diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 05b39b2641..20a7065404 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ srcdir = @srcdir@
 top_srcdir = @top_srcdir@
 bindir = @bindir@
 libdir = @libdir@
-dlldir = @dlldir@
 datadir = @datadir@
 includedir = @includedir@
 DLLPREFIX = @DLLPREFIX@
@@ -14132,7 +14131,7 @@ clean: $(__clean_wxrc___depname)
 	-(cd samples && $(MAKE) clean)
 
 distclean: clean
-	rm -f config.cache config.log config.status bk-deps bk-make-pch Makefile
+	rm -f config.cache config.log config.status bk-deps bk-make-pch shared-ld-sh Makefile
 	-(cd samples && $(MAKE) distclean)
 
 @COND_wxUSE_REGEX_builtin@$(LIBDIRNAME)/$(LIBPREFIX)wxregex$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX)$(LIBEXT): $(WXREGEX_OBJECTS)
@@ -14228,12 +14227,12 @@ distclean: clean
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_1_SHARED_1@install_monodll: $(__monodll___depname)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_1_SHARED_1@	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_1_SHARED_1@	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(LIBPREFIX)wx_$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX).$(DLLIMP_SUFFIX) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
-@COND_MONOLITHIC_1_SHARED_1@	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3) $(DESTDIR)$(dlldir)
+@COND_MONOLITHIC_1_SHARED_1@	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_1_SHARED_1@	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) ; $(__monodll___so_symlinks_inst_cmd))
 
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_1_SHARED_1@uninstall_monodll: 
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_1_SHARED_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(LIBPREFIX)wx_$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX).$(DLLIMP_SUFFIX)
-@COND_MONOLITHIC_1_SHARED_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(dlldir)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3)
+@COND_MONOLITHIC_1_SHARED_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_1_SHARED_1@	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) ; $(__monodll___so_symlinks_uninst_cmd))
 
 @COND_USE_PCH_1@./.pch/wxprec_monodll/wx/wxprec.h.gch: 
@@ -14263,12 +14262,12 @@ distclean: clean
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1@install_basedll: $(__basedll___depname)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1@	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1@	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(LIBPREFIX)wx_base$(WXBASEPORT)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX).$(DLLIMP_SUFFIX) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
-@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1@	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIX)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3) $(DESTDIR)$(dlldir)
+@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1@	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIX)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1@	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) ; $(__basedll___so_symlinks_inst_cmd))
 
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1@uninstall_basedll: 
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(LIBPREFIX)wx_base$(WXBASEPORT)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX).$(DLLIMP_SUFFIX)
-@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(dlldir)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIX)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3)
+@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIX)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1@	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) ; $(__basedll___so_symlinks_uninst_cmd))
 
 @COND_USE_PCH_1@./.pch/wxprec_basedll/wx/wxprec.h.gch: 
@@ -14300,12 +14299,12 @@ distclean: clean
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1@install_netdll: $(__netdll___depname)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1@	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1@	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(LIBPREFIX)wx_base$(WXBASEPORT)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_net-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX).$(DLLIMP_SUFFIX) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
-@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1@	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIX)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_net$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3) $(DESTDIR)$(dlldir)
+@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1@	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIX)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_net$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1@	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) ; $(__netdll___so_symlinks_inst_cmd))
 
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1@uninstall_netdll: 
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(LIBPREFIX)wx_base$(WXBASEPORT)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_net-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX).$(DLLIMP_SUFFIX)
-@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(dlldir)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIX)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_net$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3)
+@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIX)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_net$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1@	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) ; $(__netdll___so_symlinks_uninst_cmd))
 
 @COND_USE_PCH_1@./.pch/wxprec_netdll/wx/wxprec.h.gch: 
@@ -14337,12 +14336,12 @@ distclean: clean
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1@install_coredll: $(__coredll___depname)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1@	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1@	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(LIBPREFIX)wx_$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_core-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX).$(DLLIMP_SUFFIX) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
-@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1@	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_core$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3) $(DESTDIR)$(dlldir)
+@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1@	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_core$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1@	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) ; $(__coredll___so_symlinks_inst_cmd))
 
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1@uninstall_coredll: 
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(LIBPREFIX)wx_$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_core-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX).$(DLLIMP_SUFFIX)
-@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(dlldir)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_core$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3)
+@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_core$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1@	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) ; $(__coredll___so_symlinks_uninst_cmd))
 
 @COND_USE_PCH_1@./.pch/wxprec_coredll/wx/wxprec.h.gch: 
@@ -14374,12 +14373,12 @@ distclean: clean
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1@install_advdll: $(__advdll___depname)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1@	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1@	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(LIBPREFIX)wx_$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_adv-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX).$(DLLIMP_SUFFIX) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
-@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1@	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_adv$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3) $(DESTDIR)$(dlldir)
+@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1@	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_adv$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1@	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) ; $(__advdll___so_symlinks_inst_cmd))
 
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1@uninstall_advdll: 
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(LIBPREFIX)wx_$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_adv-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX).$(DLLIMP_SUFFIX)
-@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(dlldir)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_adv$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3)
+@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_adv$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1@	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) ; $(__advdll___so_symlinks_uninst_cmd))
 
 @COND_USE_PCH_1@./.pch/wxprec_advdll/wx/wxprec.h.gch: 
@@ -14411,12 +14410,12 @@ distclean: clean
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_MEDIA_1@install_mediadll: $(__mediadll___depname)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_MEDIA_1@	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_MEDIA_1@	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(LIBPREFIX)wx_$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_media-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX).$(DLLIMP_SUFFIX) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
-@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_MEDIA_1@	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_media$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3) $(DESTDIR)$(dlldir)
+@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_MEDIA_1@	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_media$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_MEDIA_1@	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) ; $(__mediadll___so_symlinks_inst_cmd))
 
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_MEDIA_1@uninstall_mediadll: 
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_MEDIA_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(LIBPREFIX)wx_$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_media-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX).$(DLLIMP_SUFFIX)
-@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_MEDIA_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(dlldir)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_media$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3)
+@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_MEDIA_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_media$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_MEDIA_1@	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) ; $(__mediadll___so_symlinks_uninst_cmd))
 
 @COND_USE_PCH_1@./.pch/wxprec_mediadll/wx/wxprec.h.gch: 
@@ -14448,12 +14447,12 @@ distclean: clean
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_HTML_1@install_htmldll: $(__htmldll___depname)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_HTML_1@	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_HTML_1@	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(LIBPREFIX)wx_$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_html-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX).$(DLLIMP_SUFFIX) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
-@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_HTML_1@	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_html$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3) $(DESTDIR)$(dlldir)
+@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_HTML_1@	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_html$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_HTML_1@	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) ; $(__htmldll___so_symlinks_inst_cmd))
 
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_HTML_1@uninstall_htmldll: 
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_HTML_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(LIBPREFIX)wx_$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_html-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX).$(DLLIMP_SUFFIX)
-@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_HTML_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(dlldir)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_html$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3)
+@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_HTML_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_html$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_HTML_1@	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) ; $(__htmldll___so_symlinks_uninst_cmd))
 
