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microsoft-edge/webview2/get-started/win32.md

@@ -45,15 +45,7 @@ Then return to this page and continue below.
 
 
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-## Step 2 - Install a preview channel of Microsoft Edge
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-1. If it's not installed already, install a preview channel of Microsoft Edge.  To do that, in a new window or tab, see [Install a preview channel of Microsoft Edge](../how-to/machine-setup.md#install-a-preview-channel-of-microsoft-edge) in _Set up your Dev environment for WebView2_.
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-Then continue below.
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-## Step 3 - Clone or download the WebView2Samples repo
+## Step 2 - Clone or download the WebView2Samples repo
 
 The code that you add in this tutorial's steps, has already been added to the sample repo, for you.  An optional step below allows you to delete the WebView2 code from `HelloWebView.cpp`, so that you can add it yourself, if you want.
 
@@ -71,7 +63,7 @@ Then return here after you've copied the repo to your local drive, and continue
 
 
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-## Step 4 - Open the finished solution (WebView2GettingStarted.sln)
+## Step 3 - Open the finished solution (WebView2GettingStarted.sln)
 
 You start with a basic desktop project that contains a single main window.  We'll start with an existing app project from the **WebView2Samples** repo, which you cloned or downloaded from GitHub in the previous step.
 
@@ -81,7 +73,7 @@ You start with a basic desktop project that contains a single main window.  We'l
 
 
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-## Step 5 - Install workloads if prompted
+## Step 4 - Install workloads if prompted
 
 Visual Studio Installer might open and prompt you to install a Workload:
 
@@ -110,7 +102,7 @@ The **WebView2GettingStarted** solution opens in Visual Studio.  The solution co
 
 
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-## Step 6 - View the opened project in Visual Studio
+## Step 5 - View the opened project in Visual Studio
 
 If the **WebView2GettingStarted** project isn't open in Visual Studio, open it in Visual Studio:
 
@@ -153,7 +145,7 @@ Continue with the steps below.
 
 
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-## Step 7 - Build and run the repo's finished project
+## Step 6 - Build and run the repo's finished project
 
 At this point, your Dev environment is set up to run Win32 WebView2 apps in debug mode in Visual Studio and add WebView2 features.
 
@@ -178,7 +170,7 @@ To confirm that your system is set up for WebView2 coding, run the project in De
 
 
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-## Step 8 - Update or install the Windows Implementation Libraries (WIL)
+## Step 7 - Update or install the Windows Implementation Libraries (WIL)
 
 WIL is already installed into the project at the repo, but walk through these steps to learn about setup and to check the project's setup.
 
@@ -229,7 +221,7 @@ Continue with the steps below.
 [Install or update the WebView2 SDK](../how-to/machine-setup.md#install-or-update-the-webview2-sdk) in _Set up your Dev environment for WebView2_
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-## Step 9 - Update or install the WebView2 SDK
+## Step 8 - Update or install the WebView2 SDK
 
 The finished project in the repo already has a version of the WebView2 SDK installed for the project.  If you were creating a project from scratch by starting by using a Win32 project template, you'd need to install the WebView SDK package for the project, as described here.
 
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-## Step 10 - Optionally delete the WebView2 code from HelloWebView.cpp
+## Step 9 - Optionally delete the WebView2 code from HelloWebView.cpp
 
 If you want to follow the steps below to add the WebView2 code to `HelloWebView.cpp` yourself, delete the two blocks of WebView2 code, as follows:
 
@@ -288,7 +280,7 @@ If you want to follow the steps below to add the WebView2 code to `HelloWebView.
    ```
 
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-## Step 11 - Include the WebView2.h header in HelloWebView.cpp
+## Step 10 - Include the WebView2.h header in HelloWebView.cpp
 
 Above, we did the following:
 *  Cloned or downloaded the samples repo including an existing project that contains a standard C++ Windows desktop application.
@@ -334,7 +326,7 @@ Continue with the steps below.
 
 
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-## Step 12 - Build your empty sample app
+## Step 11 - Build your empty sample app
 
 1. Select **Debug** > **Start debugging** (**F5**) to build and run the project.
 
@@ -350,7 +342,7 @@ Continue with the steps below.
 
 
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-## Step 13 - Add a WebView2 control in the parent window
+## Step 12 - Add a WebView2 control in the parent window
 
 Next, add a WebView2 control to the main window.
 
