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All the flows started running spontaneously

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I just installed power automate and two flows onto a colleagues machine. 
After a short while I got an email from her telling me that power automate was running on it's own.
I thought maybe my code had gotten stuck in a loop or something, but when I got to her desk I saw that PAD itself was running each of the flows itself. As soon as one of the flows failed or was closed, the next one would start. 
I can't think of anything in the flows themselves that would make them start spontaneously. I've had the same flows on my machine for months. 
They both had keyboard shortcuts assigned to them. Could the keyboard be sending the shortcut to the machine? But then she wouldn't be able to type would she?
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  • Sayan Profile Picture
    818 Moderator on at
    Hey,
     
     
    Check if there are any Triggers set up within PAD that might be triggering the flows automatically.
     
    It's possible that the keyboard shortcuts assigned to the flows are being inadvertently triggered. This could happen if the shortcuts involve commonly used keys or key combinations.
     
     
    Solution:
     
    If there are any Triggers, please disable it and as you mentioned that some shortcut key you have used, please remove it.
     
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    if my suggestion helps you, please gives it a Like and Marks as a solution. Which motivates to solve more problems.
     
    Thanks,
    Sayan Patra
    RPA Developer
  • tc839 Profile Picture
    54 on at
    What sort of triggers do I need to look for? 
    It was a fresh install of PAD. We don't have any cloud flows. 
    The only way to run these flows, as far as I can see, is with the play button in PAD or each flows keyboard shortcut. Both flows have different keyboard shortcuts, yet both were running sequentially.
     

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