 @COND_USE_PCH_1@./.pch/wxprec_htmldll/wx/wxprec.h.gch: 
@@ -14477,7 +14476,7 @@ distclean: clean
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_USE_HTML_1@wxhtml: $(____wxhtml_namedll_DEP) $(____wxhtml_namelib_DEP)
 
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_WEBVIEW_1@$(LIBDIRNAME)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_webview$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3): $(WEBVIEWDLL_OBJECTS) $(__wxexpat___depname) $(__wxzlib___depname) $(__wxregex___depname) $(__wxtiff___depname) $(__wxjpeg___depname) $(__wxpng___depname) $(__wxscintilla___depname) $(__coredll___depname) $(__basedll___depname) $(__webviewdll___win32rc)
-@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_WEBVIEW_1@	$(SHARED_LD_CXX) $@ $(WEBVIEWDLL_OBJECTS) -L$(LIBDIRNAME) -L$(LIBDIRNAME)    -L$(LIBDIRNAME) $(__webviewdll___macinstnamecmd) $(__webviewdll___importlib) $(__webviewdll___soname_flags) $(WXMACVERSION_CMD) $(LDFLAGS)  $(WX_LDFLAGS) $(__LIB_TIFF_p) $(__LIB_JPEG_p) $(__LIB_PNG_p)  $(EXTRALIBS_FOR_GUI) $(__LIB_ZLIB_p) $(__LIB_REGEX_p) $(__LIB_EXPAT_p) $(EXTRALIBS_FOR_BASE) -lwx_$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_core-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX) -lwx_base$(WXBASEPORT)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX) $(EXTRALIBS_WEBVIEW) $(LIBS)
+@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_WEBVIEW_1@	$(SHARED_LD_CXX) $@ $(WEBVIEWDLL_OBJECTS) -L$(LIBDIRNAME) -L$(LIBDIRNAME)    -L$(LIBDIRNAME) $(__webviewdll___macinstnamecmd) $(__webviewdll___importlib) $(__webviewdll___soname_flags) $(WXMACVERSION_CMD)  $(LDFLAGS)  $(WX_LDFLAGS) $(__LIB_TIFF_p) $(__LIB_JPEG_p) $(__LIB_PNG_p)  $(EXTRALIBS_FOR_GUI) $(__LIB_ZLIB_p) $(__LIB_REGEX_p) $(__LIB_EXPAT_p) $(EXTRALIBS_FOR_BASE) -lwx_$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_core-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX) -lwx_base$(WXBASEPORT)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX) $(EXTRALIBS_WEBVIEW) $(LIBS)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_WEBVIEW_1@	$(DYLIB_RPATH_POSTLINK)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_WEBVIEW_1@	
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_WEBVIEW_1@	$(__webviewdll___so_symlinks_cmd)
@@ -14485,12 +14484,12 @@ distclean: clean
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_WEBVIEW_1@install_webviewdll: $(__webviewdll___depname)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_WEBVIEW_1@	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_WEBVIEW_1@	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(LIBPREFIX)wx_$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_webview-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX).$(DLLIMP_SUFFIX) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
-@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_WEBVIEW_1@	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_webview$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3) $(DESTDIR)$(dlldir)
+@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_WEBVIEW_1@	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_webview$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_WEBVIEW_1@	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) ; $(__webviewdll___so_symlinks_inst_cmd))
 
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_WEBVIEW_1@uninstall_webviewdll: 
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_WEBVIEW_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(LIBPREFIX)wx_$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_webview-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX).$(DLLIMP_SUFFIX)
-@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_WEBVIEW_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(dlldir)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_webview$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3)
+@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_WEBVIEW_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_webview$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_WEBVIEW_1@	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) ; $(__webviewdll___so_symlinks_uninst_cmd))
 
 @COND_USE_PCH_1@./.pch/wxprec_webviewdll/wx/wxprec.h.gch: 
@@ -14522,12 +14521,12 @@ distclean: clean
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_QA_1@install_qadll: $(__qadll___depname)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_QA_1@	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_QA_1@	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(LIBPREFIX)wx_$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_qa-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX).$(DLLIMP_SUFFIX) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
-@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_QA_1@	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_qa$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3) $(DESTDIR)$(dlldir)
+@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_QA_1@	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_qa$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_QA_1@	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) ; $(__qadll___so_symlinks_inst_cmd))
 
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_QA_1@uninstall_qadll: 
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_QA_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(LIBPREFIX)wx_$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_qa-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX).$(DLLIMP_SUFFIX)
-@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_QA_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(dlldir)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_qa$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3)
+@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_QA_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_qa$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_QA_1@	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) ; $(__qadll___so_symlinks_uninst_cmd))
 
 @COND_USE_PCH_1@./.pch/wxprec_qadll/wx/wxprec.h.gch: 
@@ -14559,12 +14558,12 @@ distclean: clean
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_XML_1@install_xmldll: $(__xmldll___depname)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_XML_1@	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_XML_1@	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(LIBPREFIX)wx_base$(WXBASEPORT)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_xml-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX).$(DLLIMP_SUFFIX) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
-@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_XML_1@	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIX)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_xml$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3) $(DESTDIR)$(dlldir)
+@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_XML_1@	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIX)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_xml$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_XML_1@	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) ; $(__xmldll___so_symlinks_inst_cmd))
 
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_XML_1@uninstall_xmldll: 
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_XML_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(LIBPREFIX)wx_base$(WXBASEPORT)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_xml-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX).$(DLLIMP_SUFFIX)
-@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_XML_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(dlldir)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIX)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_xml$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3)
+@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_XML_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIX)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_xml$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_XML_1@	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) ; $(__xmldll___so_symlinks_uninst_cmd))
 
 @COND_USE_PCH_1@./.pch/wxprec_xmldll/wx/wxprec.h.gch: 
@@ -14596,12 +14595,12 @@ distclean: clean
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_XML_1_USE_XRC_1@install_xrcdll: $(__xrcdll___depname)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_XML_1_USE_XRC_1@	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_XML_1_USE_XRC_1@	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(LIBPREFIX)wx_$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_xrc-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX).$(DLLIMP_SUFFIX) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
-@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_XML_1_USE_XRC_1@	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_xrc$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3) $(DESTDIR)$(dlldir)
+@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_XML_1_USE_XRC_1@	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_xrc$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_XML_1_USE_XRC_1@	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) ; $(__xrcdll___so_symlinks_inst_cmd))
 
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_XML_1_USE_XRC_1@uninstall_xrcdll: 
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_XML_1_USE_XRC_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(LIBPREFIX)wx_$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_xrc-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX).$(DLLIMP_SUFFIX)
-@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_XML_1_USE_XRC_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(dlldir)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_xrc$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3)
+@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_XML_1_USE_XRC_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_xrc$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_XML_1_USE_XRC_1@	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) ; $(__xrcdll___so_symlinks_uninst_cmd))
 
