diff --git a/webview/lib/Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Core.dll b/webview/lib/Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Core.dll
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diff --git a/webview/lib/Microsoft.Web.WebView2.WinForms.dll b/webview/lib/Microsoft.Web.WebView2.WinForms.dll
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diff --git a/webview/lib/arm64/WebView2Loader.dll b/webview/lib/arm64/WebView2Loader.dll
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/webview/lib/x64/WebView2Loader.dll b/webview/lib/x64/WebView2Loader.dll
index 7448c76e..5230d045 100644
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diff --git a/webview/lib/x86/WebView2Loader.dll b/webview/lib/x86/WebView2Loader.dll
index e9df1fc0..c97f28fb 100644
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diff --git a/webview/platforms/edgechromium.py b/webview/platforms/edgechromium.py
index a41b48c9..77caef5b 100644
--- a/webview/platforms/edgechromium.py
+++ b/webview/platforms/edgechromium.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 """
-(C) 2014-2019 Roman Sirokov and contributors
+(C) 2014-2022 Roman Sirokov and contributors
 Licensed under BSD license
 
 http://github.com/r0x0r/pywebview/
@@ -12,12 +12,9 @@
 import json
 import webbrowser
 from threading import Semaphore
-from ctypes import windll
-from platform import architecture
 
 from webview import _debug, _user_agent
-from webview.serving import resolve_url
-from webview.util import parse_api_js, interop_dll_path, parse_file_type, inject_base_uri, default_html, js_bridge_call
+from webview.util import parse_api_js, interop_dll_path, default_html, js_bridge_call
 from webview.js import alert
 from webview.js.css import disable_text_select
 
@@ -29,16 +26,19 @@
 clr.AddReference('System.Threading')
 
 import System.Windows.Forms as WinForms
-from System import IntPtr, Int32, String, Action, Func, Type, Environment, Uri
-from System.Threading.Tasks import Task, TaskScheduler, TaskContinuationOptions
-from System.Drawing import Size, Point, Icon, Color, ColorTranslator, SizeF
+from System import  String, Action, Uri
+from System.Threading.Tasks import Task, TaskScheduler
+from System.Drawing import Color
 
-archpath = 'x64' if architecture()[0] == '64bit' else 'x86'
-os.environ['Path'] = interop_dll_path(archpath) + ';' + os.environ['Path']
 clr.AddReference(interop_dll_path('Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Core.dll'))
 clr.AddReference(interop_dll_path('Microsoft.Web.WebView2.WinForms.dll'))
+
 from Microsoft.Web.WebView2.WinForms import WebView2, CoreWebView2CreationProperties
-from Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Core import CoreWebView2Environment
+
+
+for platform in ('arm64', 'x64', 'x86'):
+    os.environ['Path'] += ';' + interop_dll_path(platform) 
+
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('pywebview')
 
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ def __init__(self, form, window):
         self.pywebview_window = window
         self.web_view = WebView2()
         props = CoreWebView2CreationProperties()
-        #props.UserDataFolder = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'profile')
         props.UserDataFolder = os.path.join(os.environ['LOCALAPPDATA'], 'pywebview')
         self.web_view.CreationProperties = props
         form.Controls.Add(self.web_view)
@@ -77,6 +76,7 @@ def __init__(self, form, window):
             self.html = default_html
             self.load_html(default_html, '')
 
+
     def evaluate_js(self, script, id, callback=None):
         def _callback(result):
             if callback is None:
@@ -133,6 +133,10 @@ def on_new_window_request(self, _, args):
         webbrowser.open(str(args.get_Uri()))
 
     def on_webview_ready(self, sender, args):
+        if not args.IsSuccess:
+            logger.error('WebView2 initialization failed with exception:\n ' + str(args.InitializationException))
+            return
+
         sender.CoreWebView2.NewWindowRequested += self.on_new_window_request
         settings = sender.CoreWebView2.Settings
         settings.AreDefaultContextMenusEnabled = _debug['mode']
@@ -150,6 +154,7 @@ def on_webview_ready(self, sender, args):
         if self.html:
             sender.CoreWebView2.NavigateToString(self.html)
 
+
     def on_navigation_start(self, sender, args):
         pass