Download the official offline installer from https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/webview2/ (look for the "Evergreen Standalone Installer" link). Verify the checksum. Deploy with confidence.
To silently install the WebView2 Runtime using the offline EXE, open Command Prompt as Administrator and run: To silently install the WebView2 Runtime using the
file. To ensure it is installed for all users on the machine, you must Run as administrator Silent/Command Line Install: While Windows 11 and recent versions of Windows
: This allows you to download a specific version of the runtime to package directly with your application. Unlike the Evergreen version, this does To silently install the WebView2 Runtime using the
Many modern desktop applications (like Microsoft 365, ArcGIS Pro, and various business tools) use WebView2 to render web content within the app. While Windows 11 and recent versions of Windows 10 typically come with it pre-installed, older systems or "clean" enterprise images often require a manual installation to avoid "Runtime not found" errors. Evergreen vs. fixed version of the WebView2 Runtime