fix: keep hidden windows rendering when they navigate (43-x-y) by MarshallOfSound · Pull Request #54119 · electron/electron

MarshallOfSound · 2026-09-19T22:59:34Z

Backport of #54090

See that PR for details. The disable_hidden.patch hunk and the index lines of the two later patches touching render_widget_host_view_aura.cc were regenerated against this branch's Chromium, and the WebContentsView overlay spec from #53639 (not on this branch) was left out.

Notes: Fixed ready-to-show never firing for some hidden windows on Windows and Linux.

* fix: keep hidden windows rendering when they navigate A window created with `show: false` could stop producing frames as a page committed, so `ready-to-show` never fired and the app stayed invisible until something else showed the window. With a `titleBarOverlay` this regressed in 44.4.0 (#54025); calling `setZoomFactor()` on a hidden window before its first paint hit the same thing since 40 (#51972). Electron keeps such a window's widget visible so it can paint while the native view is hidden. RenderWidgetHostViewAura::DidNavigate only looked at the view, decided the widget was dormant and invalidated its LocalSurfaceId, so any VisualProperties update sent before the first frame was acked (the overlay rect posted from DidFinishNavigation since it deferred all main frames until the window was shown. Key the DidNavigate decision off the host's visibility as well, which is what RenderWidgetHostViewMac already does, so a widget that is still painting keeps a valid surface id across navigations. * test: don't wait for an initial geometrychange in the overlay specs With the surface id kept across the navigation, a hidden window's page now receives the overlay geometry with its first visual properties, so the rect is already in place when overlay.html's script runs and no initial geometrychange event is dispatched (a shown window could already behave this way). Poll navigator.windowControlsOverlay.visible instead, as the WebContentsView test does; the setBounds() assertion still covers geometrychange firing on a real change. (cherry picked from commit c348583)

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electron-claude · 2026-09-19T23:59:05Z

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release-clerk · 2026-09-21T07:40:18Z

Release Notes Persisted

Fixed ready-to-show never firing for some hidden windows on Windows and Linux.

