Use Edges UDF instead of creating a new

[AHJKem]

Hi,

I’m currently trying to point my environment to use Microsoft Edges UDF folder, is this possible?

Here is an example of my code:

Private Async Sub initializeWebpage()
        Dim UDF As String = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\121.0.2277.128"
        Dim WebPageEnvironment = CoreWebView2Environment.CreateAsync(browserExecutableFolder:=UDF, "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView", Nothing)
        Await WebPage.EnsureCoreWebView2Async(WebPageEnvironment.Result)
End Sub

I’m aware that you can specify a custom location however my goal is to not create an UDF.

Could you please provide me with any assistance

[victorhuangwq]

@LiangTheDev could you take a look at this question?

[LiangTheDev]

It is not possible to user Edge browser's user data folder as WebView2s. We don't support sharing browsing context between WebView2s and browsers.

It seems that you have already read https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/webview2/concepts/user-data-folder?tabs=win32. If you are a packaged app, the default UDF is pretty good and you don't have to specify a custom UDF. Otherwise, you should specify a custom folder and remove the folder when the app is uninstalled. WebView2 needs to store files somewhere and the data stored could be sensitive.