docs: document the WebView2 runtime requirement on Windows - #328
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Launching DashBeam on Windows with a missing or damaged Edge WebView2 Runtime does nothing at all: no window appears and no process shows in Task Manager. The installer and the portable build are both affected, so the failure looks like a crash even though the app never started. Add it to the Windows entry under 'The app won't open', next to the existing SmartScreen note, with the link to Microsoft's runtime download. Signed-off-by: hiro-nikaitou <vieteviete@proton.me>
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Included review availability: Your plan provides up to 8 included reviews per hour; 6 remain after this review. 📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe troubleshooting guide adds a Windows launch-failure case. It identifies a missing or damaged Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime as the cause and tells users to install it from Microsoft and launch the app again. ChangesWindows launch troubleshooting
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Suggested reviewers: Priority: ➖ Normal Change: Other · Severity of issue fixed: Medium Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to This adds a WebView2 recovery step for affected Windows launches without changing app behavior. The available evidence shows no material reason to hold this documentation change. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 1✅ Passed checks (1 passed)
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The Windows paragraph under The app won't open covers SmartScreen but not the other common reason a Windows launch looks like nothing happened: a missing or damaged Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime. In that case double-clicking the app produces no window and no process in Task Manager, so it reads as a crash even though the app never started. This adds that case to the existing Windows entry, with the link to Microsoft's runtime download.
Fixes #197
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