 @COND_USE_PCH_1@./.pch/wxprec_xrcdll/wx/wxprec.h.gch: 
@@ -14633,12 +14632,12 @@ distclean: clean
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_AUI_1@install_auidll: $(__auidll___depname)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_AUI_1@	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_AUI_1@	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(LIBPREFIX)wx_$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_aui-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX).$(DLLIMP_SUFFIX) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
-@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_AUI_1@	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_aui$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3) $(DESTDIR)$(dlldir)
+@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_AUI_1@	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_aui$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_AUI_1@	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) ; $(__auidll___so_symlinks_inst_cmd))
 
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_AUI_1@uninstall_auidll: 
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_AUI_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(LIBPREFIX)wx_$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_aui-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX).$(DLLIMP_SUFFIX)
-@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_AUI_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(dlldir)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_aui$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3)
+@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_AUI_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_aui$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_AUI_1@	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) ; $(__auidll___so_symlinks_uninst_cmd))
 
 @COND_USE_PCH_1@./.pch/wxprec_auidll/wx/wxprec.h.gch: 
@@ -14670,12 +14669,12 @@ distclean: clean
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_RIBBON_1@install_ribbondll: $(__ribbondll___depname)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_RIBBON_1@	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_RIBBON_1@	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(LIBPREFIX)wx_$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_ribbon-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX).$(DLLIMP_SUFFIX) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
-@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_RIBBON_1@	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_ribbon$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3) $(DESTDIR)$(dlldir)
+@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_RIBBON_1@	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_ribbon$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_RIBBON_1@	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) ; $(__ribbondll___so_symlinks_inst_cmd))
 
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_RIBBON_1@uninstall_ribbondll: 
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_RIBBON_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(LIBPREFIX)wx_$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_ribbon-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX).$(DLLIMP_SUFFIX)
-@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_RIBBON_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(dlldir)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_ribbon$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3)
+@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_RIBBON_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_ribbon$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_RIBBON_1@	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) ; $(__ribbondll___so_symlinks_uninst_cmd))
 
 @COND_USE_PCH_1@./.pch/wxprec_ribbondll/wx/wxprec.h.gch: 
@@ -14707,12 +14706,12 @@ distclean: clean
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_PROPGRID_1@install_propgriddll: $(__propgriddll___depname)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_PROPGRID_1@	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_PROPGRID_1@	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(LIBPREFIX)wx_$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_propgrid-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX).$(DLLIMP_SUFFIX) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
-@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_PROPGRID_1@	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_propgrid$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3) $(DESTDIR)$(dlldir)
+@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_PROPGRID_1@	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_propgrid$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_PROPGRID_1@	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) ; $(__propgriddll___so_symlinks_inst_cmd))
 
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_PROPGRID_1@uninstall_propgriddll: 
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_PROPGRID_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(LIBPREFIX)wx_$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_propgrid-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX).$(DLLIMP_SUFFIX)
-@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_PROPGRID_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(dlldir)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_propgrid$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3)
+@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_PROPGRID_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_propgrid$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_PROPGRID_1@	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) ; $(__propgriddll___so_symlinks_uninst_cmd))
 
 @COND_USE_PCH_1@./.pch/wxprec_propgriddll/wx/wxprec.h.gch: 
@@ -14744,12 +14743,12 @@ distclean: clean
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_RICHTEXT_1_USE_XML_1@install_richtextdll: $(__richtextdll___depname)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_RICHTEXT_1_USE_XML_1@	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_RICHTEXT_1_USE_XML_1@	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(LIBPREFIX)wx_$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_richtext-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX).$(DLLIMP_SUFFIX) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
-@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_RICHTEXT_1_USE_XML_1@	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_richtext$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3) $(DESTDIR)$(dlldir)
+@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_RICHTEXT_1_USE_XML_1@	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_richtext$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_RICHTEXT_1_USE_XML_1@	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) ; $(__richtextdll___so_symlinks_inst_cmd))
 
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_RICHTEXT_1_USE_XML_1@uninstall_richtextdll: 
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_RICHTEXT_1_USE_XML_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(LIBPREFIX)wx_$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_richtext-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX).$(DLLIMP_SUFFIX)
-@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_RICHTEXT_1_USE_XML_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(dlldir)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_richtext$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3)
+@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_RICHTEXT_1_USE_XML_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_richtext$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_RICHTEXT_1_USE_XML_1@	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) ; $(__richtextdll___so_symlinks_uninst_cmd))
 
 @COND_USE_PCH_1@./.pch/wxprec_richtextdll/wx/wxprec.h.gch: 
@@ -14781,12 +14780,12 @@ distclean: clean
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_STC_1@install_stcdll: $(__stcdll___depname)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_STC_1@	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_STC_1@	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(LIBPREFIX)wx_$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_stc-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX).$(DLLIMP_SUFFIX) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
-@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_STC_1@	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_stc$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3) $(DESTDIR)$(dlldir)
+@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_STC_1@	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_stc$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_STC_1@	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) ; $(__stcdll___so_symlinks_inst_cmd))
 
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_STC_1@uninstall_stcdll: 
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_STC_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(LIBPREFIX)wx_$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_stc-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX).$(DLLIMP_SUFFIX)
-@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_STC_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(dlldir)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_stc$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3)
+@COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_STC_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_stc$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_STC_1@	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) ; $(__stcdll___so_symlinks_uninst_cmd))
 
 @COND_USE_PCH_1@./.pch/wxprec_stcdll/wx/wxprec.h.gch: 
@@ -14818,12 +14817,12 @@ distclean: clean
 @COND_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_OPENGL_1@install_gldll: $(__gldll___depname)
 @COND_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_OPENGL_1@	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 @COND_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_OPENGL_1@	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(LIBPREFIX)wx_$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_gl-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX).$(DLLIMP_SUFFIX) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
-@COND_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_OPENGL_1@	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_gl$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3) $(DESTDIR)$(dlldir)
+@COND_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_OPENGL_1@	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(LIBDIRNAME)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_gl$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 @COND_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_OPENGL_1@	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) ; $(__gldll___so_symlinks_inst_cmd))
 
 @COND_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_OPENGL_1@uninstall_gldll: 
 @COND_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_OPENGL_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(LIBPREFIX)wx_$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_gl-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX).$(DLLIMP_SUFFIX)
-@COND_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_OPENGL_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(dlldir)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_gl$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3)
+@COND_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_OPENGL_1@	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_gl$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3)
 @COND_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_OPENGL_1@	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) ; $(__gldll___so_symlinks_uninst_cmd))
 
 @COND_USE_PCH_1@./.pch/wxprec_gldll/wx/wxprec.h.gch: 
diff --git a/build/bakefiles/multilib.bkl b/build/bakefiles/multilib.bkl
index bdd73265b2..8627d538b7 100644
--- a/build/bakefiles/multilib.bkl
+++ b/build/bakefiles/multilib.bkl
@@ -184,6 +184,22 @@
         <if cond="TOOLKIT=='MSW' and IS_MSVC=='0'">$(TOP_SRCDIR)include/wx/msw/wrl</if>
     </set>
 
