MicrosoftEdge / MicrosoftEdge/WebView2Feedback

[Problem/Bug]: WebView2 freeze when clicking on the main window and ctrl+f find toolbar several times

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Since May 21, 2026.

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Description

What happened?

Some of my users reported my app becomes unresponsive using the ctrl+f find toolbar. I found out after you clicking back and forth the find toolbar and the main window, the main window will freeze and continue to eat up CPU.

This is reproducible simply using the official win32 getting started project and seems to have been mentioned in #1727.

Importance

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

Runtime Channel

Stable release (WebView2 Runtime)

Runtime Version

144

SDK Version

No response

Framework

Win32

Operating System

Windows 10

OS Version

No response

Repro steps
  1. Run the official win32 getting started project
  2. Use ctrl+f to bring up the find toolbar.
  3. Clicking on the main window and the find toolbar window several times quickly.
  4. Now the main window freezes
Repros in Edge Browser

No, issue does not reproduce in the corresponding Edge version

Regression

Don't know

Last working version (if regression)

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