Runtime 144.0.3719.77 (Jan. 27, 2026)

Release notes for Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime, release date: Jan. 27, 2026.

In addition to the following WebView2 Runtime improvements, you can also use the new web platform features from Microsoft Edge 144; see Microsoft Edge 144 web platform release notes (Jan. 2026).

Bug fixes

• Fixed chrome.webview unavailability.

• Fixed local network access triggering a permission alert pop-up window.

• Fixed a regression of the setColorScheme API.

• Fixed deferred initialization for ICoreWebView2NewWindowRequestedEventArgs for the command-line switch enable-new-window-requested-deferred-initialization.

See also

• Release SDK 1.0.3719.77, for Runtime 144 (Jan. 27, 2026)
• Prerelease SDK 1.0.3712-prerelease, for Runtime 144 (Dec. 8, 2025)
• Release notes for WebView2
  • Release notes for the WebView2 Runtime
  • Release notes for WebView2 SDKs
• Microsoft Edge 144 web platform release notes (Jan. 2026)