Power Automate Desktop - Problem while executing action 'AttachToChromeByTitle'

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We have a Power Automate desktop flow that runs on schedule each morning.

Brief Context:

My flow uploads the file on the webpage; pressing the ADD button opens a new pop window where the flow is designed to enter the document metadata.

Current Situation:

The flow works perfectly fine in the Power Automate Desktop Edit mode (e.g. Launches Google Chrome Web Instance, Clicks on Add button, Pop window shows up, Add document metadata, saves, and closes).
However, when I run the flow on schedule, this fails with the following error: "Problem while executing action 'AttachToChromeByTitle'. Failed to assume control of Chrome (make sure the given title is valid). power automate desktop"

Configuration of my flow:

Overall:

Step1: click on Add button

Step 2: Attaching Popup window with the running instance

Step #3: Getting Webpage details

Last Step: Go to Pop-up Webpage:

My Flow fails at step #2. Do you know why my flows runs fine in the edit mode but fails on schedule?

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Deenuji_Loganathan_ 6,255 Moderator on at

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Are the schedules functioning in attended or unattended mode?
If it's functioning in attended mode, observe your VM/system to determine why errors are occurring by manually monitoring your system.
Since it's not operating properly only in scheduled mode, here are some debugging steps to consider:
Try incorporating wildcards for tab titles, if applicable.
Consider attaching to the browser tab via URL instead of relying on the title for troubleshooting.
Extend the timeout limit on the advanced tab to possibly resolve the issue.
Ensure that the Power Automate extension is enabled during this process.

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Deenuji Loganathan
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Umaqsood 40 on at

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Thanks so much, @Deenuji, for providing all the possible solutions.

I was able to find the solutions. Steps I took to resolve the issue:
1. Reinstalled the Power Automate Chrome Extension
2. Added some wait time before clicking on add.
3. Added 'Wait for web page content' to load the webpage properly
4. Launch New Chrome: under the On-Error tab, I have added a new sub-flow to re-click the ADD button upon error/failure.

The above steps have helped me to resolve the issue.

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