Runtime 152.0.4191.53 (Aug. 28, 2026)

Release notes for Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime, release date: Aug. 28, 2026.

Bug fixes

• Fixed invisible caption button glyphs on dark Window Controls Overlay backgrounds.

• Restricted access to a singleton host pipe in legacy WebView2 clients.

• Removed implicit window.gc addition on WebViews.

• Fixed the "download shortcut" announcement by screen readers.

• Fixed the Min/Max/Close flicker issue in Windows Control Overlay.

• Fixed honoring a custom scale factor for PDF printing.

• Fixed the anchoring logic for the minimal-window Download popup.

• Fixed the inability to drag a window via the top border of a custom title bar.

• Fixed an issue that could cause WebView2 apps to crash during startup.

• Fixed a cross-origin redirect failure when WebResourceRequested (WRR) was attached.

See also

• SDK 1.0.4191.47, for Runtime 152 (Aug. 28, 2026)
• SDK 1.0.4181-prerelease, for Runtime 152 (Aug. 3, 2026)
• Release notes for WebView2
  • Release notes for the WebView2 Runtime
  • Release notes for WebView2 SDKs