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IMPORTANT - Browser Automation potential issue - Upgrade your Power Automate for desktop installation before the update of browsers Google Chrome & Microsoft Edge to v113.x.y

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Please upgrade your Power Automate for desktop installation before updating to the latest version of web browsers utilizing the Chromium engine v113.x.y (Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge). Upgrading of the browsers without upgrading the Power Automate for desktop installation will result in failure of desktop flows that utilize “Browser automation” actions.

A hotfix is released for Power Automate for desktop v2.31 and can be downloaded from the official links. All users impacted with this version installed must upgrade to the latest v2.31 build as soon as possible.

For users who have installed versions v2.28, v2.29, v2.30 of Power Automate for desktop, Hotfix builds are available from today, the 3rd of May, 2023. However, Microsoft recommends upgrading to the latest version. If you do not desire to upgrade to the latest, then you may download the respective Hotfix build from the links below:

NOTE: The specific links will be active until the 2nd of June, 2023.

For all users who have installed version v2.27 of Power Automate for desktop or older, you must upgrade to a newer version.

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NikosMoutzou Microsoft Employee on at

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shaunie_67 26 on at

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This is why I only use Firefox ESR that is updated every 90 days and tested https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/#product-desktop-esr and never have an issue with browser automation

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Kunal_Kulkarni 5 on at

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Hi NikosMoutzou,

I am facing an issue after the PAD update to the 2.31 version. The problem is whenever I try to use the action "Extract data from web page" the UI element picker is not picking up the action from the browser. I created the same flow on the older version of PAD, it was working perfectly fine.

Here are some snaps attached for your reference.

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woodsy9988 2 on at

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I am receiving many errors now on my flows. Pretty much every run is now failing from various issues. Closing the web browser, filling out a web text field. All of the issues are related to browser automation.

I have upgraded to the latest version of PAD and the browser extensions are working.

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Maarten_Vinke 4 on at

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Hiya, all browser flows are failing.

Desktop version: 2.31.114.23122
Extension in Edge: 2.31.0.14

Advice would be appreciated.

Update 12-05-2023: After removing Power Automate Desktop of devices and the browser extensions. Updating Windows and reinstalling everything in order -> Power Automate Desktop -> extension it all works again.

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DanJeal 4 on at

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Hi All
We have the same issues as noted above of flows randomly failing at 'Wait for web page content' and 'Focus text field on web page'. Even if we look at trying to use different steps the flows then have further errors.

Latest error is with the 'Focus text field on web page' stating 'Failed to set input focus on web page text box'. This has only started happening since the upgrade.

Power Automate Version: 2.31.114.23122
Power Automate Extension Version: 2.31.0.14
Chrome Version: 113.0.5672.93 (Official Build) (64-bit)

Is there any solution to this?

Many thanks
Dan

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marieroza 11 on at

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I also have multiple flows failing, even though I'm running the latest version of PAD and the PA browser extension - I keep getting an error message of 'Failed to assume control of Microsoft Edge' which is one of the first steps in the process.

Everything ran fine in V2.26.

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