[Bug]: Playwright fails with Microsoft Edge 145 – browser closes immediately on Windows

[vornicma-cpp]

Version

1.57.0

Steps to reproduce

After upgrading Microsoft Edge to version 145.x, Playwright tests fail because the browser closes immediately after launch.

The error occurs during browser.newContext() execution: "browser.newContext: Target page, context or browser has been closed".

Reproduction Steps

1. Install Microsoft Edge version 145
2. Run Playwright tests using Edge channel
   const browser = await chromium.launch({
   slowMo: 0,
   headless: false,
   channel: 'msedge',
   args: ['--no-sandbox', '--no-zygote', '--disable-gpu'],
   });
   const context = await browser.newContext();
3. Check logs

Expected behavior

Playwright should launch Microsoft Edge and create a browser context successfully.

Actual behavior

Edge starts and closes immediately.
Tests fail with: "browser.newContext: Target page, context or browser has been closed "

Additional context

Edge launches normally outside Playwright.
Same configuration works with Edge 144.
Problem started after upgrading Edge 144 → 145.

Is Microsoft Edge 145 officially supported by the current Playwright version on Windows?

This appears to be a regression introduced in Edge 145.

Environment

Windows 11 x64
@playwright/test: latest

Failing version:Microsoft Edge 145.x

Working version:Microsoft Edge 144.x

[dgozman]

@vornicma-cpp I can't repro this with Playwright v1.57.0 and Microsoft Edge v145.0.3800.82 (Official build) (64-bit). Here is my repro script:

// script.mjs
import { chromium } from '@playwright/test';

const browser = await chromium.launch({
  slowMo: 0,
  headless: false,
  channel: 'msedge',
  args: ['--no-sandbox', '--no-zygote', '--disable-gpu'],
});
const context = await browser.newContext();
const page = await context.newPage();
console.log('launched', browser.version());