+    <set var="webview_additional_libdirs_arch">
+        <if cond="TARGET_CPU=='amd64'">x64</if>
+        <if cond="TARGET_CPU=='AMD64'">x64</if>
+        <if cond="TARGET_CPU=='arm64'">arm64</if>
+        <if cond="TARGET_CPU=='ARM64'">arm64</if>
+        <if cond="TARGET_CPU=='x64'">x64</if>
+        <if cond="TARGET_CPU=='X64'">x64</if>
+        <if cond="TARGET_CPU=='x86'">x86</if>
+        <if cond="TARGET_CPU=='X86'">x86</if>
+        <if cond="TARGET_CPU==''">x86</if>
+    </set>
+
+    <set var="webview_additional_libdirs">
+        <if cond="IS_MSVC=='1' and TOOLKIT=='MSW'">$(TOP_SRCDIR)3rdparty/webview2/build/native/$(webview_additional_libdirs_arch)</if>
+    </set>
+
     <set var="webview_edge_pragma_warning">
         <if cond="TOOLKIT=='MSW' and IS_MSVC=='0'">-Wno-unknown-pragmas</if>
     </set>
@@ -195,6 +211,7 @@
         <sources>$(WEBVIEW_SRC)</sources>
         <library>coredll</library>
         <library>basedll</library>
+        <lib-path>$(webview_additional_libdirs)</lib-path>
         <ldlibs>$(EXTRALIBS_WEBVIEW)</ldlibs>
         <msvc-headers>$(WEBVIEW_HDR)</msvc-headers>
         <include>$(webview_additional_include_wrl)</include>
@@ -208,6 +225,7 @@
         <msvc-headers>$(WEBVIEW_HDR)</msvc-headers>
         <include>$(webview_additional_include_wrl)</include>
         <include>$(webview_additional_include)</include>
+        <lib-path>$(webview_additional_libdirs)</lib-path>
         <cxxflags-mingw>$(webview_edge_pragma_warning)</cxxflags-mingw>
     </lib>
 
diff --git a/build/cmake/lib/webview/CMakeLists.txt b/build/cmake/lib/webview/CMakeLists.txt
index 70e8dcdb79..024475eb3f 100644
--- a/build/cmake/lib/webview/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/build/cmake/lib/webview/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -87,7 +87,12 @@ elseif(WXMSW)
             endif()
         endif()
 
-        wx_webview_copy_webview2_loader(wxwebview)
+        if (wxUSE_WEBVIEW_EDGE_STATIC)
+            target_link_directories(wxwebview PUBLIC "${WEBVIEW2_PACKAGE_DIR}/build/native/$(LibrariesArchitecture)/")
+        else()
+            wx_webview_copy_webview2_loader(wxwebview)
+        endif()
+
     endif()
 elseif(WXGTK)
     if(LIBSOUP_FOUND)
diff --git a/build/cmake/options.cmake b/build/cmake/options.cmake
index 241aa4bed1..70193f755d 100644
--- a/build/cmake/options.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/options.cmake
@@ -477,6 +477,7 @@ if(WIN32)
     wx_option(wxUSE_TASKBARICON_BALLOONS "enable wxTaskBarIcon::ShowBalloon() method (Win32 only)")
     wx_option(wxUSE_UXTHEME "enable support for Windows XP themed look (Win32 only)")
     wx_option(wxUSE_WEBVIEW_EDGE "use wxWebView Edge (Chromium) backend (Windows 7+ only)" ${wxUSE_WEBVIEW_EDGE_DEFAULT})
+    wx_option(wxUSE_WEBVIEW_EDGE_STATIC "use wxWebView Edge with static loader" OFF)
     wx_option(wxUSE_WEBVIEW_IE "use wxWebView IE backend (Win32 only)")
     wx_option(wxUSE_WINRT "enable WinRT support" ${wxUSE_WINRT_DEFAULT})
     wx_option(wxUSE_WXDIB "use wxDIB class (Win32 only)")
diff --git a/build/cmake/setup.h.in b/build/cmake/setup.h.in
index 496fa988ee..42ab868fa8 100644
--- a/build/cmake/setup.h.in
+++ b/build/cmake/setup.h.in
@@ -332,6 +332,8 @@
 
