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[Problem/Bug]: CoreWebView2_ProcessFailed event ExitCode: '259' Reason: 'Unexpected'

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Description

What happened?

Similar to #2793。 It sames like the issue still happens on new version release
I have a wxWidget application embedded with WebView2 and WebView Runtime fixed version.
when I open several wxWidget applications quickly, the WebView2 application crashes at startup.

CoreWebView2_ProcessFailed event ExitCode: '259', Reason: 'Unexpected', ProcessDescription: '', ProcessFailedKind: 'BrowserProcessExited', FrameInfosForFailedProcess: ''

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Importance

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

Runtime Channel

Stable release (WebView2 Runtime)

Runtime Version

135.0.3179.98.x64

SDK Version

1.0,3124,44

Framework

Other

Operating System

Windows 10

OS Version

19044.2846

Repro steps

I have a wxWidget application embedded with WebView2 and WebView Runtime fixed version.
Click open several wxWidget application(about 7 times in my PC), wait for opening.
Sometimes the WebView2 crashes.

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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