It has to be the Evergreen Bootstrapper version and not the Fixed Version.

The Evergreen Bootstrapper is a self updating installation for WebView2 that is lightweight and low maintenance and can be downloaded here:įor more guidance on how to distribute WebView2, please use this Microsoft article for reference

Please check it's enabled in your Windows/Office configurations: Installing WebView2 Evergreen Bootstrapper WebView2 can be included in new Windows 10 builds. You can check for that by going to the Start Menu -> Add or Remove Programs and searching for WebView2. WebView2 might already be distributed centrally by your IT department.

Templafy will not function without WebView2 installed.

WebView2 is used for displaying the WebApp in the VSTO add-ins but also for doing authentication in Templafy Desktop. Microsoft Edge WebView2 is a technology for embedded web content in native applications and is one of the technical prerequisites for Templafy Hive.

It is required to install WebView2 with Elevated rights/Administrator.

Any desktop application that hits a 'cloud service' probably has a broswer window underneath.This article will explain how to install WebView2. Many vendors build hybrid applications these days.

How effecient this is to do, I assume, remains to be seen. Both of these browsers are WebKit under the hood so the experience is the same or close to the same across both platforms. However, they likely use the Safari browser over there. I imagine a similar thing is happening on the Mac. They know it is installed on Windows by default and so it is safe and convenient. display text and images), it is easier to just use the Edge browser. Since the browser is already capable of doing what they need to do (i.e. They use a browser to build a hybrid desktop/web application window. In other words, a browser window displays the files in the Creative Cloud, Tutorials, etc. I suspect that everything on the Photoshop Home screen uses a Microsoft WebView2 Controller to display its contents.

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