MicrosoftEdge / MicrosoftEdge/WebView2Feedback

[Problem/Bug]: Installer failed to upload the Webview

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Description

What happened?

Visual Studio 2022 started requesting to update the Webview2 in the yellow ribbon.
I hit the link on the yellow ribbon, downloaded the WebView2 installer and tried to install it, but it failed with the following error:

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This happens for both the Evergreen Bootstrapper and the Evergreen Standalone Installer.
If I open add/remove programs and search for WebView I cannot find any component to uninstall. Therefore even re-installation is not possible.

I initially submitted the problem in the Visual Studio 2022 website, but they told me to log the bug here.
https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/t/Cannot-update-the-webview/10850380

The WebView2Utilities app tells me that I only have the version 133.0.3065.69 installed. The currently available installer has the same version, therefore the bug is apparently in detecting the installed version.

FYI, when I install the WebView installer on a machine without Visual Studio, it does not clearly tell whether the WebView2 runtime finished installing the WebView sucessfully or not. The installer just closes without feedback and this is not a good thing.

Importance

Blocking. My app's basic functions are not working due to this issue.

Runtime Channel

Stable release (WebView2 Runtime)

Runtime Version

133.0.3065.69

SDK Version

n/a

Framework

Other

Operating System

Windows 11

OS Version

23H2 22631.4890

Repro steps
  1. Install VS2022 17.14.0 Preview 1
  2. Download the WebView2 installer
  3. Run the installer
    (fails to install)
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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First steps

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  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

Reproduce the failure using the listed Visual Studio 2022 Preview, WebView2 installer, Windows 11 version, and runtime version. Compare the Evergreen Bootstrapper and Standalone Installer results with WebView2Utilities' reported version; the issue is done when installation succeeds for the reported runtime state and provides clear completion or failure feedback.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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