We recommend that you allow WebView2 Runtime to be installed. To benefit from the new or improved Office features or add-ins that rely on WebView2, no action is required on your part. If WebView2 Runtime is already installed on the device, WebView2 Runtime will be updated to the latest version, if needed. Only devices that are running Windows and that have Version 2101 or later of Microsoft 365 Apps installed are affected. WebView2 Runtime installations began in April 2021. When WebView2 Runtime is installed on the device, no change is made to the user’s default browser selection.WebView2 Runtime doesn’t install Microsoft Edge (full browser) on the device and doesn’t require Microsoft Edge to be installed on the device.Therefore, in April 2021, we began installing WebView2 Runtime on devices running Windows and that have Version 2101 or later of Microsoft 365 Apps installed. If WebView2 Runtime isn’t installed on the device, your users won’t be able to make use of the Office features that rely on WebView2. WebView2 requires that Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime be installed on the device running Office. Office Add-ins will also start relying on WebView2. For example, by using WebView2, the Room Finder feature will look the same when using Outlook on a device running Windows and when using Outlook on the web. In turn, this consistent experience helps your users to learn and use those features without having to learn the nuances of Office on each device platform. WebView2 uses Microsoft Edge as a rendering engine to display web-based features in a desktop application.īy making use of WebView2, we can more easily provide your users with Office features that look and feel the same across device platforms. For example, the Room Finder and the Meeting Insights features in Outlook.

Microsoft 365 Apps is starting to provide new or improved features that rely on Microsoft Edge WebView2.

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