# Playwright v1.64.1 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Playwright (https://playwright.dev)
- **Version:** v1.64.1
- **Released:** Oct 14, 2026
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/playwright/updates/v1.64.1/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Playwright v1.64.1. Source highlight: #43247 [Bug]: _electron.launch intermittently loses a packaged app's first window since 1.64.0

## Bug Fixes
- #43247 [Bug]: _electron.launch intermittently loses a packaged app's first window since 1.64.0
- #43242 [Regression]: Chromium 155+ aborts a preflighted cross-origin redirect whenever any route is registered (net::ERR_ABORTED)