XBAP Support in IE Edge - wpf

I was building an WPF Browser application as such it requires many client specific functionality.
During debugging when i tried to run this application in IE Edge it starts behaving in buggy way i.e. it keeps downloading XBAP file in recursion again & again but when I saw the folder it does not contain any XBAP file.
My application works perfectly fine in IE11, I am not sure if Microsoft have removed the support of XBAP from IE Edge ????
I am wishing to have it cross browser application, any guidance / help would be much appreciated.
Thanks & Regards,
Srujal Kachhela

Edge does not support XBAP, and never will.
(I work on Edge)

Chronium based Edge supports XBAP
you need
msedge.admx in C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions
msedge.adml in C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions\en-US
run gpedit.msc and navigate to "Microsoft Edge"
"Configure Internet Explorer integration" --> Activate --> Option: "Internet Explorer mode"
"Configure the Enterprise Mode Site List" --> Activate --> Option: point to a xml file like "file:///C:/EdgeSites.xml"
EdgeSites.xml
<site-list version="3">
<created-by>
<tool>EMIESiteListManager</tool>
<version>10.0.14357.1004</version>
<date-created>01/08/2020 14:09:07</date-created>
</created-by>
<site url="myurl.com/site1">
<open-in>IE11</open-in>
</site>
</site-list>

you can enable IE mode on Microsoft Edge (Chronium based)
Go to Edge browser settings and click on Default browser
Under the “Internet Explorer compatibility” section, turn on the “Allow sites to be reloaded in Internet Explorer mode” toggle switch
Click the Restart button.
Add your site to Internet Explorer mode pages
add your site to trusted sites : Control panel->Internet options -> Security tab -> select "Trusted site" and click on "Sites"

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Edit :
Below link explains the same what i am facing :
Visual Studio Attach to Process - change default automatic code type (Silverlight instead of Script)
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Right click on the Web project hosting the Silverlight application in Solution Explorer
Select "Properties"
Click the "Web" tab
Check the "Silverlight" box in the "Debuggers" section
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I've found a workaround, In my case I'm sure that the default browser is Internet Explorer, so changing Internet options the problem dissapears. In Internet Options / Privacy / PopUp blocker / Settings, I've set the blocking level to "High" and have unchecked the "show notification bar" checkbox.
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I'm using VWD Express 2008 to develop a WPF Browser Application. When I start debugging, it launches the XBAP in my default browser, which is Opera. Obviously, XBAPs don't work in Opera, so I have to repeatedly right-click on the document to open in IE.
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UPDATE:
Solution described above works for "Start external program option".
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Check out this post on the msdn forums.
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In Firefox, open the menu Tools / Options / Downloads.
Then click on "View & edit actions" and change the action for XBAP applications to the Windows Presentation Host.
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Alternatively, you can start IE, navigate to the XBAP URL and then manually attach the debugger to the PresentationHost process (not to IE though).

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