News and Interests Showing Up and Running In Task Manager

Anonymous
2024-09-25T22:25:15+00:00

Hello,

I was checking my Task Manager today after installing Cumulative Update KB5043131 on my HP OMEN Desktop and my wife's HP Envy laptop and noticed a task called News and Interests running (see image below). We are running Win10 22H2 Build 19045.4957 . I have not noticed this before running in my Task Manager. I have News and Interests turned off in my Task Bar Settings and I do not see it but why is it all of a sudden showing up in my Task Manager. I have tried to use End Task for this but it keeps coming back after I end it. I use FireFox as my default browser and I have no interest in using this News and Interest junk now or ever. Could someone please tell me why it is there now and how I can get rid of this running in my Task Manager? I have also sent in feedback to MS Edge since I see Edge WebView2 and also to MS FeedBack Hub. Thank you.

Respectfully,

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lmacri 2,505 Reputation points
2024-10-29T13:18:48+00:00

Hi DonT5:

Microsoft appears to have released a bug fix.

My MS Edge WebView2 Runtime (msedgewebview2.exe) updated to v130.0.2849.56 on 28-Oct-2029 and after a re-boot the News and Interests process no longer appears in my Task Manager. From Control Panel | Programs | Programs and Features on my Win 10 Pro v22H2 machine:

Kudos to EricB for reporting this bug fix in their 29-Oct-2024 post # 2713239 in the AskWoody.com topic October Updates Are Out.

Dell Inspiron 15 5584 * 64-bit Win 10 Pro v22H2 build 19045.5011 * Firefox v131.0.3 * Microsoft Defender v4.18.24080.9-1.1.24080.9 * Malwarebytes Premium v5.2.0.140-1.0.5073 * Macrium Reflect Free v8.0.7783 * Microsoft Edge v130.0.2849.56

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Anonymous
2024-10-29T19:53:55+00:00

Thanks for the information. I'm waiting for the next few days to reinstall the Webviews2 App from the official Microsoft website to see if it installs version v130.0.2849.56 and not v130.0.2849.52.

Last hour: Windows 11 automatically installed the v130.0.2849.56 version of Webviews 2 and now everything is back to normal on Windows 11 23H2 too.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-11-16T07:14:46+00:00

    ImageGood news, I hope.

    After restarting the PC last 10 min ago, all webview 2 processes magically disappeared. Maybe some micro update of Windows 11 with the experience pack has solved everything (at least I hope) Let's see if it doesn't happen again in the next few days!

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  2. lmacri 2,505 Reputation points
    2024-11-16T05:39:45+00:00

    Announcement

    Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime will no longer appear in the Installed Apps list in Windows Settings because it is a persistent system component.

    Hi TommyRato:

    Thank you for posting about that Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime announcement at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-stable-channel#announcement. I'm relieved to learn that my "missing" Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime app is a deliberate feature change and not a bug.

    I checked the 14-Nov-2024 MS Edge v131.0.2903.48 release notes <here> a few times yesterday and I'm certain that announcement wasn't there, so Microsoft must have just posted it today.

    Dell Inspiron 15 5584 * 64-bit Win 10 Pro v22H2 build 19045.5131 * Firefox v132.0.2 * Microsoft Defender v4.18.24090.11-1.1.24090.11 * Malwarebytes Premium v5.2.1.144-1.0.5088 * Macrium Reflect Free v8.0.7783 * Microsoft Edge v131.0.2903.51

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-11-16T03:34:59+00:00

    This is why webviews2 is no longer seen among the apps after the Microsoft Edge update

    Version 131.0.2903.48: November 14, 2024

    Fixed various bugs and performance issues, Dev channel updates, feature updates, policy updates, and site compatibility impacting changes.

    Stable channel security updates are listed here. Announcement Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime will no longer appear in the Installed Apps list in Windows Settings because it is a persistent system component.

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-relnote-stable-channel#version-1310290351-november-15-2024

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