https://github.com/Recurse-blip/webview2extension

Repros in Edge Browser

No, issue does not reproduce in the corresponding Edge version

Regression

No, this never worked

Last working version (if regression)

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