 #cmakedefine01 wxUSE_WEBVIEW_EDGE
 
+#cmakedefine01 wxUSE_WEBVIEW_EDGE_STATIC
+
 #if (defined(__WXGTK__) && !defined(__WXGTK3__)) || defined(__WXOSX__)
 #cmakedefine01 wxUSE_WEBVIEW_WEBKIT
 #else
diff --git a/build/msw/makefile.gcc b/build/msw/makefile.gcc
index 2443d1d9ec..23025a287a 100644
--- a/build/msw/makefile.gcc
+++ b/build/msw/makefile.gcc
@@ -5630,7 +5630,7 @@ ifeq ($(USE_WEBVIEW),1)
 $(LIBDIRNAME)\wx$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WX_VERSION_NODOT)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_webview$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG).dll: $(WEBVIEWDLL_OBJECTS) $(LIBDIRNAME)\libwxexpat$(WXDEBUGFLAG).a $(LIBDIRNAME)\libwxzlib$(WXDEBUGFLAG).a $(LIBDIRNAME)\libwxregex$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG).a $(__wxtiff___depname) $(__wxjpeg___depname) $(__wxpng___depname) $(__wxscintilla) $(__coredll___depname) $(__basedll___depname) $(OBJS)\webviewdll_version_rc.o
 	$(foreach f,$(subst \,/,$(WEBVIEWDLL_OBJECTS)),$(shell echo $f >> $(subst \,/,$@).rsp.tmp))
 	@move /y $@.rsp.tmp $@.rsp >nul
-	$(CXX) $(LINK_DLL_FLAGS) -fPIC -o $@ @$@.rsp  $(__DEBUGINFO) $(__THREADSFLAG) -L$(LIBDIRNAME) -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIRNAME)\libwx$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WX_RELEASE_NODOT)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_webview.a $(____CAIRO_LIBDIR_FILENAMES) $(LDFLAGS)  $(__LIB_TIFF_p) $(__LIB_JPEG_p) $(__LIB_PNG_p)   -lwxzlib$(WXDEBUGFLAG) -lwxregex$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG) -lwxexpat$(WXDEBUGFLAG) $(EXTRALIBS_FOR_BASE) $(__CAIRO_LIB_p) -lkernel32 -luser32 -lgdi32 -lcomdlg32 -lwinspool -lwinmm -lshell32 -lshlwapi -lcomctl32 -lole32 -loleaut32 -luuid -lrpcrt4 -ladvapi32 -lversion -lws2_32 -lwininet -loleacc -luxtheme $(LIBDIRNAME)\libwx$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WX_RELEASE_NODOT)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_core.a $(LIBDIRNAME)\libwxbase$(WX_RELEASE_NODOT)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR).a
+	$(CXX) $(LINK_DLL_FLAGS) -fPIC -o $@ @$@.rsp  $(__DEBUGINFO) $(__THREADSFLAG) -L$(LIBDIRNAME) -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIRNAME)\libwx$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WX_RELEASE_NODOT)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_webview.a $(____CAIRO_LIBDIR_FILENAMES)  $(LDFLAGS)  $(__LIB_TIFF_p) $(__LIB_JPEG_p) $(__LIB_PNG_p)   -lwxzlib$(WXDEBUGFLAG) -lwxregex$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG) -lwxexpat$(WXDEBUGFLAG) $(EXTRALIBS_FOR_BASE) $(__CAIRO_LIB_p) -lkernel32 -luser32 -lgdi32 -lcomdlg32 -lwinspool -lwinmm -lshell32 -lshlwapi -lcomctl32 -lole32 -loleaut32 -luuid -lrpcrt4 -ladvapi32 -lversion -lws2_32 -lwininet -loleacc -luxtheme $(LIBDIRNAME)\libwx$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WX_RELEASE_NODOT)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_core.a $(LIBDIRNAME)\libwxbase$(WX_RELEASE_NODOT)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR).a
 	@-del $@.rsp
 endif
 endif
diff --git a/build/msw/makefile.vc b/build/msw/makefile.vc
index 7bd95294a3..9a8bfcc6dd 100644
--- a/build/msw/makefile.vc
+++ b/build/msw/makefile.vc
@@ -5328,6 +5328,33 @@ __RUNTIME_LIBS_333 = D
 !if "$(RUNTIME_LIBS)" == "static"
 __RUNTIME_LIBS_333 = $(__THREADSFLAG)
 !endif
+!if "$(TARGET_CPU)" == "amd64"
+__webview_additional_libdirs_arch_FILENAMES = x64
+!endif
+!if "$(TARGET_CPU)" == "AMD64"
+__webview_additional_libdirs_arch_FILENAMES = x64
+!endif
+!if "$(TARGET_CPU)" == "arm64"
+__webview_additional_libdirs_arch_FILENAMES = arm64
+!endif
+!if "$(TARGET_CPU)" == "ARM64"
+__webview_additional_libdirs_arch_FILENAMES = arm64
+!endif
+!if "$(TARGET_CPU)" == "x64"
+__webview_additional_libdirs_arch_FILENAMES = x64
+!endif
+!if "$(TARGET_CPU)" == "X64"
+__webview_additional_libdirs_arch_FILENAMES = x64
+!endif
+!if "$(TARGET_CPU)" == "x86"
+__webview_additional_libdirs_arch_FILENAMES = x86
+!endif
+!if "$(TARGET_CPU)" == "X86"
+__webview_additional_libdirs_arch_FILENAMES = x86
+!endif
+!if "$(TARGET_CPU)" == ""
+__webview_additional_libdirs_arch_FILENAMES = x86
+!endif
 !if "$(MONOLITHIC)" == "0" && "$(SHARED)" == "0" && "$(USE_GUI)" == "1" && "$(USE_WEBVIEW)" == "1"
 __webviewlib___depname = \
 	$(LIBDIRNAME)\wx$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WX_RELEASE_NODOT)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_webview.lib
@@ -6208,7 +6235,7 @@ wxhtml: $(____wxhtml_namedll_DEP) $(____wxhtml_namelib_DEP)
 
