[Do Not Merge] Bump up the WebView2 package version

[DharshanBJ]

The Microsoft.Identity.Client.Desktop package relies on an older version of the Microsoft.Web.WebView2 library (version 1.0.864.35, released on June 1st, 2021). However, the DLL structure has changed between version 1.0.864.35 and the latest versions of the WebView2 package. Specifically, version 1.0.864.35 uses the Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Core dll, while the newer versions have Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Core.Projection dll.

Please see internals of packages

https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Web.WebView2/1.0.864.35#versions-body-tab https://nuget.info/packages/Microsoft.Web.WebView2/1.0.864.35 https://nuget.info/packages/Microsoft.Web.WebView2/1.0.2903.40

This change in the DLL structure likely leads to a binary/API incompatibility between the older version of WebView2 and Maui 9, resulting in the following exception when users upgrade to Maui 9:

"Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Core, Version=1.0.864.35, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=2a8ab48044d2601e'. The system cannot find the file specified."

I was able to reproduce this issue in a sample app from one of the users who reported it. The problem is resolved by updating the WebView2 version in Directory.Packages.props to a newer version that uses the updated DLL structure.

Fixes https://github.com/AzureAD/microsoft-authentication-library-for-dotnet/issues/4933

[gladjohn]

@DharshanBJ please add a bug, and the reason to bump the version

[DharshanBJ]

@DharshanBJ please add a bug, and the reason to bump the version

Updated the PR description with the reasoning for this fix and shared a link to the github issue.

[bgavrilMS]

LGTM, pls close all the comments and merge.

[bgavrilMS]

@DharshanBJ - we are aiming for a release today. I would merge this for you, but the title says otherwise. If you want to catch this release, pls merge.

[DharshanBJ]

@DharshanBJ - we are aiming for a release today. I would merge this for you, but the title says otherwise. If you want to catch this release, pls merge.

@bgavrilMS , i was running into some issues when i tested this on the older dotnet versions. So i'll run a few more tests to ensure this change won't regress anything.

[gladjohn]

added the do not merge label

[bgavrilMS]

Hi @DharshanBJ - can you please merge this PR or close it if it is not relevant?

[DharshanBJ]

Hi @DharshanBJ - can you please merge this PR or close it if it is not relevant? Hi @bgavrilMS , closing this, as its not longer relevant.