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Question: An upgrade is required to use ArcGIS for Excel. Please install Microsoft Edge WebView2 control

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06-29-2022 09:00 AM
MrinmayeeBharadwaj
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Q: An upgrade is required to use ArcGIS for Excel. Please install Microsoft Edge WebView2 control.

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Solution:

Install Microsoft Edge with WebView2(Chromium-based) control.

Follow these steps to install:

  1. Ensure that the installed Microsoft Office version on your machine is greater than version 13530. Check for Office version -> Open Excel -> Go to File tab -> Account

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2. Install Edge Webview2 on your machine – https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/webview2/

3. Select Standalone x64 installer, download, then run the installer.

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4. Create this registry key “Win32WebView2” in your machine at this location  –

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\16.0\WEF\

5. Set its value to 1.

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6. Clear cache. Open Command prompt as administrator, and run the following command - rmdir /s /q "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Wef"

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7. Open Excel -> Go To ‘ArcGIS’ Tab – Show Map.

ArcGIS for Excel map opens without any warning message.

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