web
You’re offline. This is a read only version of the page.
close
Skip to main content

Announcements

Welcome to the Power Platform Communities
The Next Big Bite | Aussie Classics & Starting Small with Clay Wesener | EP04
News and Announcements icon
Community site session details

Community site session details

Session Id :
Power Platform Community / Forums / Power Automate / Parent screen couldn't...
Power Automate
Suggested Answer

Parent screen couldn't be found

(0) ShareShare
ReportReport
Posted on by AG-23100932-0
Hello. 
I have this desktop flow that has been running for a month now. However, it suddenly stopped recognizing UI elements that has been selected before.
Upon clicking "Test" in the selector view, it says that the "Parent screen couldn't be found" even if the parent screen is there. 
What could be the issue as to why my Action cannot suddenly select the element that it was able to previously?
 
For context, I am using the action Focus Text Field in Window and Click UI element in Window. For some web app specific reason, I am not able to select that element directly through Browser automation.
 
Thanks.
ParentScreenCouldNotBeFound.png
Categories:
Power Automate Desktop
I have the same question (0)
  • Suggested answer
    eetuRobo Profile Picture
    eetuRobo 4,579 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
    Check the window element of that UI element.

    Open the window element and use Test button to see if PAD can find it.
    Maybe due to some update or other reason the Windows name or id attribute has changed or the whole element has slightly changed. 

    If that window cant be found then you could try repair or just recapturing the window element again.

Under review

Thank you for your reply! To ensure a great experience for everyone, your content is awaiting approval by our Community Managers. Please check back later.

Helpful resources

News and Announcements

Welcome to the Power Platform Communities
The Next Big Bite | Aussie Classics & Starting Small with Clay Wesener | EP04

Quick Links

Season of Sharing Community Challenge Winners!

Congratulations to our community stars!

Kudos to our 2025 Community Spotlight Honorees

Expanding mentorship, skilling, and AI innovation

Congratulations to the June Top 10 Community Leaders!

These are the community rock stars!

Leaderboard > Power Automate

#1
David_MA Profile Picture

David_MA 274 Super User 2026 Season 1

#2
11manish Profile Picture

11manish 175

#3
Haque Profile Picture

Haque 166

Last 30 days Overall leaderboard

Featured topics

Known issue with browser automation in Power Automate for Desktop on Google Chrome 146 and 147
Share your ideas and struggles with building Power Automate flows!
Survey: Power Automate mobile app
How to Ask for Help with Your Power Automate Workflow
Flows are not visible for users who sign in with their personal accounts
Start and wait for an approval action
Restore a deleted flow
List of actions cheat sheet for Power Automate Desktop
Welcome to the Power Automate forum!

Product updates

Microsoft Power Platform Community release plans