XBAP Support in IE Edge

Question

I was building an WPF Browser application as such it requires many client specific functionality.

During debugging when i tried to run this application in IE Edge it starts behaving in buggy way i.e. it keeps downloading XBAP file in recursion again & again but when I saw the folder it does not contain any XBAP file.

My application works perfectly fine in IE11, I am not sure if Microsoft have removed the support of XBAP from IE Edge ????

I am wishing to have it cross browser application, any guidance / help would be much appreciated.

Thanks & Regards, Srujal Kachhela

score 11 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 21 '19 at 07:25

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Edge does not support XBAP, and never will.

(I work on Edge)

edited Jan 21 '19 at 07:25

answered Aug 09 '15 at 00:08

Patrick

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then how am i suppose to create an web application supported by most of all versions of windows i.e. at least till XP :O, as such it will be mess then are there any other workaround for the same or any Idea ?? – Srujal Kachhela Aug 09 '15 at 06:55
by using standard web technologies, like most websites. – Patrick Aug 09 '15 at 16:10
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You can't do with standard web technologies what you can do with an xbap app, as an example access the serial ports, so it's not really an option – Gusman Aug 13 '15 at 16:15
@Patrick: can you confirm that XBAP will never be supported by Microsoft Edge or are we just waiting for a Windows Upgrade to fix this? – Dominique Aug 30 '17 at 07:22
it will never be supported. – Patrick Aug 30 '17 at 22:02
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Can you please explain why? – BYISHIMO Audace May 14 '19 at 07:36
Internet Explorer will die on 15th June 2022. Where can I run XBAP files? – kokbira Mar 15 '22 at 15:38
The bits will still exist. You can still run IE. It just will not get any kind of update, security or otherwise. – Patrick Mar 16 '22 at 01:35

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 07 '20 at 12:12

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Chronium based Edge supports XBAP

you need

msedge.admx in C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions

msedge.adml in C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions\en-US

run gpedit.msc and navigate to "Microsoft Edge"

"Configure Internet Explorer integration" --> Activate --> Option: "Internet Explorer mode" "Configure the Enterprise Mode Site List" --> Activate --> Option: point to a xml file like "file:///C:/EdgeSites.xml"

EdgeSites.xml

<site-list version="3">
    <created-by>
        <tool>EMIESiteListManager</tool>
        <version>10.0.14357.1004</version>
        <date-created>01/08/2020 14:09:07</date-created>
    </created-by>
    <site url="myurl.com/site1">
        <open-in>IE11</open-in>
    </site>
</site-list>

answered Feb 07 '20 at 12:12

Sail Fast

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What do you need to do if you don't have those files in PolicyDefinitions? – Coder14 Feb 20 '20 at 12:32
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I followed your instructions, but it still performs a download of the .xbap file instead of executing it. Any suggestions? – Simon Tribus Aug 24 '20 at 07:01
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@SimonTribus you need to add the url to trusted sites – NajiMakhoul Jan 23 '22 at 09:33
@Coder14 you can download the templates from https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/configure-microsoft-edge – NajiMakhoul Jan 23 '22 at 10:00

score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 23 '22 at 09:32

you can enable IE mode on Microsoft Edge (Chronium based)

Go to Edge browser settings and click on Default browser
Under the “Internet Explorer compatibility” section, turn on the “Allow sites to be reloaded in Internet Explorer mode” toggle switch
Click the Restart button.
Add your site to Internet Explorer mode pages

add your site to trusted sites : Control panel->Internet options -> Security tab -> select "Trusted site" and click on "Sites"

XBAP Support in IE Edge

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