After the WebView2 Runtime is installed, it doesn't appear as a user-visible browser app. The WebView2 Runtime contains modified Microsoft Edge (Chromium) binaries that are fine-tuned and tested for WebView2 apps. The concept is similar to Visual C++ or the. The WebView2 Runtime is a redistributable runtime and serves as the underlying (or backing) web platform for WebView2 apps. Introduction to the Runtime, Evergreen distribution, and Fixed Version distribution The WebView2 Runtime
When you distribute your WebView2 app, you need to take into account how the WebView2 Runtime is distributed to and updated on client machines.
A WebView2 app depends on the WebView2 Runtime on client machines.