# How do you dismiss WebView when using Auth0.Oidc.WinForms SDK?

**URL:** <https://community.auth0.com/t/how-do-you-dismiss-webview-when-using-auth0-oidc-winforms-sdk/184628>\
**Category:** Dev to Dev Hub\
**Tags:** new-universal-login-experience, login-experience\
**Created:** [March 27, 2025, 11:19pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/how-do-you-dismiss-webview-when-using-auth0-oidc-winforms-sdk/184628 "2025-03-27T23:19:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![jquerijero](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/user_avatar/community.auth0.com/jquerijero/32/59729_2.png) [@jquerijero](https://community.auth0.com/u/jquerijero)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2025, 11:19pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/how-do-you-dismiss-webview-when-using-auth0-oidc-winforms-sdk/184628/1 "2025-03-27T23:19:27Z")

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After the authentication, I don’t need WebView anymore. I saw some references to call dismiss in iOS and Android, but the feature seems to be missing for WinForms.

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**Author:** ![remus.ivan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/user_avatar/community.auth0.com/remus.ivan/32/68771_2.png) [@remus.ivan](https://community.auth0.com/u/remus.ivan)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2025, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/how-do-you-dismiss-webview-when-using-auth0-oidc-winforms-sdk/184628/3 "2025-03-28T17:43:14Z")

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Hi @jquerijero,

Welcome back to the Auth0 Community !

I’m not an expert when it comes to managing Webview in WinForms, but generally you should be able to close the session using the **Close()** method.

This would depend on your configuration, but an example would be calling window.close() or webView.CoreWebView2.Close(), or you could also try disposing the WebView2 object with webView.Dispose().

I hope this helps.  
Thanks,  
Remus

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**Author:** ![james143carty](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/user_avatar/community.auth0.com/james143carty/32/72070_2.png) [@james143carty](https://community.auth0.com/u/james143carty)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 4:19am UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/how-do-you-dismiss-webview-when-using-auth0-oidc-winforms-sdk/184628/4 "2025-03-31T04:19:33Z")

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> [@jquerijero](#):
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> After the authentication, I don’t need WebView anymore. I saw some references to call dismiss in iOS and Android, but the feature seems to be missing for WinForms.

Hello,  
It’s crucial to dispose of WebView post-authentication. While iOS and Android have dismiss methods, WinForms may require manual disposal using `WebView.Dispose()` or similar. A platform-specific implementation might resolve this gap effectively.

Best Regards,  
James Carty

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**Author:** ![remus.ivan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/user_avatar/community.auth0.com/remus.ivan/32/68771_2.png) [@remus.ivan](https://community.auth0.com/u/remus.ivan)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/how-do-you-dismiss-webview-when-using-auth0-oidc-winforms-sdk/184628/5 "2025-03-31T18:52:11Z")

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Hi @james143carty,

Thanks for replying to this post.

You should be able to call the **Dispose()** method directly using Winforms as well. Additionally, it might require passing webView.Visible = false. A similar issue has been discussed under this [github thread](https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/WebView2Feedback/issues/1052).

Best regards,  
Remus

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**Author:** ![jquerijero](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/user_avatar/community.auth0.com/jquerijero/32/59729_2.png) [@jquerijero](https://community.auth0.com/u/jquerijero)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 5:34pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/how-do-you-dismiss-webview-when-using-auth0-oidc-winforms-sdk/184628/6 "2025-04-21T17:34:54Z")

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It looks like the Winforms SDK is clearing the instance. It’s just taking a bit longer to reflect it in Task Manager.

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**Author:** ![remus.ivan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/user_avatar/community.auth0.com/remus.ivan/32/68771_2.png) [@remus.ivan](https://community.auth0.com/u/remus.ivan)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/how-do-you-dismiss-webview-when-using-auth0-oidc-winforms-sdk/184628/7 "2025-04-21T17:41:37Z")

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Hi @jquerijero,

Thanks for sharing this with the Community!

Have a great one!  
Remus