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PAD doesn't seem able to find existing incognito Chrome tab.

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Posted on by Community Power Pla... Microsoft Employee

 

Launch new Chrome | Attach to running instance | By URL fails with

 

Failed to assume control (check add-on).

 

While this does work with Edge.

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    OkanAutomation 107 on at

    It is probably a setting withing your chrome power automate extension.

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    momlo 1,527 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

    You need to allow the extenstion to run in incognito, you also need JS to be enabled on page for extension to work.

     

    In my native lang, but you get an idea:

     

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    Community Power Pla... Microsoft Employee on at

    Yes thanks (both).  Enabled the PAD extension to run in incognito and I'm good.

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