Description
What happened?
This problem exists with both WebView2 SDK 1.0.2651.64 and SDK 1.0.2739.15. The problem also exists with pre-release version SDK 1.0.2783-prerelease. The problem does not exist with SDK 1.0.2592.51.
I am using Microsoft.Web.WebView2 NuGet package with my .NET Framework 4.8.1 VB .NET project. This project has existed since WebView2 was first released.
Since the last two WebView2 SDK stable releases, references to .net6.0 and netcoreapp3.0 WebView2 libraries have been automatically added to my project when the Solution is opened in Visual Studio. If I remove them from VS Solutions Explorer, they re-appear upon re-opening the Solution. If I uninstall Microsoft.Web.WebView2 NuGet package and re-install it, these references re-appear. The items in the Error List are warnings so do not prevent compilation but they do take space in the Error List.
These references have started showing in the VS 2022 Solutions Explorer:
C:\Users\<username>\.nuget\packages\microsoft.web.webview2\1.0.2739.15\build\..\\lib_manual\net6.0-windows10.0.17763.0\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Core.Projection.dll
C:\Users\<username>\.nuget\packages\microsoft.web.webview2\1.0.2739.15\build\..\\lib_manual\netcoreapp3.0\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Core.dll
C:\Users\<username>\.nuget\packages\microsoft.web.webview2\1.0.2739.15\build\..\\lib_manual\netcoreapp3.0\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.WinForms.dll
C:\Users\<username>\.nuget\packages\microsoft.web.webview2\1.0.2739.15\build\..\\lib_manual\netcoreapp3.0\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Wpf.dll
These warning messages are displayed in the VS Error List window
Severity Code Description Project File Line Suppression State
Warning The referenced component 'C:\Users\<username>\.nuget\packages\microsoft.web.webview2\1.0.2739.15\build\..\\lib_manual\netcoreapp3.0\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.WinForms.dll' could not be found. VideoPlayerManager
Warning The referenced component 'C:\Users\<username>\.nuget\packages\microsoft.web.webview2\1.0.2739.15\build\..\\lib_manual\net6.0-windows10.0.17763.0\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Core.Projection.dll' could not be found. VideoPlayerManager
Warning The referenced component 'C:\Users\<username>\.nuget\packages\microsoft.web.webview2\1.0.2739.15\build\..\\lib_manual\netcoreapp3.0\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Core.dll' could not be found. VideoPlayerManager
Warning The referenced component 'C:\Users\<username>\.nuget\packages\microsoft.web.webview2\1.0.2739.15\build\..\\lib_manual\netcoreapp3.0\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Wpf.dll' could not be found. VideoPlayerManager
Importance
Low. My app is not very affected, or this only affects development.
Runtime Channel
Stable release (WebView2 Runtime)
Runtime Version
128.0.2739.79
SDK Version
1.0.2651.64, 1.0.2739.15, SDK 1.0.2783-prerelease
Framework
Winforms
Operating System
Windows 11
OS Version
22631.3880
Repro steps
Open the Solution in Visual Studio 2022 and the extra references re-appear.
Visual Studio Installed Products:
Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2022
Version 17.11.3
VisualStudio.17.Release/17.11.3+35303.130
Microsoft .NET Framework
Version 4.8.09032
Installed Version: Community
ASP.NET and Web Tools 17.11.231.19466
ASP.NET and Web Tools
Azure App Service Tools v3.0.0 17.11.231.19466
Azure App Service Tools v3.0.0
C# Tools 4.11.0-3.24428.4+1ea9c390a5bb6815fdff2137ee155e23e78d6ff3
C# components used in the IDE. Depending on your project type and settings, a different version of the compiler may be used.
Code Converter 1.0
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Common Azure Tools 1.10
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GitHub Copilot 0.2.1648.49400
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IndentRainbowPackage Extension 1.0
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Microsoft JVM Debugger 1.0
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MSBuild Editor 2.9.524+91c41270f3
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Node.js Tools 1.5.60329.1 Commit Hash:15fce86a17f9f33e5bd7ca7ccb9b216aff149252
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NuGet Package Manager 6.11.0
NuGet Package Manager in Visual Studio. For more information about NuGet, visit https://docs.nuget.org/
Rainbow Braces 1.0.164
Colorizes matching brace pairs to make it easy to identify them and their scope. Works for curly brackets, parentheses, and square brackets.
Razor (ASP.NET Core) 17.11.3.2442001+68650a7d94261bc56a1f4bc522c2ee35314b1abb
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RunCommand Extension 1.0
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SQL Server Data Tools 17.11.38.0
Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools
TypeScript Tools 17.0.30715.2002
TypeScript Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio
Visual Basic Tools 4.11.0-3.24428.4+1ea9c390a5bb6815fdff2137ee155e23e78d6ff3
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Visual F# Tools 17.11.0-beta.24421.7+af2f522de602281d4ef5a7b71507c428e814c5c1
Microsoft Visual F# Tools
Visual Studio IntelliCode 2.2
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Repros in Edge Browser
No, issue does not reproduce in the corresponding Edge version
Regression
Regression in newer SDK
Last working version (if regression)
1.0.2592.51