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:
| 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 | microsoft webview2 offline installer
| 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 | The solves all these problems
| 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. | | | Repetitive deployments | IT admins deploying