##### [v44.4.5](https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.4.5) ### Release Notes for v44.4.5 #### Other Changes - Backported fixes from upstream ANGLE, Chromium, Dawn, PDFium and V8. [#54222](electron/electron#54222) ##### [v44.4.4](https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.4.4) ### Release Notes for v44.4.4 #### Fixes - Fixed a `Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'startTime')` error thrown in pages while the DevTools Performance panel's live metrics were active. [#54162](electron/electron#54162) - Fixed a crash when calling `setIgnoreMenuShortcuts()` on DevTools. [#54116](electron/electron#54116) (Also in [43](electron/electron#54117), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54115)) - Fixed a spurious "`sandboxed_renderer.bundle.js` script failed to run" console error when DevTools attached to a sandboxed frame before its first navigation. [#54155](electron/electron#54155) (Also in [42](electron/electron#54175), [43](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54176)) - Fixed alignment of the text label and popup menu in the macOS save dialog. [#54143](electron/electron#54143) (Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54144)) - Fixed an "Invalid `guestInstanceId`" error when removing a loaded `<webview>` from the DOM. [#54099](electron/electron#54099) (Also in [42](electron/electron#54098), [43](electron/electron#54097), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54096)) - Fixed GPU shaders compiled by Skia not being cached between launches. [#54161](electron/electron#54161) (Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54156)) - Fixed `ready-to-show` never firing for some hidden windows on Windows and Linux. [#54118](electron/electron#54118) (Also in [43](electron/electron#54119), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54110)) - Fixed the tray context menu not working for snap-confined apps because AppArmor blocked the `/org/chromium/DbusMenu` path. [#54103](electron/electron#54103) (Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54102)) ##### [v44.4.3](https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.4.3) ### Release Notes for v44.4.3 #### Fixes - Fixed `net.fetch()` / `net.request()` spending seconds of main-process time buffering large streamed request bodies. [#54061](electron/electron#54061) (Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54062)) #### Performance Improvements - Improved the performance of `fs` operations and `require()` on files inside asar archives. [#54051](electron/electron#54051) (Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53951)) #### Other Changes - Backported fixes from upstream Chromium, PDFium, Skia and V8. [#54081](electron/electron#54081) ##### [v44.4.2](https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.4.2) ### Release Notes for v44.4.2 #### Fixes - Fixed a potential UAF when a `select-usb-device` handler destroys the requesting `webContents`. [#54009](electron/electron#54009) (Also in [43](electron/electron#54007), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54008)) #### Other Changes - Backported fixes from upstream ANGLE, Chromium, Skia and V8. [#53985](electron/electron#53985) - Updated Chromium to 152.0.7977.130. [#53778](electron/electron#53778) ##### [v44.4.1](https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.4.1) ### Release Notes for v44.4.1 #### Fixes - Fixed default protocol client APIs falsely returning `true` on Windows. [#53959](electron/electron#53959) (Also in [43](electron/electron#53960), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53958)) - Fixed several object lifetime issues in `Debugger`, `Menu`, `Tray`, `Notification`, `globalShortcut`, `utilityProcess`, `ServiceWorkerMain`, `WebFrameMain`, `webFrame`, `sharedTexture`, `systemPreferences`, `netLog`, `MessagePortMain`, `net.request` and `shell.openPath()`. [#53968](electron/electron#53968) (Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53805)) ##### [v44.4.0](https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.4.0) ### Release Notes for v44.4.0 #### Features - Added `initiatorOrigin` to webRequest and protocol handler requests, `DownloadItem.getInitiatorOrigin()`, and a trailing `frame` argument to the `will-download` and `preconnect` session events. [#53703](electron/electron#53703) (Also in [43](electron/electron#53704), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53700)) #### Fixes - Added validation to `protocol.registerSchemesAsPrivileged()` to reject protocol names that do not conform to RFC 3986 URI scheme grammar. [#53743](electron/electron#53743) (Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53742)) - Fixed a crash when a webContents navigated to the Chrome Web Store and the page invoked the unsupported `chrome.webstorePrivate` API. [#53776](electron/electron#53776) (Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53775)) - Fixed a main-process crash when an app called `loadURL()` again right after a load failed because the renderer process exited before the page committed. [#53943](electron/electron#53943) (Also in [43](electron/electron#53944), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53942)) - Fixed a memory leak on Windows when `app.getPreferredSystemLanguages()` was called. [#53868](electron/electron#53868) (Also in [43](electron/electron#53867), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53869)) - Fixed a potential UAF in `app.getPreferredSystemLanguages()` on Windows. [#53865](electron/electron#53865) (Also in [43](electron/electron#53866), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53864)) - Fixed a renderer crash that could occur when printing from an iframe. [#53762](electron/electron#53762) (Also in [43](electron/electron#53761), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53763)) - Fixed a renderer crash when an iframe was removed right after loading with `nodeIntegrationInSubFrames` enabled and `sandbox` disabled, e.g. on pages that embed Meta Pixel. [#53885](electron/electron#53885) (Also in [42](electron/electron#53886), [43](electron/electron#53884), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53883)) - Fixed a Windows renderer crash when no default locale could be determined. [#53947](electron/electron#53947) - Fixed an issue where the browser-side check that blocks drag and drop between cross-site frames of the same page was disabled. [#53749](electron/electron#53749) (Also in [43](electron/electron#53750), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53748)) - Fixed helper executables on macOS starting a second app instance when launched without a process type, for example through `child_process.fork()` with the `runAsNode` fuse disabled; `fork()` now throws in that configuration. [#53840](electron/electron#53840) (Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53839)) - Fixed V8 code caching for https scripts loaded by `file://` and custom-scheme pages. [#53745](electron/electron#53745) (Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53746)) - Fixed `webContents` emitting `unresponsive` right after the system wakes from sleep on Windows, and emitting `responsive` when a hung window was hidden rather than when it