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Hello,
I'm encountering an issue with Power Automate Desktop when using the "Launch Excel" action. After running a desktop flow with the "Make instance not visible" setting enabled, I receive the following error when running the flow again:
"Active workbook retrieval error, failed to open excel."
I believe this error occurs because no workbook is open or all workbooks are hidden. This behavior seems related to my choice to launch Excel in invisible mode (i.e., "Make instance not visible").
I have tested running the Excel file both locally and from OneDrive, but the issue persists the second time I run the flow.
Is there a way to prevent this error? Perhaps ensuring that workbooks are not hidden after running Excel invisibly could be a solution, but I am unsure how to configure this.
Thank you for your help!
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