Policy
Configure the WebView2 release channels
Microsoft Edge
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows7
This policy configures the release channel options for WebView2 applications. To configure these options, set the value to a comma-separated string of integers, which map to the `COREWEBVIEW2_RELEASE_CHANNELS` values from the corresponding WebView2 API. These values are: WebView2 Runtime (0), Beta (1), Dev (2), and Canary (3). By default, environment creation searches for channels from most to least stable, using the first channel found on the device. When `ReleaseChannels` is provided, environment creation will only search for the channels specified in the set. For example, the values "0,2" and "2,0" indicate that environment creation should only search for Dev channel and the WebView2 Runtime, using the order indicated by `ChannelSearchKind`. Environment creation attempts to interpret each integer and treats any invalid entry as the Stable channel. Set `ChannelSearchKind` to reverse the search order so environment creation searches for least stable build first. If both `BrowserExecutableFolder` and `ReleaseChannels` are provided, the `BrowserExecutableFolder` takes precedence, regardless of whether the channel of `BrowserExecutableFolder` is included in the `ReleaseChannels`. To set the value for release channels, provide a Value name and Value pair. Set the value name to the Application User Model ID or the executable file name. You can use the "*" wildcard as value name to apply to all applications. Example value: Name: WebView2APISample.exe, Value: 0,1,2
Registry values
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No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Set value name to the Application User Model ID or the executable file name. You can use the "*" wildcard as value name to apply to all applications. ID ReleaseChannelsDesc | list | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\WebView2\ReleaseChannels Value name User-defined names Type REG_SZ | List: explicit value |