Why was WebView2 re-installed after I uninstalled it?

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Why was WebView2 re-installed after I uninstalled it?

Davisd 45

WebView2 was automatically reinstalled after being manually uninstalled. This happens because some Microsoft or Windows apps require WebView2 to run, and the system reinstalls it when those apps start or update.

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Jay Pham (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 3,310 Microsoft External Staff Moderator

Hello,

Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Q&A. After reviewing your questions, here are the answers:

WebView2 re-installed after you uninstalled it because On Windows 11, the Evergreen WebView2 Runtime is included (inbox).

On most Windows 10 consumer devices, Microsoft may have delivered the Evergreen Runtime (see the “Delivering the Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime to Windows 10 Consumers” article).

Many apps that are built on WebView2 perform checks to re-install WebView2 when the app is installed or launched.

Enterprises can also push WebView2 to devices that they manage.

https://xtls-v4.hkg1.meaqua.org/en-us/microsoft-edge/webview2/concepts/end-user-faq#why-was-webview2-re-installed-after-i-uninstalled-it

I hope this helps! If you have any further questions, please feel free to ask.

Davisd 45 Reputation points

2025-11-05T16:56:26.2466667+00:00

Thanks, Jay. I agree with your explanation.
Keith Herdman-Grant 0 Reputation points

2025-12-12T14:03:29.42+00:00

Everytime there is a MS update i have to hack the reg and reinstall it this only happen on MS surface ARM devices and this is even after we have wipe the devices and reinstalled them , it has got so bad that we are looking at replacing the devices with MAC

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