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msedgewebview2.exe

Application ProcessMicrosoft Corporation

Awọn iwe-aṣẹ wiwa iwe-aṣẹ msedgewebview2, webview2, edge webview

WindowsApplication

Microsoft Edge WebView2. Apps dey embed the Edge engine without opening full browser window. You fit see dis process even if you never launch Edge.

Wetin you need know

Dis na embedded Edge, no be second browser wey you install by mistake.

msedgewebview2.exe na the WebView2 runtime. Widgets, installers, Teams, and other apps dey host am. msedge.exe na the full browser. To end every WebView fit make dose apps go blank.

E safe?
Check the running file path, signature, and publisher. Name alone no fit confirm say e safe.
Shey I open Edge?
No be must. App embed am
Plenty copies?
One per host app dey common
Feex tok say
If I never open Edge and I still dey see WebView2, I dey look Widgets or the app wey just show web pane. I no dey uninstall Edge to kill one embed.

Wetin be msedgewebview2.exe?

msedgewebview2.exe na the Microsoft Edge WebView2 runtime. Na Chromium inside another app window, no be the Edge browser chrome.

Wetin e dey do?

Host app dey create WebView2 environment. Extra copies na renderer or utility process dem for dat embed. E no be chrome.exe and e no be Widgets.exe imself.

Wetin make am dey run?

App or Windows surface bin need HTML. Foxhole dey often see dis near the top of sample counts because plenty hosts dey embed am.

Wetin make many copies dey?

Plenty copies dey normal. Match dem to the parent app inside Process Explorer, no be to second Edge install.

Inspect the running instance

Inside Windows PowerShell, this read-only query show matching process IDs, creation times and executable paths on this PC. (pcm)

Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Process | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq 'msedgewebview2.exe' } | Select-Object ProcessId, ParentProcessId, CreationDate, Name, ExecutablePath | Format-List

No result or a path we no fit access is inconclusive. Protected processes fit restrict access, and process IDs fit be reused. Keep personal paths local. (pcm)

Use the file-identity guide to compare signatures and product metadata. A filename alone no fit establish safety. (pcm)

E dey safe?

Check dis running file

Signed runtime under EdgeWebView\Application na Microsoft own. Any webview2.exe inside random game folder no be the Evergreen runtime.

Compare the recorded location with the actual file. A familiar folder alone no fit establish identity. (pcm)

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\<version>\msedgewebview2.exe

  • Evergreen runtime path
  • Full browser na msedge.exe
  • Host app na the parent

I fit end am?

The embed dey go blank

To end one WebView2 copy dey make dat pane go blank. The host app fit restart am. To uninstall the WebView2 runtime fit scatter plenty apps at once.

I fit comot am?

Only the runtime wey dem no dey use, with care

No delete the runtime folder by hand. Apps wey depend on WebView2 go fail. Windows and Office features na common dependents.

E suppose start with Windows?

Host apps dey start am. Startup entry wey dem name WebView2 no dey common.

Measure resource use

Measure the current process rather than assume a universal baseline
CPU and memory Compare several observations for the same PID and workload. This entry get no independently measured universal baseline. (pcm)
Disk and network Attribute activity to the actual process and current task; a filename alone no fit establish expected destinations or transfer volume. (pcm)

File information

msedgewebview2.exe file information
Executable name msedgewebview2.exe
Recorded installation path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\<version>\msedgewebview2.exe
Publisher Microsoft Corporation
Signature check Inspect the actual file; this entry no dey certify its certificate identity. (pcm)

Common wahala dem

People dey uninstall Edge to stop WebView2

The runtime na separate install. Edge uninstall fit no comot am, and e no suppose be the first step.

High RAM with Widgets

Widgets.exe dey host WebView2. Close Widgets as test before you blame full browser.

How to troubleshoot

Diagnose before you change anything wey fit scatter things.

Check di parent process

Process Explorer dey show which app create the WebView. Dat app na the article, no be Edge Settings.

Repair WebView2 from Apps if embeds dey crash

No download random webview exe.

Technical details

Technical details
msedgewebview2.exe technical details
Image name msedgewebview2.exe
Product Edge WebView2 runtime

Check the identity of running file

A filename alone no fit establish safety. Verify the actual path, signature and product identity. (pcm)

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

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