fix(windows): embed the WebView2 bootstrapper in the installer#69
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Default install mode is downloadBootstrapper — the installer fetches even the bootstrapper over the network, so a blocked/offline install can leave a machine with the app but no WebView2 runtime, and the app then launches with no window and no error (the shape of #65). embedBootstrapper ships the bootstrapper inside the installer (~1.5MB), removing that failure mode. Windows 11 already bundles WebView2, so this mainly hardens Win10/LTSC/offline installs — belt-and-braces, not a confirmed fix for #65. Refs #65. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01WdX6PvnCfRgYD11yVpXVor
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Summary
bundle.windowswas absent, so Tauri defaulted the WebView2 install todownloadBootstrapper— the installer downloads even the bootstrapper over the network. If that download is blocked (offline/proxy/firewall) and the machine lacks WebView2, the app installs but has no runtime → launches with no window and no error — the shape of #65.embedBootstrapperships the bootstrapper inside the installer (~1.5 MB), removing that failure mode.Honesty on scope
Windows 11 already bundles the WebView2 runtime, so this is unlikely to be the actual cause of #65 (those reporters have WebView2). It mainly hardens Win10 / LTSC / stripped / offline installs. Belt-and-braces while we chase the real #65 cause (looks x64/GPU-specific — I couldn't reproduce it on a Windows 11 ARM64 VM, where v0.3.0 launches and renders fine).
Verification
tauri.conf.jsonparses; only affects the Windows installer (no macOS impact). Will confirm on the next Windows CI build.Refs #65.
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