@@ -454,7 +446,7 @@ maintenance link (keep)
 * [Navigation events for WebView2 apps](../concepts/navigation-events.md) - main copy; update it and then propagate/copy to these h2 sections:
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-## Step 14 - Navigation events
+## Step 13 - Navigation events
 
 In the previous step, we discussed navigating to URL by using the `ICoreWebView2::Navigate` method.  During navigation, WebView2 fires a sequence of events, which the host can listen for:
 
@@ -492,7 +484,7 @@ Continue with the steps below.
 
 
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-## Step 15 - Scripting
+## Step 14 - Scripting
 
 Use host apps to inject JavaScript code into WebView2 controls at runtime.  You can task WebView2 to run arbitrary JavaScript or add initialization scripts.  The injected JavaScript applies to all new top-level documents and any child frames until the JavaScript is removed.
 
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-## Step 16 - Communication between host and web content
+## Step 15 - Communication between host and web content
 
 The host and the web content can also communicate with each other through the `postMessage` method.  The web content running within a WebView2 control can post to the host through the `window.chrome.webview.postMessage` method, and the message is handled by any registered `ICoreWebView2WebMessageReceivedEventHandler` event handler on the host.
 

microsoft-edge/webview2/get-started/winui.md

@@ -45,17 +45,7 @@ For this sample, you don't need to separately install the WebView2 SDK.  Below,
 
 
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-## Step 2 - Install a preview channel of Microsoft Edge
-
-1.  Install the WebView2 Runtime on devices that have Windows 10 version 1803 (build 17134) or later, by installing from either location:
-   * To directly download just the Runtime, use the **Download the WebView2 Runtime** section of the [Microsoft Edge WebView2](https://developer.microsoft.com/microsoft-edge/webview2) page at `developer.microsoft.com`.
-   * To download and install a Microsoft Edge preview channel (Beta, Dev, or Canary), go to [Become a Microsoft Edge Insider](https://www.microsoft.com/edge/download/insider).  The preview channels are also called _Insider channels_.  The preview channels include the WebView2 Runtime.
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-Then continue with the steps below.
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-## Step 3 - Create a blank WinUI 3 project
+## Step 2 - Create a blank WinUI 3 project
 
 To create a WebView2 app, start by creating a basic desktop project, to create a desktop app that contains a single main window:
 
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-## Step 4 - Add a WebView2 control
+## Step 3 - Add a WebView2 control
 
 This tutorial project is based on the project template **Blank App, Packaged (WinUI in Desktop)**.  This project template uses the WindowsAppSDK, which includes the WebView2 SDK.
 
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-## Step 5 - Add navigation controls
+## Step 4 - Add navigation controls
 
 To allow users to control which webpage is displayed in the WebView2 control, add an address bar to the app, as follows:
 
@@ -291,7 +281,7 @@ maintenance link (keep)
 * [Navigation events for WebView2 apps](../concepts/navigation-events.md) - main copy; update it and then propagate/copy to these h2 sections:
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-## Step 6 - Navigation events
+## Step 5 - Navigation events
 
 In this section, you add code to import the WebView2 Core library.
 
@@ -365,7 +355,7 @@ In this section, you add code to import the WebView2 Core library.
 
 
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-## Step 7 - Scripting
+## Step 6 - Scripting
 
 You can use host apps to inject JavaScript code into WebView2 controls at runtime. You can task WebView2 to run arbitrary JavaScript or add initialization scripts. The injected JavaScript applies to all new top-level documents and any child frames until the JavaScript is removed. The injected JavaScript is run with specific timing, to either:
 

microsoft-edge/webview2/get-started/wpf.md

@@ -54,19 +54,7 @@ This tutorial also works with Visual Studio 2017.  See [Visual Studio older down
 
 
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-## Step 2 - Install a preview channel of Microsoft Edge
-
-1. Download any Microsoft Edge preview channel (Beta, Dev, or Canary) on a supported operating system:
-   *  Windows 10
-   *  Windows 11
-
-   To do this, go to [Become a Microsoft Edge Insider](https://www.microsoft.com/edge/download/insider).  The preview channels are also called _Insider channels_.
-
-   We recommend using the Canary channel of Microsoft Edge.  The minimum required version is 82.0.488.0.
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-## Step 3 - Create a single-window WebView2 app
+## Step 2 - Create a single-window WebView2 app
 
 Start by creating a basic desktop project that contains a single main window.
 
@@ -160,7 +148,7 @@ If you are creating a WPF App (.NET Framework) project, do the following steps.
 
