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Failed to assume control of Chrome (Internal error or communication failure).In Launch Chrome Action Powerautomate Desktop

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Posted on 29 Sep 2020 12:18:47 by Community Power Pla...

Hi all,

Could any one help me with this error, i tried re-installing extension as well but it doesn't work smoothly.Out of 10 times atleast i face it 7 times Screenshot (153).png

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Community Power Pla... on 25 Apr 2022 at 11:20:30

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Re: Failed to assume control of Chrome (Internal error or communication failure).In Launch Chrome Action Powerautomate Desktop

Hi PetrosF-MSFT
Could youPlease to explain how you achive from the point 3 to 5 of your description.
How you run RAD as admin ? which activity allows to run PAD as admin ...etc
thank you
imran_shaikh 8 on 05 Nov 2021 at 10:41:18

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Re: Failed to assume control of Chrome (Internal error or communication failure).In Launch Chrome Action Powerautomate Desktop

for me it got resolved after removing and adding same browser extenstion.
in power automate desktop goto tools
then browser extensions
then remove and add the chrome extension
Community Power Pla... on 04 Jun 2021 at 14:14:52

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Re: Failed to assume control of Chrome (Internal error or communication failure).In Launch Chrome Action Powerautomate Desktop

Hello @Anonymous
I got a solution to that so you can apply the following steps:

Step 1)Add Power Automate extensions in your browser
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/microsoft-power-automate/gjgfobnenmnljakmhboildkafdkicala/related

Step 2) You have to change some settings in Chrome Browser -->

Settings -->Advanced-->System then
turn off the toggle button for "Continue running background apps when Google Chrome is closed".

Thanks.
sardy720 2 on 25 Mar 2021 at 22:38:34

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Re: Failed to assume control of Chrome (Internal error or communication failure).In Launch Chrome Action Powerautomate Desktop

Worked Perfectly! Thanks very much, specifically I think it was Environmental Variable that was my issue.
VamsiGogineni 10 on 25 Mar 2021 at 20:25:06

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Re: Failed to assume control of Chrome (Internal error or communication failure).In Launch Chrome Action Powerautomate Desktop

Hey @dRautela_1234 ,

You might have got it resolved already. If in case not, please follow the steps mentioned here
Basically you need to add the extension to Edge.
dRautela_1234 71 on 12 Nov 2020 at 08:47:20

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Re: Failed to assume control of Chrome (Internal error or communication failure).In Launch Chrome Action Powerautomate Desktop

Hi, @PetrosF-MSFT,
I am facing the same issue but on Microsoft edge.
Error- Failed to assume control of Microsoft Edge (Internal error or communication failure. Could you please guide me on how to resolve this issue?. Waiting for your earliest reply.
PetrosF-MSFT on 15 Oct 2020 at 15:15:12

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Re: Failed to assume control of Chrome (Internal error or communication failure).In Launch Chrome Action Powerautomate Desktop

Hi @bsatuluri

Feel free to follow the instruction as mentioned above, and make sure that you have the latest Browser and addon versions installed.

I hope that helps!
bsatuluri 2 on 13 Oct 2020 at 21:53:07

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Re: Failed to assume control of Chrome (Internal error or communication failure).In Launch Chrome Action Powerautomate Desktop

Hello,

I am still running into similar issues while execution. It works intermittently though.

Robin.Core.ActionException: Failed to Select Option(s) (error in communication with browser). ---> System.Exception: Tab id does not exist
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at Robin.Modules.WebAutomation.Actions.SetDropDownListValueBase.Execute(ActionContext context)
at Robin.Runtime.Engine.ActionRunner.RunAction(String action, Dictionary`2 inputArguments, Dictionary`2 outputArguments, IActionStatement statement)
PetrosF-MSFT on 29 Sep 2020 at 15:16:00

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Re: Failed to assume control of Chrome (Internal error or communication failure).In Launch Chrome Action Powerautomate Desktop

Hi @Anonymous

At first I would suggest that you follow the instructions mentioned here.

If the issue persists, please check the below:
1. Is the extension installed in multiple Chrome profiles on the same machine? If yes, then delete from the rest of the profiles and install only on the one you intend to use
2. If any of the below processes is running in the background, stop them as they may interfere with the addon:
Google Chrome Installer
Google Crash Handler
Google Installer
3. Run PAD as admin and check if the issue persists
4. Go to %localappdata%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences and set the "exit_type" parameter to "normal"
5. Make sure that the environmental variable "ComSpec" with value "C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe" exists on the machine