Microsoft’s WebView2, powered by Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based), solves these problems. Its Evergreen runtime model is a key innovation: the WebView2 Runtime is maintained and updated by Microsoft, separate from the host application. This paper focuses on the Evergreen model, contrasting it with the Fixed Version model, and analyzing its impact on developers and end users.
Support for older operating systems like Windows 7 or Server 2012 R2 has ended, and newer evergreen versions may fail to install on these platforms. evergreen webview2
In your installer (MSI or ClickOnce), include the Bootstrapper link: powered by Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)