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I'm trying to to get data from my 😧 disk on a virtual machine. At first, i was able to use the recorder function in power automate desktop to capture the UI elements but when i tested it , it didn't work and get these error. I'm using Click UI element in window (right click action) on disk 😧 , Select menu option in window to select properties

This is the UI elements properties of the disk 😧 and properties

And these are errors, i aslo tried to repair the UI but it didn't work. The only time it work it when i first capture it and test it the first time, after that it failed and i had to capture the UI again for it to work. Somehow, it only run every time i first captured it .

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CU16071609-1 6,255 Moderator on at

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Firstly, for the scenarios mentioned above, I would not recommend opting for UI-based automation as it sometimes not yields stable results. Instead, you could try using a PowerShell script to obtain the necessary parameters as properties.

Please refer to the following code(It will return some basic info of your D drive):

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@@copilotGeneratedAction: 'False' Scripting.RunPowershellScript.RunPowershellScript Script: $'''# Get detailed information about the 😧 drive $driveLetter = \"D\" $driveInfo = Get-Volume -DriveLetter $driveLetter # Create a custom object to display the drive properties [PSCustomObject]@{ Name = $driveInfo.DriveLetter FileSystem = $driveInfo.FileSystemLabel DriveType = $driveInfo.DriveType TotalSizeGB = \"{0:N2}\" -f ($driveInfo.Size / 1GB) FreeSpaceGB = \"{0:N2}\" -f ($driveInfo.SizeRemaining / 1GB) UsedSpaceGB = \"{0:N2}\" -f (($driveInfo.Size - $driveInfo.SizeRemaining) / 1GB) VolumeName = $driveInfo.FileSystemLabel SerialNumber = $driveInfo.FileSystemLabelSerialNumber } ''' ScriptOutput=> PowershellOutput

How to copy/paste the above code into your Power automate desktop?

Thanks,
Deenuji Loganathan 👩‍💻
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Thanks you, it on my computer but now I have the same problem on a virtual machine that connect through Remote Desktop Connection. Any idea how to solve this ? I also tried to run the script you give me but it only work on my computer not on the virtual machine.
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Have you installed virtual machine agent for power automate desktop and installed the same exe in virtual machine?

Please refer the below article -
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/desktop-flows/virtual-desktops

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Yes I have install power automate agent for virtual desktop, do the same thing like the topic above and add your solution in but it only read from my computer not from the virtual desktop. I'm still finding solutions on the web. If you have any solutions I would very grateful. Thank you a lot.
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Sorry I miss some info, I have install power automate agent for virtual desktop on the virtual machine and had it connected with my computer , it run perfect. I just can't show it because it is a server on my company.