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Welcome to Power Automate Desktop (preview), a new desktop-based robotic process automate (RPA) authoring solution that expands low-code automation capabilities for everyone in an organization.

 

Here are some helpful links to get you started!

The Announcement Blog post

 

The Power Automate RPA webpage with more information

 

Power Automate Desktop documentation

 

Getting Started Video Series

 

Download RPA In a day training: RPA in a day training

 

Please feel free to post discussion and questions relating to Power automate Desktop and its uses in this forum.

As always, reach out to  @GabrielStJohn for help or concerns with the community site!

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  • Community Power Platform Member Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    Good day.... I just want to know if POwer Automate Desktop has the capability to import task created  by Win Automation.   Rgds.

  • PetrosF-MSFT Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    Hi @Anonymous 

     

    This feature would be very useful indeed.

     

    The Power Automate Desktop team is currently working on a migration tool that will help us import a WinAutomation Process into PAD. The first version is going to be available within the following months.

     

    I hope the above helps!

  • Community Power Platform Member Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    Thanks a lot for the response.

  • Suhaib Profile Picture
    2 on at

    Dear Mr. Admin,

    Well does desktop version supports personal accounts like mine?

    and please do you know why testing the "I'll perform the trigger action" keeps waiting until it give "flow run time out..."

    is that related to connection speed as an example ?

    thanks in advance

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    PetrosF-MSFT Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    Hi @Suhaib 

     

    You could sign into PAD with a work or school account. Please find below all the prerequisites:

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/ui-flows/setup#prerequisites

     

    Regarding the error, could you share some more information? a screenshot of the error would also be helpful.

     

    Thank you!

  • rschneider12345 Profile Picture
    14 on at

    I am having a Power Automate Desktop (Preview) launch issue.  I have updated .NET to 4.8 and reinstalled Power Automate Desktop / UiFlows several times.

     

    UiFlow Version:

    2.1.43.20312

     

    OS Version:

    1803 (OS Build 17134. 1845)

     

    .NET 4.8 version 

     

    Event Viewer Error:

    Message = Element not found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070490)
    Error = System.Exception
    Full text = System.Exception: Element not found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070490)
    at Windows.UI.ViewManagement.UISettings.add_TextScaleFactorChanged(TypedEventHandler`2 handler)
    at System.Runtime.InteropServices.WindowsRuntime.WindowsRuntimeMarshal.NativeOrStaticEventRegistrationImpl.AddEventHandler[T](Func`2 addMethod, Action`1 removeMethod, T handler)
    at System.Runtime.InteropServices.WindowsRuntime.WindowsRuntimeMarshal.AddEventHandler[T](Func`2 addMethod, Action`1 removeMethod, T handler)
    at WinAutomation.UI.Common.FontSizeManager.Register(ResourceDictionary dictionary) in D:\a\1\s\src\WinAutomation.Desktop\WinAutomation.UI.Common\FontSizeManager.cs:line 35
    at WinAutomation.Console.Host.App.<>c__DisplayClass5_0.<OnStartup>g__OnStartupInternal|0() in D:\a\1\s\src\WinAutomation.Desktop\WinAutomation.Console\WinAutomation.Console.Host\App.xaml.cs:line 94
    at WinAutomation.Logging.LoggerTraceOperationExtensions.TraceOperation[T](ILogger`1 logger, String methodName, Action logEventAction, Action func, Func`1 getSuccessMessage, Func`2 getFailureMessage, LogData[] data) in D:\a\1\s\src\WinAutomation.Desktop\WinAutomation.Logging\LoggerTraceOperationExtensions.cs:line 80
    at WinAutomation.Console.Host.App.OnStartup(StartupEventArgs e) in D:\a\1\s\src\WinAutomation.Desktop\WinAutomation.Console\WinAutomation.Console.Host\App.xaml.cs:line 61
    at System.Windows.Application.<.ctor>b__1_0(Object unused)
    at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs)
    at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.TryCatchWhen(Object source, Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs, Delegate catchHandler)

  • Community Power Platform Member Profile Picture
    Microsoft Employee on at

    Whenever I run the flow which contains 'Launch Excel' action, I am getting the error saying that

    'Failed to open Excel document '(Excel launching error.)'.

    I updated my PAD to its latest version, still I am facing this issue.

     

    Please suggest me a solution. Without resolving the issue, I cannot go ahead with the flow.

  • David_1985 Profile Picture
    10 on at

    Hi Team,

     

    I am having Power Automate installation issue. I have uninstalled .net and restarted and installed the PAD but the installation is not competed.There's a problem installing.

     

    [39F4:39F8][2021-04-13T08:37:44]e000: Apply completion Failed.Code: 0x80070643. Status code: Unexpected. Message: Service 'UIFlowService' (UIFlowService) failed to start. Verify that you have sufficient privileges to start system services..
    [39F4:39F8][2021-04-13T08:37:44]i399: Apply complete, result: 0x80070643, restart: None, ba requested restart: No

  • fraenK Profile Picture
    2,125 on at
  • mikebutler3030 Profile Picture
    2 on at

    Hi, 

    I'm new to Power Automate Desktop and having problems getting UI element to be recognized in a "Press button on web page" or "Click download link on web page".  I does show up in the UI element tab to the right. Any advice on getting to that next step would be appreciated. 

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