MicrosoftEdge / MicrosoftEdge/WebView2Feedback
Strange "garbage" HTTP-requests
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Description
Description
The process for WebView2 issues numerous strange "garbage" HTTP-request.
Version
SDK: 1.0.664.37
Runtime: GA
Framework: Win32
OS: Win10
Repro Steps
- Start Fiddler (or similar HTTP monitoring tool)
- Start application that hosts WebView2
- Watch for failed requests to random server names

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Research direction
Reproduce the issue with Fiddler or a similar HTTP monitoring tool while running a Win32 application hosting WebView2 on the listed SDK and runtime versions. Examine the failed requests to random server names and the attached capture; done means the source of the requests is identified and the behavior is explained or corrected.
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Assessment
- Domain
- desktop, networking
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100