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I have a desktop application that displays occasional popups, and I want to handle these popups using the "If Window Contains" action in Power Automate Desktop. However, I am experiencing issues where the window blinks for 2-3 seconds but actions inside the "If" condition are not being performed.

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  • Agnius Bartninkas Profile Picture
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    It might make more sense to use If window instead, if the popup is a separate window. The contents may actually change in some way and that's why your condition is not true. Especially if those are different popups that appear at different times within the flow.

     

    Other than that, can you share the selector for the element you captured for this?

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  • GufranRaheem Profile Picture
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    I am using if window contains

  • GufranRaheem Profile Picture
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    when i am clicking next button sometime a popup appears but sometimes don't i captured popup using if window contains but it not works its blinking screen 2 -3 second it skip that those step

     

  • Agnius Bartninkas Profile Picture
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    Have you tried using If window instead of If window contains?

  • GufranRaheem Profile Picture
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    I have tried but issue is not resolved

  • Agnius Bartninkas Profile Picture
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    Can you share a screenshot of your flow? Also the selector for the element that you used in If window or If window contains?

  • GufranRaheem Profile Picture
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    when action is comes in if window contains screen is blinking 2 - 3 seconds and its do nothing

  • RookAils1 Profile Picture
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    I also faced this, my case is the "Focus Window" caused that flicker but I dont know if it works for you. I only used Press Button in Window action for the "Close" or "Continue" button for the pop up with a "Continue flow run" in On Error settings.

  • Agnius Bartninkas Profile Picture
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    The Focus window action does have a tendency to cause some screen flickering, as correctly pointed out by @RookAils1 .

     

    Can you also share the selector for the "Pane" element that you use in If window contains?

     

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