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  1. Problem: Die Installation der #Edge #WebView2 Runtime scheitert per Windows Update (wird wiederholt angeboten). Ursache: Ein Registrierungseintrag, der als GPO die Installation verhindert - einfach irre.

    borncity.com/blog/2025/10/28/w

  2. Ich bekomme #Skydemon unter #Linux mit #Wine irgendwie nicht zum Laufen. Der meckert rum, dass #WebView2 nicht installiert wäre. Habe ich aber installiert. 🤯

  3. CW: Mild rant involving profanity, implied browser incest, and the word "boner".

    Okay, so the Windows 11 "Native" #WebView2 requires a <meta charset ...> tag in order to get UTF-8 (even with a <!doctype html> declaration!); otherwise you get that fucking "I Can't Believe It's Not Latin-1" monstrosity responsible for a billion black rhomboids emblazoned with question marks.

    Like, I know the Windows commitment to backward compatibility is beyond zealotry, but it is THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY FOUR OF THE COMMON ERA. When was the last time _anyone_ wanted _anything_ that wasn't UTF-8 [* see footnote]? What would it break to have the _correct_ defaults? Somebody's GeoCities site with text "exported as HTML" from 32-bit MS Word? That you're looking at with the native Win 11 webview for some reason?

    It's branded as "Microsoft Edge WebView2", which I assume means that it would only be allowed to marry Chromium in certain southern US states. So someone seems to have _actively made_ this regressive decision (as opposed to it just being an oversight due to all of MS's huge "AI" boner diverting all the blood from other departments).

    Thank you for your attention as I threw my hissy-fit.

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    * You retrocomputing dweebs don't count; I'm talking about doing actual work, not reveling in obscurity for the sheer joy of it. I fully support you guys having all the EBCDIC or whatever that you want; I am sure none of you are using the Win 11 WebView for fun.

  4. My book, Learn WinUI 3 2nd Edition, is now 100% complete and off to be published!

    The target publication date is Oct 31st. You can pre-order print or Kindle copies on Amazon: amazon.com/dp/1805120069/

    #windowsdev #learning #winui #windowsappsdk #dotnet #csharp #xaml #unoplatform #blazor #webview2 #vscode #visualstudio #books

  5. Ich werfe mal was in die Runde: MS will auf #Windows10 die Edge WebView2 Runtime integrieren - war bisher in Apps. Ist supi, nur hätte ich das Thema Risiko #WebView2 ausblenden und nicht erwähnen sollen?

    borncity.com/blog/2022/06/28/w