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Does webview2 support same user in multiple session

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop

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No source file, test, or sample entry point is named. Start by reproducing the WebView2 launch in two sessions for the same user and inspect the userdata folder and timeout behavior. Done means documenting whether multiple sessions are supported and identifying the relevant configuration or limitation.

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Description

I have a multi session environment and there are 2 sessions for the same user. I can launch the webview2 program in the first session and but fails to launch the same webview2 program in the second session, it reports a timeout issue as follows:
This operation returned because the timeout period expired. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800705B4). The userdata folder is under "%userprofile%"

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