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name: electron-bundled-chromium-dll-fix
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description: Fix Electron app bundled Chromium failing to launch on Windows due to missing DLLs
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version: 1.0
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# Fix: Bundled Chromium Missing DLLs on Windows
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## Problem
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Electron apps bundling Chromium (for CDP/browser automation) fail to launch on Windows. The process crashes silently with no error output. Root cause: GPU-related DLLs were removed to reduce installer size, but Chromium requires them even with `--disable-gpu`.
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## Missing DLLs
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These 3 DLLs must be present alongside `chrome.dll` in the bundled Chromium directory:
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- `D3DCompiler_47.dll` (~4.9MB)
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- `libEGL.dll` (~494KB)
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- `libGLESv2.dll` (~8.2MB)
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## Source
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Download from Chromium for Windows release (e.g. `https://storage.googleapis.com/chromium-browser-snapshots/Win/<build>/chrome-win.zip`):
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1. Find build number from `chrome-win/` directory's `chrome_debug.log` or commit hash
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2. Download full zip, extract the 3 DLLs
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3. Copy to `resources/chromium/` in the Electron project
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## Key Insight
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**`--disable-gpu` is NOT sufficient.** Chromium still loads these DLLs at startup for basic rendering pipeline initialization. Without them, the process exits immediately with no stdout/stderr.
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## Fix Steps
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1. Download matching Chromium version full archive
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2. Copy 3 DLLs to bundled chromium directory
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3. Remove `--disable-gpu` flag from spawn args (optional — now GPU works properly)
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4. Add `diagnoseBrowserSearch()` function that checks: registry paths, known paths, DLL presence
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5. Rebuild installer: `npm run build:win`
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## Verification
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After build, check NSIS installer contains the DLLs:
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```bash
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7z l dist/atomk-desktop-X.X.X-setup.exe | grep -E "D3DCompiler|libEGL|libGLESv2"
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```
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## Context
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- Project: AtomK-Desktop (hermes-desktop fork)
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- Built with electron-builder, NSIS target
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- Bundled Chromium path in app: `resources/chromium/`
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- Browser search priority: System Edge/Chrome → Known paths → Bundled Chromium
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