 
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-## Step 4 - Build and run the initial project without WebView2
+## Step 3 - Build and run the initial project without WebView2
 
 1. Select **File** > **Save All** to save the project.
 
@@ -199,7 +187,7 @@ If you are creating a WPF App (.NET Framework) project, do the following steps.
 [Install or update the WebView2 SDK](../how-to/machine-setup.md#install-or-update-the-webview2-sdk) in _Set up your Dev environment for WebView2_
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-## Step 5 - Install the WebView2 SDK
+## Step 4 - Install the WebView2 SDK
 
 In Visual Studio, use NuGet Package Manager to add the WebView2 SDK to the project, as follows:
 
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-## Step 6 - Create a single WebView2 control
+## Step 5 - Create a single WebView2 control
 
 Add a WebView2 control to your app.
 
@@ -280,7 +268,7 @@ Add a WebView2 control to your app.
 
 
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-## Step 7 - Navigation
+## Step 6 - Navigation
 
 Enable users to change the URL that the WebView2 control displays, by adding an address bar to the app.
 
@@ -374,7 +362,7 @@ maintenance link (keep)
 * [Navigation events for WebView2 apps](../concepts/navigation-events.md) - main copy; update it and then propagate/copy to these h2 sections:
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-## Step 8 - Navigation events
+## Step 7 - Navigation events
 
 During webpage navigation, the WebView2 control raises events. The app that hosts WebView2 controls listens for the following events:
 
@@ -451,7 +439,7 @@ To demonstrate how to use the events, register a handler for `NavigationStarting
 
 
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-## Step 9 - Scripting
+## Step 8 - Scripting
 
 You can use host apps to inject JavaScript code into WebView2 controls at runtime.  You can task WebView2 to run arbitrary JavaScript or add initialization scripts.  The injected JavaScript applies to all new top-level documents and any child frames until the JavaScript is removed.
 
@@ -486,7 +474,7 @@ For example, add scripts that send an alert when a user navigates to non-HTTPS s
 
 
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-## Step 10 - Communication between host and web content
+## Step 9 - Communication between host and web content
 
 The host and web content can communicate in the following ways using `postMessage`:
 

microsoft-edge/webview2/samples/webview2_sample_uwp.md

@@ -39,19 +39,13 @@ Microsoft Visual Studio is required.  Microsoft Visual Studio Code is not suppor
 
 
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-## Step 2 - Install a preview channel of Microsoft Edge
-
-1. If a preview channel of Microsoft Edge (Beta, Dev, or Canary) is not already installed, in a separate window or tab, see [Install a preview channel of Microsoft Edge](../how-to/machine-setup.md#install-a-preview-channel-of-microsoft-edge) in _Set up your Dev environment for WebView2_.  Follow the steps in that section, and then return to this page and continue the steps below.
-
-
-<!-- ====================================================================== -->
-## Step 3 - Clone or download the WebView2Samples repo
+## Step 2 - Clone or download the WebView2Samples repo
 
 1. If not done already, clone or download the `WebView2Sample` repo to your local drive.  In a separate window or tab, see [Download the WebView2Samples repo](../how-to/machine-setup.md#download-the-webview2samples-repo) in _Set up your Dev environment for WebView2_.  Follow the steps in that section, and then return to this page and continue below.
 
 
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-## Step 4 - Open the solution in Visual Studio
+## Step 3 - Open the solution in Visual Studio
 
 1. On your local drive, open the `.sln` file in Visual Studio, in the directory:
 
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-## Step 5 - Install workloads if prompted
+## Step 4 - Install workloads if prompted
 
 1. If prompted, install any Visual Studio workloads that are requested.  In a separate window or tab, see [Install Visual Studio workloads](../how-to/machine-setup.md#install-visual-studio-workloads) in _Set up your Dev environment for WebView2_.  Follow the steps in that section, and then return to this page and continue below.
 
 
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-## Step 6 - Build and run the project using pre-installed packages
+## Step 5 - Build and run the project using pre-installed packages
 
 Solution Explorer shows the **webview2_sample_uwp** project:
 
@@ -103,7 +97,7 @@ Next, update the NuGet packages for the project, per the following sections.
 
 
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-## Step 7 - Update the NuGet packages
+## Step 6 - Update the NuGet packages
 
 In this step, we'll update the project's NuGet packages, to get the latest prerelease version of the WinUI 2 SDK.  The WinUI 2 SDK includes a compatible prerelease or release version of the WebView2 SDK.
 
@@ -166,7 +160,7 @@ Update the project's NuGet packages:
 
 
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-## Step 8 - Build and run the project with updated packages
+## Step 7 - Build and run the project with updated packages
 
 Now that the NuGet packages have been updated, build and run the project again:
 
@@ -188,7 +182,7 @@ Now that the NuGet packages have been updated, build and run the project again:
 
 
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-## Step 9 - Inspect the code
+## Step 10 - Inspect the code
 
 1. In the Visual Studio code editor, inspect the code: