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Power Automate Desktop - Machine Group PAD execution from Cloud

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How can we execute multiple instances of same PAD Flow at the same time using Machine Group from Cloud Flow?

Scenario: We have 1 PAD (desktop flow), which we want to execute on 5 different VDIs at the same time. We created a Machine Group and assigned 5 VDIs to that machine group. When we are trying to execute the PAD Flow using Machine Group, it's executing only one instance randomly. (among 5 VDIs) and cloud flow stops.

 

If we use 5 parallel actions and trigger same flow with same machine group, it's working as expected. Or alternatively executing 5 different cloud flows and calling PAD machine group separately.

 

Figuring out if there is a way to execute all VDIs in Machine Group in one go. 

 

Thanks in advance!

 

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  • trice602 Profile Picture
    16,548 Super User 2026 Season 2 on at

    Hi @Raghav_Padwal ,

     

    Can you share a picture of the Monitor > Machines and Monitor > Machine groups pages please?  If you have your Machine group setup correctly you should see your 5 machines with a Connected green status.  I am running several instances of the same cloud flow with an unattended desktop flow just as you described, and the flows move from queued to running as machines become available.

     

    One other issue that may be an issue:  there is a user session on these machines.  The machines will show connected, but they are not available for your unattended sessions.

     

     

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