recovered. [#53764](electron/electron#53764) (Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53760)) - Fixed `webContents.capturePage()` on offscreen windows returning an image resampled to the display's scale factor instead of rendered at the window's `offscreen.deviceScaleFactor`. [#53816](electron/electron#53816) (Also in [43](electron/electron#53818), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53817)) - Fixed Window Controls Overlay CSS environment variables and `navigator.windowControlsOverlay` not being populated for `WebContentsView`s in a `BaseWindow`. [#53812](electron/electron#53812) (Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53811)) #### Other Changes - Backported fixes from upstream ANGLE, Chromium, libyuv, PDFium and V8. [#53769](electron/electron#53769) - Updated Node.js to v24.21.0. [#53779](electron/electron#53779) ##### [v44.3.0](https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.3.0) ### Release Notes for v44.3.0 #### Features - Added the `ELECTRON_DEBUG_DRAGGABLE_REGIONS` environment variable, which visualizes and logs draggable regions in unpackaged apps to help debug custom title bars. [#53627](electron/electron#53627) (Also in [43](electron/electron#53633), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53626)) #### Fixes - File System Access permission requests and the `file-system-access-restricted` event are scoped to the requesting document, grants are reset when the origin's last page closes, and write access works in in-memory sessions. [#53691](electron/electron#53691) (Also in [42](electron/electron#53695), [43](electron/electron#53694), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53690)) - Fixed Ctrl+Y not yanking text killed with Ctrl+K in text fields on macOS. [#53714](electron/electron#53714) (Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53715)) - Fixed `Tray` icons not appearing when running inside Flatpak or Snap sandboxes on Linux. [#53653](electron/electron#53653) (Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53654)) - Fixed `app.getGPUInfo('complete')` stalling the GPU process for several seconds on some Windows systems. [#53644](electron/electron#53644) (Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53645)) - Fixed `session.setPermissionCheckHandler` receiving the top-level origin and a null `webContents` for `hid` and `usb` checks made from a subframe. [#53688](electron/electron#53688) (Also in [42](electron/electron#53736), [43](electron/electron#53689), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53679)) - Fixed `webContents.on()`, `removeListener()` and `removeAllListeners()` throwing "Object has been destroyed" for `console-message` listeners after the WebContents was destroyed. [#53494](electron/electron#53494) (Also in [42](electron/electron#53497), [43](electron/electron#53496), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53495)) - Fixed a crash on Linux when `process.env` was written while another thread was reading the environment, and a memory leak when a worker thread exits. [#53509](electron/electron#53509) (Also in [42](electron/electron#53511), [43](electron/electron#53510), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53508)) - Fixed a possible crash on Windows when a file dialog was shown for a window that was being closed at the same time. [#53583](electron/electron#53583) (Also in [42](electron/electron#53585), [43](electron/electron#53584), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53586)) - Fixed a renderer crash when the main process sent IPC to, or a page navigated, a same-process `window.open()` child whose `contextIsolation` differed from its opener's. [#53539](electron/electron#53539) (Also in [42](electron/electron#53541), [43](electron/electron#53540), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53538)) - Fixed a spurious `node_init` error being logged when creating a `ShadowRealm` with Node.js integration enabled. [#53579](electron/electron#53579) (Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53578)) - Fixed crashes in `setDisplayMediaRequestHandler` when the granted frame had been destroyed or another tab was granted by id. [#53672](electron/electron#53672) (Also in [42](electron/electron#53674), [43](electron/electron#53671), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53673)) - Fixed several non-functional DevTools integrations: the Security panel's "View certificate" button, Ctrl+wheel zooming inside DevTools, and DevTools keyboard shortcuts (e.g. F8) while the inspected page has focus. [#53630](electron/electron#53630) (Also in [43](electron/electron#53631), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53471)) - Fixed window state not being persisted when a window entered or left fullscreen, or was maximized or unmaximized, without also being moved or resized. [#53576](electron/electron#53576) (Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53577)) - Internal `<webview>`, `window.close()` and `executeJavaScript` reply IPCs are validated against the sending frame. [#53723](electron/electron#53723) (Also in [42](electron/electron#53727), [43](electron/electron#53726), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53724)) - `<webview>` without `allowpopups` also blocks links opened into a new window by modifier-click, and such windows navigate as the clicking document rather than as a browser-initiated load. [#53721](electron/electron#53721) (Also in [42](electron/electron#53719), [43](electron/electron#53718), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53717)) - `getUserMedia` with `chromeMediaSource: 'desktop'` no longer accepts WebContents source ids; use `chromeMediaSource: 'tab'` with `webContents.getMediaSourceId()` or `setDisplayMediaRequestHandler` to capture a WebContents. [#53709](electron/electron#53709) (Also in [42](electron/electron#53710), [43](electron/electron#53707), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53708)) - `nodeIntegrationInWorker` now applies only to workers created by frames that themselves have Node integration; enable `nodeIntegrationInSubFrames` to keep Node in workers created by subframes. [#53711](electron/electron#53711) (Also in [42](electron/electron#53713), [43](electron/electron#53712), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53706)) - `openExternal` permission requests started by a frame that has since gone away are attributed to that frame's origin rather than to the navigating page. [#53699](electron/electron#53699) (Also in [42](electron/electron#53697), [43](electron/electron#53698), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53696)) - `pointerLock` and `keyboardLock` permission requests now report the requesting frame, and `execCommand('paste')` requires user activation in the frame that calls it. [#53693](electron/electron#53693) (Also in [42](electron/electron#53702), [43](electron/electron#53701), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53692)) #### Other Changes - Fixed the app becoming unresponsive when a page has a very large number of `app-region` draggable elements. [#53597](electron/electron#53597) (Also in [43](electron/electron#53632), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53596)) - Updated Chromium to 152.0.7977.78. [#53523](electron/electron#53523)

