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Any help with browser connection? Failed to assume control of Microsoft Edge (Communication with browser failed. Try reloading extension).

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Hi guys, can anyone help me with this problem? I have just updated my Windows and the flow I was working this morning does not work anymore, due to the impossibility to connect to the browser. I tried both with Edge and Chrome, and the extension does not seem to work! Can anyone help me?

 

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Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.SDK.ActionException: Failed to assume control of Microsoft Edge (Communication with browser failed. Try reloading extension). ---> Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.UIAutomation.WebAutomation.Core.Browser.WebBrowserException: Exception of type 'Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.UIAutomation.WebAutomation.Core.Browser.WebBrowserException' was thrown.
at Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.UIAutomation.WebAutomation.Core.WebExtensionsBrowser.WebExtensionsBrowserLauncher.LaunchNew(ProcessWindowStyle processWindowStyle, String initialUrl, Int32 timeout, WebPageCourseOfActionIfDialogAppearsEnum dialogHandlingMode, String dialogButtonName)
at Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.UIAutomation.Plugin.Edge.Edge.StartNew(ProcessWindowStyle processWindowStyle, String initialUrl, Int32 timeout, WebPageCourseOfActionIfDialogAppearsEnum dialogHandlingMode, String dialogButtonName)
at Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.WebAutomation.Actions.WebAutomationActions.LaunchNewEdge(String initialUrl, String edgeTabTitle, String edgeTabUrl, String dialogButtonToPress, Int32 operation, Int32 windowState, Int32 attachMode, Boolean waitForWebPageToLoad, Int32 waitForPageToLoadTimeout, Int32 courseOfActionIfDialogAppears, Boolean clearCache, Boolean clearCookies, Int32 timeout)
at Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.WebAutomation.Actions.LaunchEdgeBase.Execute(ActionContext context)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.WebAutomation.Actions.LaunchEdgeBase.Execute(ActionContext context)
at Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Robin.Engine.Execution.ActionRunner.Run(IActionStatement statement, Dictionary`2 inputArguments, Dictionary`2 outputArguments)

  • roccolord Profile Picture
    63 on at

    This solved the issue for me with latest win11, 2.27 and latest extension. Remove windows store version of PAD, install with MSI installer after.

     

    Try installing using MSI Installer
    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/desktop-flows/install

    https://www.reddit.com/r/MicrosoftFlow/comments/zqskyy/comment/j181q0c/

  • Kabilesh Profile Picture
    177 on at

    Hi @maurigregori 

     

    Hope this helps you 

    https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/General-Power-Automate/Unable-to-take-browser-control-after-remo...

     

    Best Regards,

    VK

     

    If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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