 !if "$(MONOLITHIC)" == "0" && "$(SHARED)" == "1" && "$(USE_GUI)" == "1" && "$(USE_WEBVIEW)" == "1"
 $(LIBDIRNAME)\wx$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WX_VERSION_NODOT)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_webview$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG).dll: $(OBJS)\webviewdll_dummy.obj  $(WEBVIEWDLL_OBJECTS) $(LIBDIRNAME)\wxexpat$(WXDEBUGFLAG).lib $(LIBDIRNAME)\wxzlib$(WXDEBUGFLAG).lib $(LIBDIRNAME)\wxregex$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG).lib $(__wxtiff___depname) $(__wxjpeg___depname) $(__wxpng___depname) $(__wxscintilla) $(__coredll___depname) $(__basedll___depname) $(OBJS)\webviewdll_version.res
-	link /DLL /NOLOGO /OUT:$@  $(__DEBUGINFO_6) /pdb:"$(LIBDIRNAME)\wx$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WX_VERSION_NODOT)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_webview$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG).pdb" $(__DEBUGINFO_325)  $(LINK_TARGET_CPU) /LIBPATH:$(LIBDIRNAME) $(____CAIRO_LIBDIR_FILENAMES) $(LDFLAGS) @<<
+	link /DLL /NOLOGO /OUT:$@  $(__DEBUGINFO_6) /pdb:"$(LIBDIRNAME)\wx$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WX_VERSION_NODOT)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_webview$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG).pdb" $(__DEBUGINFO_325)  $(LINK_TARGET_CPU) /LIBPATH:$(LIBDIRNAME) $(____CAIRO_LIBDIR_FILENAMES) /LIBPATH:..\..\3rdparty\webview2\build\native\$(__webview_additional_libdirs_arch_FILENAMES) $(LDFLAGS) @<<
 	$(WEBVIEWDLL_OBJECTS) $(WEBVIEWDLL_RESOURCES)  $(__LIB_TIFF_p) $(__LIB_JPEG_p) $(__LIB_PNG_p)   wxzlib$(WXDEBUGFLAG).lib wxregex$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG).lib wxexpat$(WXDEBUGFLAG).lib $(EXTRALIBS_FOR_BASE) $(__CAIRO_LIB_p) kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib comdlg32.lib winspool.lib winmm.lib shell32.lib shlwapi.lib comctl32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib rpcrt4.lib advapi32.lib version.lib ws2_32.lib wininet.lib $(LIBDIRNAME)\wx$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WX_RELEASE_NODOT)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_core.lib $(LIBDIRNAME)\wxbase$(WX_RELEASE_NODOT)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR).lib  /IMPLIB:$(LIBDIRNAME)\wx$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WX_RELEASE_NODOT)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_webview.lib
 <<
 !endif
diff --git a/build/msw/wx_vc8_webview.vcproj b/build/msw/wx_vc8_webview.vcproj
index 5c176fc680..513dd8489c 100644
--- a/build/msw/wx_vc8_webview.vcproj
+++ b/build/msw/wx_vc8_webview.vcproj
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@
 				LinkIncremental="2"
 				ImportLibrary="..\..\lib\vc_dll\wxmsw31ud_webview.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\lib\vc_dll"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\lib\vc_dll;..\..\3rdparty\webview2\build\native\x86"
 				GenerateManifest="true"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile="..\..\lib\vc_dll\wxmsw316ud_webview_vc_custom.pdb"
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@
 				LinkIncremental="1"
 				ImportLibrary="..\..\lib\vc_dll\wxmsw31u_webview.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\lib\vc_dll"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\lib\vc_dll;..\..\3rdparty\webview2\build\native\x86"
 				GenerateManifest="true"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile="..\..\lib\vc_dll\wxmsw316u_webview_vc_custom.pdb"
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@
 				LinkIncremental="2"
 				ImportLibrary="..\..\lib\vc_x64_dll\wxmsw31ud_webview.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\lib\vc_x64_dll"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\lib\vc_x64_dll;..\..\3rdparty\webview2\build\native\x86"
 				GenerateManifest="true"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile="..\..\lib\vc_x64_dll\wxmsw316ud_webview_vc_custom.pdb"
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@
 				LinkIncremental="1"
 				ImportLibrary="..\..\lib\vc_x64_dll\wxmsw31u_webview.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\lib\vc_x64_dll"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\lib\vc_x64_dll;..\..\3rdparty\webview2\build\native\x86"
 				GenerateManifest="true"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile="..\..\lib\vc_x64_dll\wxmsw316u_webview_vc_custom.pdb"
diff --git a/build/msw/wx_vc9_webview.vcproj b/build/msw/wx_vc9_webview.vcproj
index 5796a60335..c430269f83 100644
--- a/build/msw/wx_vc9_webview.vcproj
+++ b/build/msw/wx_vc9_webview.vcproj
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
 				LinkIncremental="2"
 				ImportLibrary="..\..\lib\vc_dll\wxmsw31ud_webview.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\lib\vc_dll"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\lib\vc_dll;..\..\3rdparty\webview2\build\native\x86"
 				GenerateManifest="true"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile="..\..\lib\vc_dll\wxmsw316ud_webview_vc_custom.pdb"
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@
 				LinkIncremental="1"
 				ImportLibrary="..\..\lib\vc_dll\wxmsw31u_webview.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\lib\vc_dll"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\lib\vc_dll;..\..\3rdparty\webview2\build\native\x86"
 				GenerateManifest="true"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile="..\..\lib\vc_dll\wxmsw316u_webview_vc_custom.pdb"
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@
 				LinkIncremental="2"
 				ImportLibrary="..\..\lib\vc_x64_dll\wxmsw31ud_webview.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\lib\vc_x64_dll"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\lib\vc_x64_dll;..\..\3rdparty\webview2\build\native\x86"
 				GenerateManifest="true"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile="..\..\lib\vc_x64_dll\wxmsw316ud_webview_vc_custom.pdb"
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@
 				LinkIncremental="1"
 				ImportLibrary="..\..\lib\vc_x64_dll\wxmsw31u_webview.lib"
 				SuppressStartupBanner="true"
-				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\lib\vc_x64_dll"
+				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="..\..\lib\vc_x64_dll;..\..\3rdparty\webview2\build\native\x86"
 				GenerateManifest="true"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
 				ProgramDatabaseFile="..\..\lib\vc_x64_dll\wxmsw316u_webview_vc_custom.pdb"
diff --git a/build/msw/wx_webview.vcxproj b/build/msw/wx_webview.vcxproj
index 2e651b9927..1a0a5c6041 100644
--- a/build/msw/wx_webview.vcxproj
+++ b/build/msw/wx_webview.vcxproj
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@
       <AdditionalDependencies>wxtiff$(wxSuffixDebug).lib;wxjpeg$(wxSuffixDebug).lib;wxpng$(wxSuffixDebug).lib;wxzlib$(wxSuffixDebug).lib;wxregex$(wxSuffix).lib;wxexpat$(wxSuffixDebug).lib;$(wxToolkitLibNamePrefix)core.lib;$(wxBaseLibNamePrefix).lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <ImportLibrary>$(OutDir)$(wxToolkitLibNamePrefix)$(ProjectName).lib</ImportLibrary>
       <SuppressStartupBanner>true</SuppressStartupBanner>
-      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(OutDir);%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
+      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(OutDir);..\..\3rdparty\webview2\build\native\$(LibrariesArchitecture);%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
     </Link>
     <Bscmake>
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@
       <AdditionalDependencies>wxtiff$(wxSuffixDebug).lib;wxjpeg$(wxSuffixDebug).lib;wxpng$(wxSuffixDebug).lib;wxzlib$(wxSuffixDebug).lib;wxregex$(wxSuffix).lib;wxexpat$(wxSuffixDebug).lib;$(wxToolkitLibNamePrefix)core.lib;$(wxBaseLibNamePrefix).lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <ImportLibrary>$(OutDir)$(wxToolkitLibNamePrefix)$(ProjectName).lib</ImportLibrary>
       <SuppressStartupBanner>true</SuppressStartupBanner>
-      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(OutDir);%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
+      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>$(OutDir);..\..\3rdparty\webview2\build\native\$(LibrariesArchitecture);%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>false</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
       <EnableCOMDATFolding>true</EnableCOMDATFolding>
diff --git a/include/wx/android/setup.h b/include/wx/android/setup.h
index d3af98775a..3ecdb97159 100644
--- a/include/wx/android/setup.h
+++ b/include/wx/android/setup.h
@@ -802,6 +802,13 @@
 // Recommended setting: 1 when building for Windows with WebView2 SDK
 #define wxUSE_WEBVIEW_EDGE 0
 
+// Use the Edge (Chromium) wxWebView backend without loader DLL
+//
+// Default is 0, set it to 1 if you don't want to depend on WebView2Loader.dll.
+//
+// Recommended setting: 0
+#define wxUSE_WEBVIEW_EDGE_STATIC 0
+
 // Use the WebKit wxWebView backend
 //
 // Default is 1 on GTK and OSX
diff --git a/include/wx/gtk/setup.h b/include/wx/gtk/setup.h
index 99e7b70aba..88200afd17 100644
--- a/include/wx/gtk/setup.h
+++ b/include/wx/gtk/setup.h
@@ -803,6 +803,13 @@
 // Recommended setting: 1 when building for Windows with WebView2 SDK
 #define wxUSE_WEBVIEW_EDGE 0
 
+// Use the Edge (Chromium) wxWebView backend without loader DLL
+//
+// Default is 0, set it to 1 if you don't want to depend on WebView2Loader.dll.
+//
+// Recommended setting: 0
+#define wxUSE_WEBVIEW_EDGE_STATIC 0
+
 // Use the WebKit wxWebView backend
 //
 // Default is 1 on GTK and OSX
diff --git a/include/wx/motif/setup.h b/include/wx/motif/setup.h
index 9d19b8096d..d661e9f9c5 100644
--- a/include/wx/motif/setup.h
+++ b/include/wx/motif/setup.h
@@ -803,6 +803,13 @@
 // Recommended setting: 1 when building for Windows with WebView2 SDK
 #define wxUSE_WEBVIEW_EDGE 0
 