##### [v44.4.5](https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.4.5) ### Release Notes for v44.4.5 #### Other Changes - Backported fixes from upstream ANGLE, Chromium, Dawn, PDFium and V8. [#54222](electron/electron#54222) ##### [v44.4.4](https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.4.4) ### Release Notes for v44.4.4 #### Fixes - Fixed a `Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'startTime')` error thrown in pages while the DevTools Performance panel's live metrics were active. [#54162](electron/electron#54162) - Fixed a crash when calling `setIgnoreMenuShortcuts()` on DevTools. [#54116](electron/electron#54116) (Also in [43](electron/electron#54117), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54115)) - Fixed a spurious "`sandboxed_renderer.bundle.js` script failed to run" console error when DevTools attached to a sandboxed frame before its first navigation. [#54155](electron/electron#54155) (Also in [42](electron/electron#54175), [43](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54176)) - Fixed alignment of the text label and popup menu in the macOS save dialog. [#54143](electron/electron#54143) (Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54144)) - Fixed an "Invalid `guestInstanceId`" error when removing a loaded `<webview>` from the DOM. [#54099](electron/electron#54099) (Also in [42](electron/electron#54098), [43](electron/electron#54097), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54096)) - Fixed GPU shaders compiled by Skia not being cached between launches. [#54161](electron/electron#54161) (Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54156)) - Fixed `ready-to-show` never firing for some hidden windows on Windows and Linux. [#54118](electron/electron#54118) (Also in [43](electron/electron#54119), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54110)) - Fixed the tray context menu not working for snap-confined apps because AppArmor blocked the `/org/chromium/DbusMenu` path. [#54103](electron/electron#54103) (Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54102)) ##### [v44.4.3](https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.4.3) ### Release Notes for v44.4.3 #### Fixes - Fixed `net.fetch()` / `net.request()` spending seconds of main-process time buffering large streamed request bodies. [#54061](electron/electron#54061) (Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54062)) #### Performance Improvements - Improved the performance of `fs` operations and `require()` on files inside asar archives. [#54051](electron/electron#54051) (Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53951)) #### Other Changes - Backported fixes from upstream Chromium, PDFium, Skia and V8. [#54081](electron/electron#54081) ##### [v44.4.2](https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.4.2) ### Release Notes for v44.4.2 #### Fixes - Fixed a potential UAF when a `select-usb-device` handler destroys the requesting `webContents`. [#54009](electron/electron#54009) (Also in [43](electron/electron#54007), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54008)) #### Other Changes - Backported fixes from upstream ANGLE, Chromium, Skia and V8. [#53985](electron/electron#53985) - Updated Chromium to 152.0.7977.130. [#53778](electron/electron#53778) ##### [v44.4.1](https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.4.1) ### Release Notes for v44.4.1 #### Fixes - Fixed default protocol client APIs falsely returning `true` on Windows. [#53959](electron/electron#53959) (Also in [43](electron/electron#53960), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53958)) - Fixed several object lifetime issues in `Debugger`, `Menu`, `Tray`, `Notification`, `globalShortcut`, `utilityProcess`, `ServiceWorkerMain`, `WebFrameMain`, `webFrame`, `sharedTexture`, `systemPreferences`, `netLog`, `MessagePortMain`, `net.request` and `shell.openPath()`. [#53968](electron/electron#53968) (Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53805)) ##### [v44.4.0](https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.4.0) ### Release Notes for v44.4.0 #### Features - Added `initiatorOrigin` to webRequest and protocol handler requests, `DownloadItem.getInitiatorOrigin()`, and a trailing `frame` argument to the `will-download` and `preconnect` session events. [#53703](electron/electron#53703) (Also in [43](electron/electron#53704), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53700)) #### Fixes - Added validation to `protocol.registerSchemesAsPrivileged()` to reject protocol names that do not conform to RFC 3986 URI scheme grammar. [#53743](electron/electron#53743) (Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53742)) - Fixed a crash when a webContents navigated to the Chrome Web Store and the page invoked the unsupported `chrome.webstorePrivate` API. [#53776](electron/electron#53776) (Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53775)) - Fixed