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Failed to take over Chrome (Failed to communicate with the browser. Try reloading the extension).

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Hi!

I'm having this problem since the extension update. It is impossible to control any browser using the new extension. I also cannot use the old (legacy) extension.

 

Can anybody help me?

 

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Failed to take over Chrome (Failed to communicate with the browser. Try reloading the extension).

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Exceção do tipo 'Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.UIAutomation.WebAutomation.Core.Browser.WebBrowserException' foi acionada.: Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.SDK.ActionException: Falha ao assumir o controle de Chrome (falha na comunicação com o navegador. Tente recarregar a extensão). ---> Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.UIAutomation.WebAutomation.Core.Browser.WebBrowserException: Exceção do tipo 'Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.UIAutomation.WebAutomation.Core.Browser.WebBrowserException' foi acionada.
em Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.UIAutomation.WebAutomation.Core.WebExtensionsBrowser.WebExtensionsBrowserLauncher.AttachImpl(AttachMode attachMode, String title, String url, Func`3 comparer)
em Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.UIAutomation.WebAutomation.Core.WebExtensionsBrowser.WebExtensionsBrowserLauncher.<>c__DisplayClass7_0.<AttachToRunningBrowser>b__0()
em Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.UIAutomation.Core.Utilities.Clock.Execute[T](TimeSpan timeout, TimeSpan period, Func`1 action, Func`2 successCondition)
em Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.UIAutomation.WebAutomation.Core.WebExtensionsBrowser.WebExtensionsBrowserLauncher.AttachToRunningBrowser(AttachMode attachMode, String title, String url, Int32 timeout)
em Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.UIAutomation.Plugin.Chrome.Chrome.AttachToRunning(AttachMode attachModeSafe, String tabTitleSafe, String tabUrlSafe, Int32 timeout)
em Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.WebAutomation.Actions.WebAutomationActions.LaunchNewChrome(String initialUrl, String chromeTabTitle, String chromeTabUrl, String dialogButtonToPress, Int32 operation, Int32 windowState, Int32 attachMode, Boolean waitForWebPageToLoad, Int32 waitForPageToLoadTimeout, Int32 courseOfActionIfDialogAppears, Boolean clearCache, Boolean clearCookies, Int32 timeout)
em Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.WebAutomation.Actions.LaunchChromeBase.Execute(ActionContext context)
--- Fim do rastreamento de pilha de exceções internas ---
em Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.WebAutomation.Actions.LaunchChromeBase.Execute(ActionContext context)
em Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Robin.Engine.Execution.ActionRunner.Run(IActionStatement statement, Dictionary`2 inputArguments, Dictionary`2 outputArguments)

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