+// Use the Edge (Chromium) wxWebView backend without loader DLL
+//
+// Default is 0, set it to 1 if you don't want to depend on WebView2Loader.dll.
+//
+// Recommended setting: 0
+#define wxUSE_WEBVIEW_EDGE_STATIC 0
+
 // Use the WebKit wxWebView backend
 //
 // Default is 1 on GTK and OSX
diff --git a/include/wx/msw/private/webview_edge.h b/include/wx/msw/private/webview_edge.h
index 3e633adaf1..ec497f0e77 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/private/webview_edge.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/private/webview_edge.h
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
 #ifndef wxWebViewEdge_PRIVATE_H
 #define wxWebViewEdge_PRIVATE_H
 
+#if !wxUSE_WEBVIEW_EDGE_STATIC
 #include "wx/dynlib.h"
+#endif
 #include "wx/msw/private/comptr.h"
 
 #include <WebView2.h>
@@ -98,7 +100,9 @@ public:
 
     void UpdateWebMessageHandler();
 
+#if !wxUSE_WEBVIEW_EDGE_STATIC
     static wxDynamicLibrary ms_loaderDll;
+#endif
     static wxString ms_browserExecutableDir;
 
     static bool Initialize();
diff --git a/include/wx/osx/setup.h b/include/wx/osx/setup.h
index 7a47b59efe..8de661716d 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/setup.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/setup.h
@@ -809,6 +809,13 @@
 // Recommended setting: 1 when building for Windows with WebView2 SDK
 #define wxUSE_WEBVIEW_EDGE 0
 
+// Use the Edge (Chromium) wxWebView backend without loader DLL
+//
+// Default is 0, set it to 1 if you don't want to depend on WebView2Loader.dll.
+//
+// Recommended setting: 0
+#define wxUSE_WEBVIEW_EDGE_STATIC 0
+
 // Use the WebKit wxWebView backend
 //
 // Default is 1 on GTK and OSX
diff --git a/include/wx/setup_inc.h b/include/wx/setup_inc.h
index ba6cf686bc..27c15fc3ae 100644
--- a/include/wx/setup_inc.h
+++ b/include/wx/setup_inc.h
@@ -799,6 +799,13 @@
 // Recommended setting: 1 when building for Windows with WebView2 SDK
 #define wxUSE_WEBVIEW_EDGE 0
 
+// Use the Edge (Chromium) wxWebView backend without loader DLL
+//
+// Default is 0, set it to 1 if you don't want to depend on WebView2Loader.dll.
+//
+// Recommended setting: 0
+#define wxUSE_WEBVIEW_EDGE_STATIC 0
+
 // Use the WebKit wxWebView backend
 //
 // Default is 1 on GTK and OSX
diff --git a/include/wx/univ/setup.h b/include/wx/univ/setup.h
index d8a463d78e..b8d760e012 100644
--- a/include/wx/univ/setup.h
+++ b/include/wx/univ/setup.h
@@ -802,6 +802,13 @@
 // Recommended setting: 1 when building for Windows with WebView2 SDK
 #define wxUSE_WEBVIEW_EDGE 0
 
+// Use the Edge (Chromium) wxWebView backend without loader DLL
+//
+// Default is 0, set it to 1 if you don't want to depend on WebView2Loader.dll.
+//
+// Recommended setting: 0
+#define wxUSE_WEBVIEW_EDGE_STATIC 0
+
 // Use the WebKit wxWebView backend
 //
 // Default is 1 on GTK and OSX
diff --git a/interface/wx/webview.h b/interface/wx/webview.h
index 2c13aa4588..03ffa1150f 100644
--- a/interface/wx/webview.h
+++ b/interface/wx/webview.h
@@ -362,6 +362,9 @@ public:
       loaded and Edge (Chromium) is installed)
     - Make sure to add a note about using the WebView2 SDK to your application
       documentation, as required by its licence
+    - With Visual Studio 2019 or newer @c wxUSE_WEBVIEW_EDGE_STATIC can be used
+      to static link the loader and remove the dependency on @c WebView2Loader.dll
+      at runtime.
 
     If enabled and available at runtime Edge will be selected as the default
     backend. If you require the IE backend use @c wxWebViewBackendIE when
diff --git a/samples/webview/makefile.gcc b/samples/webview/makefile.gcc
index d351afc667..ab278a293b 100644
--- a/samples/webview/makefile.gcc
+++ b/samples/webview/makefile.gcc
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ $(OBJS):
 
 ### Targets: ###
 
-all: $(OBJS)\webview.exe data
+all: $(OBJS)\webview.exe
 
 clean: 
 	-if exist $(OBJS)\*.o del $(OBJS)\*.o
@@ -232,17 +232,13 @@ $(OBJS)\webview.exe: $(WEBVIEW_OBJECTS) $(OBJS)\webview_sample_rc.o
 	$(CXX) -o $@ @$@.rsp  $(__DEBUGINFO) $(__THREADSFLAG) -L$(LIBDIRNAME)  -Wl,--subsystem,windows -mwindows $(____CAIRO_LIBDIR_FILENAMES_p) $(LDFLAGS)  $(__WXLIB_WEBVIEW_p)  $(__WXLIB_STC_p) -limm32 $(__WXLIB_CORE_p)  $(__WXLIB_BASE_p)  -lwxscintilla$(WXDEBUGFLAG) $(__WXLIB_MONO_p) $(__LIB_SCINTILLA_IF_MONO_p) $(__LIB_TIFF_p) $(__LIB_JPEG_p) $(__LIB_PNG_p)   -lwxzlib$(WXDEBUGFLAG) -lwxregex$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG) -lwxexpat$(WXDEBUGFLAG) $(EXTRALIBS_FOR_BASE) $(__CAIRO_LIB_p) -lkernel32 -luser32 -lgdi32 -lcomdlg32 -lwinspool -lwinmm -lshell32 -lshlwapi -lcomctl32 -lole32 -loleaut32 -luuid -lrpcrt4 -ladvapi32 -lversion -lws2_32 -lwininet -loleacc -luxtheme
 	@-del $@.rsp
 
-data: 
-	if not exist $(OBJS) mkdir $(OBJS)
-	for %%f in (webview_back.svg webview_forward.svg webview_refresh.svg webview_stop.svg) do if not exist $(OBJS)\%%f copy .\%%f $(OBJS)
-
 $(OBJS)\webview_sample_rc.o: ./../../samples/sample.rc
 	$(WINDRES) -i$< -o$@    --define __WXMSW__ $(__WXUNIV_DEFINE_p_1) $(__DEBUG_DEFINE_p_1) $(__NDEBUG_DEFINE_p_1) $(__EXCEPTIONS_DEFINE_p_1) $(__RTTI_DEFINE_p_1) $(__THREAD_DEFINE_p_1) $(__UNICODE_DEFINE_p_1) --include-dir $(SETUPHDIR) --include-dir ./../../include $(__CAIRO_INCLUDEDIR_p) --include-dir . $(__DLLFLAG_p_1) --define wxUSE_DPI_AWARE_MANIFEST=$(USE_DPI_AWARE_MANIFEST) --include-dir ./../../samples --define NOPCH
 
