Support non-elevated installations of WebView2 #840
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Microsoft has changed the way their WebView2 installers work - by default the runtime is installed without administrator privileges. Registry paths are also changed (HKEY_CURRENT_USER instead of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, and no separate paths for 64-bit operating systems).
MicrosoftEdge/WebView2Feedback#2030
I've tested my changes with Win10 21H2, both 32-bit and 64-bit.