# msedgewebview2.exe

Application Process: Microsoft Corporation

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

Windows, Application

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](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/verify-executable-path-signature/) 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

| 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

| 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

| 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)

## Related

Dis entities connect to dis article. Type dey show for every link.

[msedge.exe: Application Process](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/process/msedge.exe/)[Microsoft Edge: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/microsoft-edge/)[Widgets.exe: Windows Process](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/process/widgets.exe/)[Check an executable path and digital signature: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/verify-executable-path-signature/)[Read Task Manager and compare process activity: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager/)[Application processes: Category](https://feex.it/wiki/process/application/)

## Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. [How we dey do research](https://feex.it/wiki/research/).

- [Microsoft Learn: WebView2 ](https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-edge/webview2/)· Embedded Edge runtime
- [Microsoft: Evergreen WebView2 ](https://developer.microsoft.com/microsoft-edge/webview2/)· Runtime install path
- [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.
- [Microsoft Sysinternals: Sigcheck ](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/sigcheck)· Dey explain how to check file signatures. Dis reference no establish the identity or safety of any particular running file.
- [Microsoft: Get-CimInstance ](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/cimcmdlets/get-ciminstance)· Read-only local process-query method. (pcm)
- [Microsoft: Win32_Process properties ](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/cimwin32prov/win32-process)· Documents process IDs, executable paths, creation dates and parent-ID reuse. (pcm)

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- **Type**: Windows Process

  **Publisher**: Microsoft Corporation

  **Executable**: msedgewebview2.exe

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

  **Record context**: Feex Wiki reference entry

  **Related app**: [Microsoft Edge](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/microsoft-edge/)

Recorded source status: Feex Reviewed: Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification.

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