a main-process crash when an app called `loadURL()` again right after a load failed because the renderer process exited before the page committed. [#53943](electron/electron#53943) (Also in [43](electron/electron#53944), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53942)) - Fixed a memory leak on Windows when `app.getPreferredSystemLanguages()` was called. [#53868](electron/electron#53868) (Also in [43](electron/electron#53867), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53869)) - Fixed a potential UAF in `app.getPreferredSystemLanguages()` on Windows. [#53865](electron/electron#53865) (Also in [43](electron/electron#53866), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53864)) - Fixed a renderer crash that could occur when printing from an iframe. [#53762](electron/electron#53762) (Also in [43](electron/electron#53761), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53763)) - Fixed a renderer crash when an iframe was removed right after loading with `nodeIntegrationInSubFrames` enabled and `sandbox` disabled, e.g. on pages that embed Meta Pixel. [#53885](electron/electron#53885) (Also in [42](electron/electron#53886), [43](electron/electron#53884), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53883)) - Fixed a Windows renderer crash when no default locale could be determined. [#53947](electron/electron#53947) - Fixed an issue where the browser-side check that blocks drag and drop between cross-site frames of the same page was disabled. [#53749](electron/electron#53749) (Also in [43](electron/electron#53750), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53748)) - Fixed helper executables on macOS starting a second app instance when launched without a process type, for example through `child_process.fork()` with the `runAsNode` fuse disabled; `fork()` now throws in that configuration. [#53840](electron/electron#53840) (Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53839)) - Fixed V8 code caching for https scripts loaded by `file://` and custom-scheme pages. [#53745](electron/electron#53745) (Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53746)) - Fixed `webContents` emitting `unresponsive` right after the system wakes from sleep on Windows, and emitting `responsive` when a hung window was hidden rather than when it recovered. [#53764](electron/electron#53764) (Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53760)) - Fixed `webContents.capturePage()` on offscreen windows returning an image resampled to the display's scale factor instead of rendered at the window's `offscreen.deviceScaleFactor`. [#53816](electron/electron#53816) (Also in [43](electron/electron#53818), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53817)) - Fixed Window Controls Overlay CSS environment variables and `navigator.windowControlsOverlay` not being populated for `WebContentsView`s in a `BaseWindow`. [#53812](electron/electron#53812) (Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53811)) #### Other Changes - Backported fixes from upstream ANGLE, Chromium, libyuv, PDFium and V8. [#53769](electron/electron#53769) - Updated Node.js to v24.21.0. [#53779](electron/electron#53779) ##### [v44.3.0](https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.3.0) ### Release Notes for v44.3.0 #### Features - Added the `ELECTRON_DEBUG_DRAGGABLE_REGIONS` environment variable, which visualizes and logs draggable regions in unpackaged apps to help debug custom title bars. [#53627](electron/electron#53627) (Also in [43](electron/electron#53633), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53626)) #### Fixes - File System Access permission requests and the `file-system-access-restricted` event are scoped to the requesting document, grants are reset when the origin's last page closes, and write access works in in-memory sessions. [#53691](electron/electron#53691) (Also in [42](electron/electron#53695), [43](electron/electron#53694), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53690)) - Fixed Ctrl+Y not yanking text killed with Ctrl+K in text fields on macOS. [#53714](electron/electron#53714) (Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53715)) - Fixed `Tray` icons not appearing when running inside Flatpak or Snap sandboxes on Linux. [#53653](electron/electron#53653) (Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53654)) - Fixed `app.getGPUInfo('complete')` stalling the GPU process for several seconds on some Windows systems. [#53644](electron/electron#53644) (Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53645)) - Fixed `session.setPermissionCheckHandler` receiving the top-level origin and a null `webContents` for `hid` and `usb` checks made from a subframe. [#53688](electron/electron#53688) (Also in [42](electron/electron#53736), [43](electron/electron#53689), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53679)) - Fixed `webContents.on()`, `removeListener()` and `removeAllListeners()` throwing "Object has been destroyed" for `console-message` listeners after the WebContents was destroyed. [#53494](electron/electron#53494) (Also in [42](electron/electron#53497), [43](electron/electron#53496), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53495)) - Fixed a crash on Linux when `process.env` was written while another thread was reading the environment, and a memory leak when a worker thread exits. [#53509](electron/electron#53509) (Also in [42](electron/electron#53511), [43](electron/electron#53510), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53508)) - Fixed a possible crash on Windows when a file dialog was shown for a window that was being closed at the same time. [#53583](electron/electron#53583) (Also in [42](electron/electron#53585), [43](electron/electron#53584), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53586)) - Fixed a renderer crash when the main process sent IPC to, or a page navigated, a same-process `window.open()` child whose `contextIsolation` differed from its opener's. [#53539](electron/electron#53539) (Also in [42](electron/electron#53541), [43](electron/electron#53540), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53538)) - Fixed a spurious `node_init` error being logged when creating a `ShadowRealm` with Node.js integration enabled. [#53579](electron/electron#53579) (Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53578)) - Fixed crashes in `setDisplayMediaRequestHandler` when the granted frame had been destroyed or another tab was granted by id. [#53672](electron/electron#53672) (Also in [42](electron/electron#53674), [43](electron/electron#53671), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53673)) - Fixed several non-functional DevTools integrations: the Security panel's "View certificate" button, Ctrl+wheel zooming inside DevTools, and DevTools keyboard shortcuts (e.g. F8) while the inspected page has focus. [#53630](electron/electron#53630) (Also in [43](electron/electron#53631), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53471)) - Fixed window state not being persisted when a window entered or left fullscreen, or was maximized or unmaximized, without also being moved or resized. [#53576](electron/electron#53576) (Also in [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53577)) - Internal `<webview>`, `window.close()` and `executeJavaScript` reply IPCs are validated against the sending frame. [#53723](electron/electron#53723) (Also in [42](electron/electron#53727), [43](electron/electron#53726), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53724)) - `<webview>` without `allowpopups` also blocks links opened into a new window by modifier-click, and such windows navigate as the clicking document rather than as a browser-initiated load. [#53721](electron/electron#53721) (Also in [42](electron/electron#53719), [43](electron/electron#53718), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53717)) - `getUserMedia` with `chromeMediaSource: 'desktop'` no longer accepts WebContents source ids; use `chromeMediaSource: 'tab'` with `webContents.getMediaSourceId()` or `setDisplayMediaRequestHandler` to capture a WebContents. [#53709](electron/electron#53709) (Also in [42](electron/electron#53710), [43](electron/electron#53707), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53708)) - `nodeIntegrationInWorker` now applies only to workers created by frames that themselves have Node integration; enable `nodeIntegrationInSubFrames` to keep Node in workers created by subframes. [#53711](electron/electron#53711) (Also in [42](electron/electron#53713), [43](electron/electron#53712), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53706)) - `openExternal` permission requests started by a frame that has since gone away are attributed to that frame's origin rather than to the navigating page. [#53699](electron/electron#53699) (Also in [42](electron/electron#53697), [43](electron/electron#53698), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53696)) - `pointerLock` and `keyboardLock` permission requests now report the requesting frame, and `execCommand('paste')` requires user activation in the frame that calls it. [#53693](electron/electron#53693) (Also in [42](electron/electron#53702), [43](electron/electron#53701), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53692)) #### Other Changes - Fixed the app becoming unresponsive when a page has a very large number of `app-region` draggable elements. [#53597](electron/electron#53597) (Also in [43](electron/electron#53632), [45](https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53596)) - Updated Chromium to 152.0.7977.78. 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fix: keep hidden windows rendering when they navigate #54090

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