| Limitation | Explanation | |------------|-------------| | No internet access | Installation fails immediately. | | Bandwidth constraints | Each machine downloads the runtime individually (~100–150 MB). | | Enterprise air-gapped networks | Many corporate environments block external internet access. | | Repetitive deployments | IT admins deploying to hundreds of computers waste bandwidth and time. | | Offline VDI / container images | Pre-building images requires offline packages. |
| Architecture | Download Link | |--------------|----------------| | | https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=2124703 | | x64 (64-bit) | https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=2124704 | | ARM64 | https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=2124705 |
Introduction Microsoft WebView2 has become a cornerstone of modern Windows application development. It allows developers to embed web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) directly into native applications, using Microsoft Edge (Chromium) as the rendering engine. While the online bootstrapper is sufficient for many scenarios, the Microsoft WebView2 Offline Installer is a critical tool for enterprise environments, air-gapped systems, and users with unreliable internet connections.
The solves all these problems. It contains the entire WebView2 Runtime packaged into a single executable or MSI, allowing one download to be used across many machines without internet access. Part 3: Types of WebView2 Installers Microsoft provides three main distribution methods:
| Installer Type | File Name Pattern | Size | Requires Internet? | Best For | |----------------|-------------------|------|--------------------|-----------| | Online Bootstrapper | MicrosoftEdgeWebview2Setup.exe | ~2 MB | Yes | General consumers, single PCs | | Offline Installer (EXE) | MicrosoftEdgeWebView2RuntimeInstallerX64.exe | ~130–150 MB | No | IT admins, offline networks, multiple machines | | Offline Installer (MSI) | MicrosoftEdgeWebView2RuntimeInstallerX64.msi | ~130–150 MB | No | Enterprise deployment via Group Policy or SCCM |
| Feature | Evergreen (Common) | Fixed Version | |---------|--------------------|----------------| | Updates | Automatic via Microsoft | Manual (app bundles exact version) | | Disk space | ~150 MB | Same per version | | Offline installer available | Yes | Yes (via WebView2FixedVersionRuntime.<version>.x64.cab ) | | Use case | Most apps | High-security environments, embedded systems |