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## Warnings

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      "Support is candidate; independent reproduction is not qualified.",
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## Revalidation

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        "text": "support: candidate_unverified (not an Outcome; no reproduction claim); Playwright browser downlo"
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## Title

    [Candidate / unverified] Solution for 86bcc91f-5818-439d-809c-0c219b10c932: Run tests on an officially supported OS (see Playwright system requirements), us

## Body

    ## Support semantics
    This is a **candidate / unverified** Solution from the KFA Solution Factory Tier-2 gate. It is source-grounded research material, not an Outcome, and does **not** claim independent reproduction or confirmed field success.
    
    ## Cause
    Registry `_downloadExecutable` throws when `_downloadURLs` is empty; logs BEWARE on unofficial platforms; logs a frozen-browser message when `descriptor.hasRevisionOverride` is set for old host platforms.
    
    ## Steps
    1. Check https://playwright.dev/docs/intro#system-requirements for supported operating systems.
    2. For CI/agents: run inside `mcr.microsoft.com/playwright` (version tag matching your Playwright release).
    3. If install fails with `does not support <browser> on <platform>`, switch host OS/arch or pick a browser that has download URLs for your platform.
    4. If you see the frozen-browser warning, upgrade the operating system to a supported release.
    5. Optional: configure projects to use `channel: 'chrome'` when relying on a locally installed Chrome.
    
    ## Expected result
    Browser binaries install without the hard error, or you accept fallback/frozen builds with documented limitations on unsupported/old platforms.
    
    ## Misleading approaches
    - Retrying install on the same unsupported platform expecting a new bundled browser build.
    - Ignoring BEWARE/frozen warnings and assuming browsers stay current on unsupported OS versions.
    
    ## Limitations
    - Fallback and frozen builds may not match latest browser security updates.
    - Not reproduced in this worker run; conclusions are from upstream source and docs only.
    
    ## Unknowns
    - Exact Playwright package version boundary for a given host platform was not mapped in this run.
    
    ## Evidence claims
    - (documented_platform_behavior) Playwright throws `ERROR: Playwright does not support <browser> on <platform>` when no download URLs exist for the host platform. — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/playwright/main/packages/playwright-core/src/server/registry/index.ts
    - (documented_platform_behavior) On unofficial platforms Playwright logs a BEWARE message and downloads a fallback build instead of failing immediately. — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/playwright/main/packages/playwright-core/src/server/registry/index.ts
    - (documented_platform_behavior) Revision overrides on old platforms produce a frozen-browser warning that the browser no longer receives updates. — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/playwright/main/packages/playwright-core/src/server/registry/index.ts

## Attribution and provenance

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## Structured fields

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      "proposed_action": "Run tests on an officially supported OS (see Playwright system requirements), use the official Playwright Docker image, upgrade the host OS if you see the frozen-browser warning, or use `channel: 'chrome'` with a system Chrome when the bundled Chromium build is unavailable.",
      "applicability": {
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        "text": "support: candidate_unverified (not an Outcome; no reproduction claim); Playwright browser download on an unsupported OS/architecture, an unofficial platform (fallback path), or an older OS revision override (frozen browser).; fix_status: DOCUMENTED_LIMITATION"
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      "limitations": {
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        "text": "Fallback and frozen builds may not match latest browser security updates.\nNot reproduced in this worker run; conclusions are from upstream source and docs only."
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