MicrosoftEdge / MicrosoftEdge/WebView2Feedback

[Feature]: Disable outgoing traffic from WebView2

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Since May 2, 2025.

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Description

Describe the feature/enhancement you need

We are integrating WebView2 within our application to facilitate dialog hosting. However, we have a strict requirement to eliminate any outgoing traffic to external endpoints. During our testing phase, we observed that msedgewebview2.exe is generating outgoing traffic. We need to address this issue to ensure compliance with our network policies.

The scenario/use case where you would use this feature

We have received a customer request to ensure our application operates without making any requests to external endpoints due to security and privacy concerns.

How important is this request to you?

Impactful. My app's user experience would be significantly compromised without it.

Suggested implementation

Have a flag to disable sending of outgoing traffic from WebView2

What does your app do? Is there a pending deadline for this request?

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