Windows 10: Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime keeps installing on shared remote desktop

We are currently having an issue where Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime keeps being installed on our shared remote desktop. We keep uninstalling it since it is causing issues with other applications. Once Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime is removed the application functions properly.Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime installs again after uninstallation which we need to block, how do we do this?

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Microsoft Edge webView2 Runtime do not want it

I have a Lenovo laptop with Windows 10 Pro. The version is 21H1. OS build is 19043.1865. I use Opera is my default web browser. I never used Microsoft Edge and it is not installed. I did a full reinstallation of the Windows 10 Pro last month due to bloated Windows. My issue is that Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime keeps reinstalling no matter how many times I removed the program. I did a search online that WebView2 was part of Microsoft 365 which I don’t use. I use Office 2016 Home and Student edition. I removed Microsoft 365 and disabled Microsoft Edge Update Services. Every time I connect to the internet, the Edge WebView 2 runtime returns even through I used the Microsoft Edge ChromiumBlocker toolkit. I used a cmd script to block the installation of Edge and its WebView 2 thru automatic updates. Automatic updates of other Microsoft products are not enabled. Why does WebView 2 Runtime keeps returning? It’s a 521 MB file that is never used. I don’t do any Office documents online. I found this in PowerShell folder “PSReadLine” which has this text below: get-appxpackage *edge* remove-appxpackage Microsoft.MicrosoftEdgeDevToolsClient_1000.19041.1023.0_neutral_neutral_8wekyb3d8bbwe exit How to stop reinstallation of Microsoft Edge WebView2 runtime? I don't have Edge installed but there's a blank icon of Microsoft Edge in the Universal Applications Folder. I can't locate that Edge link because I use Stardock Start 10 software. - - - Updated - - - Update: I solved the issue. I let the Microsoft Edge WebView 2 runtime installed and in my firewall software, I added the Edge updater to list and blocked it. In addition, I found that I have no host file and created a new one and added these to host file: 127.0.0.1 https://msedge.api.cdp.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 *.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com Now the Edge WebView2 runtime doesn't get installed.

 

Microsoft Edge Webview2 runtime

I keep uninstalling Microsoft Edge Webview3 Runtime off my computer, but it keeps reinstalling. This is, at least to me, malware. How do I keep this off my computer? I do not have Office 365 on my computer. I also uninstalled the Edge browser since i hate it thinking it is the most important app. The Webview2 runtime has the same attitude.

 

Delivering Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime to managed Windows 10

Source: https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/...ws-10-devices/