 $(OBJS)\webview_webview.o: ./webview.cpp
 	$(CXX) -c -o $@ $(WEBVIEW_CXXFLAGS) $(CPPDEPS) $<
 
-.PHONY: all clean data
+.PHONY: all clean
 
 
 SHELL := $(COMSPEC)
diff --git a/samples/webview/makefile.vc b/samples/webview/makefile.vc
index d1191edeb6..dd7b704a0a 100644
--- a/samples/webview/makefile.vc
+++ b/samples/webview/makefile.vc
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ $(OBJS):
 
 ### Targets: ###
 
-all: $(OBJS)\webview.exe data
+all: $(OBJS)\webview.exe
 
 clean: 
 	-if exist $(OBJS)\*.obj del $(OBJS)\*.obj
@@ -437,10 +437,6 @@ $(OBJS)\webview.exe: $(WEBVIEW_OBJECTS) $(OBJS)\webview_sample.res
 	$(WEBVIEW_OBJECTS) $(WEBVIEW_RESOURCES)  $(__WXLIB_WEBVIEW_p)  $(__WXLIB_STC_p) imm32.lib $(__WXLIB_CORE_p)  $(__WXLIB_BASE_p)  wxscintilla$(WXDEBUGFLAG).lib $(__WXLIB_MONO_p) $(__LIB_SCINTILLA_IF_MONO_p) $(__LIB_TIFF_p) $(__LIB_JPEG_p) $(__LIB_PNG_p)   wxzlib$(WXDEBUGFLAG).lib wxregex$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG).lib wxexpat$(WXDEBUGFLAG).lib $(EXTRALIBS_FOR_BASE) $(__CAIRO_LIB_p) kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib comdlg32.lib winspool.lib winmm.lib shell32.lib shlwapi.lib comctl32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib rpcrt4.lib advapi32.lib version.lib ws2_32.lib wininet.lib
 <<
 
-data: 
-	if not exist $(OBJS) mkdir $(OBJS)
-	for %f in (webview_back.svg webview_forward.svg webview_refresh.svg webview_stop.svg) do if not exist $(OBJS)\%f copy .\%f $(OBJS)
-
 $(OBJS)\webview_sample.res: .\..\..\samples\sample.rc
 	rc /fo$@  /d WIN32 $(____DEBUGRUNTIME_3_p_1) /d _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE=1 /d _CRT_NON_CONFORMING_SWPRINTFS=1 /d _SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS=1 $(__NO_VC_CRTDBG_p_1)  $(__TARGET_CPU_COMPFLAG_p_1) /d __WXMSW__ $(__WXUNIV_DEFINE_p_1) $(__DEBUG_DEFINE_p_1) $(__NDEBUG_DEFINE_p_1) $(__EXCEPTIONS_DEFINE_p_1) $(__RTTI_DEFINE_p_1) $(__THREAD_DEFINE_p_1) $(__UNICODE_DEFINE_p_1) /i $(SETUPHDIR) /i .\..\..\include $(____CAIRO_INCLUDEDIR_FILENAMES_1_p) /i . $(__DLLFLAG_p_1)  /d _WINDOWS /i .\..\..\samples /d NOPCH .\..\..\samples\sample.rc
 
diff --git a/setup.h.in b/setup.h.in
index 3e3f576193..8d90ffcc16 100644
--- a/setup.h.in
+++ b/setup.h.in
@@ -332,6 +332,8 @@
 
 #define wxUSE_WEBVIEW_EDGE 0
 
+#define wxUSE_WEBVIEW_EDGE_STATIC 0
+
 #if (defined(__WXGTK__) && !defined(__WXGTK3__)) || defined(__WXOSX__)
 #define wxUSE_WEBVIEW_WEBKIT 0
 #else
diff --git a/src/msw/webview_edge.cpp b/src/msw/webview_edge.cpp
index b6c8bed70b..7afc2189ec 100644
--- a/src/msw/webview_edge.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/webview_edge.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ wxIMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxWebViewEdge, wxWebView);
             event.SetInt(wxerror); \
             break;
 
+#if wxUSE_WEBVIEW_EDGE_STATIC
+    #define wxCreateCoreWebView2EnvironmentWithOptions ::CreateCoreWebView2EnvironmentWithOptions
+    #define wxGetAvailableCoreWebView2BrowserVersionString ::GetAvailableCoreWebView2BrowserVersionString
+
+    // Automatically link the static loader lib with MSVC
+    #pragma comment(lib, "WebView2LoaderStatic")
+#else
 // WebView2Loader typedefs
 typedef HRESULT (__stdcall *CreateCoreWebView2EnvironmentWithOptions_t)(
     PCWSTR browserExecutableFolder,
@@ -54,8 +61,9 @@ typedef HRESULT(__stdcall *GetAvailableCoreWebView2BrowserVersionString_t)(
 
 CreateCoreWebView2EnvironmentWithOptions_t wxCreateCoreWebView2EnvironmentWithOptions = NULL;
 GetAvailableCoreWebView2BrowserVersionString_t wxGetAvailableCoreWebView2BrowserVersionString = NULL;
-
 wxDynamicLibrary wxWebViewEdgeImpl::ms_loaderDll;
+#endif // wxUSE_WEBVIEW_EDGE_STATIC
+
 wxString wxWebViewEdgeImpl::ms_browserExecutableDir;
 
 wxWebViewEdgeImpl::wxWebViewEdgeImpl(wxWebViewEdge* webview):
@@ -132,6 +140,7 @@ HRESULT wxWebViewEdgeImpl::OnEnvironmentCreated(
 
 bool wxWebViewEdgeImpl::Initialize()
 {
+#if !wxUSE_WEBVIEW_EDGE_STATIC
     if (ms_loaderDll.IsLoaded())
         return true;
 
@@ -144,7 +153,7 @@ bool wxWebViewEdgeImpl::Initialize()
     wxDL_INIT_FUNC(wx, GetAvailableCoreWebView2BrowserVersionString, loaderDll);
     if (!wxGetAvailableCoreWebView2BrowserVersionString || !wxCreateCoreWebView2EnvironmentWithOptions)
         return false;
-
+#endif
     // Check if a Edge browser can be found by the loader DLL
     wxCoTaskMemPtr<wchar_t> versionStr;
     HRESULT hr = wxGetAvailableCoreWebView2BrowserVersionString(
@@ -155,14 +164,18 @@ bool wxWebViewEdgeImpl::Initialize()
         return false;
     }
 
+#if !wxUSE_WEBVIEW_EDGE_STATIC
     ms_loaderDll.Attach(loaderDll.Detach());
+#endif
 
     return true;
 }
 
 void wxWebViewEdgeImpl::Uninitialize()
 {
+#if !wxUSE_WEBVIEW_EDGE_STATIC
     ms_loaderDll.Unload();
+#endif
 }
 
 void wxWebViewEdgeImpl::UpdateBounds()