[Problem/Bug]: webview2 142.0.3595.11：window.chrome.webview is undefined

[zhanghaibing2012]

What happened?

”window.chrome.webview” is undefined

Importance

Blocking. My app's basic functions are not working due to this issue.

Runtime Channel

Prerelease (Edge Canary/Dev/Beta)

Runtime Version

142.0.3595.11

SDK Version

No response

Framework

Win32

Operating System

Windows 11

OS Version

No response

Repro steps

Open devtool to check window.chrome.webview object is established

Regression

Regression in newer Runtime

Last working version (if regression)

141.0.3537.44

[lniwn]

The window.chrome.webview object is not available upon first page load, but appears after refreshing.

[dhveerap]

Tracking this internally with http://task.ms/59827617.

[lniwn]

Tracking this internally with http://task.ms/59827617.

@dhveerap Any progress? Or do I need a temporary workaround for the issue?

[APshenkin]

@dhveerap any updates? This seems breaks apps on user end.

[venky8951]

The fix is included in the latest beta runtime, version 142.0.3595.33.

[julio-guerrero-imprivata]

Hi
I'm still seeing this error: The window.chrome.webview object is not available upon first page load, but appears after refreshing.
Runtime Version: 142.0.3595.80
I did try this older version but the error is still there: 141.0.3537.99

During development, the error doesn't occur; however, if the build app is copied to a different Windows machine with a standard (not Admin) user, the problem is reproducible.

I managed to replicate the issue in a new simple app. The csproj file is using this config: <RuntimeIdentifier>win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier> and I copy the following build folder to reproduce the error: bin\x64\Debug\net8.0-windows\win-x64

I can share the project if you consider it's useful @dhveerap @venky8951

Please let me know if this is the proper way to inform about this issue.