PowerShell - InternetExplorer: 0x80010108 (RPC_E_DISCONNECTED)

Question

I want to automate the InternetExplorer with PowerShell to open a site in our intranet (trusted sites | protected mode: off)

When I´m executing my code the IE open the intranet site but the reference to the $ie object is lost.

Error: The object invoked has disconnected from its clients. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80010108 (RPC_E_DISCONNECTED))

How can I fix this? (Run IE as admin is not a option)

$ie = New-Object -ComObject InternetExplorer.Application
$ie.visible = $true
$ie.Navigate($url)
$ie

My workaround, but not so good:

& "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" $urls
Start-Sleep 5
$shell = New-Object -com Shell.Application
$ie = @($shell.Application.Windows())| Where-Object { $_.LocationUrl -like "*$urls*" }
$ie.Navigate($url2)

I also faced with loosing 'ie' problem when opening intranet sites. This question made me try with Administrator privileges, which is possible in my case, and acceptable. — BuddhiP, Sep 07 '12 at 06:31
i am using the BELT module for this (it works beautifully): http://belt.codeplex.com/ — John Bartels, Jan 04 '13 at 23:23
Does the initial script work for external websites, say google? It works for me. — Chriseyre2000, Jan 18 '13 at 08:44
Original script worked for me on Win 7 but not Win 8.1, that might be a clue — codeulike, Jan 27 '14 at 10:17
Here's a workaround that does not require admin: http://stackoverflow.com/a/27127120/3196753 — tresf, Dec 07 '16 at 14:50

score 4 · Answer 1 · edited Mar 01 '19 at 21:26

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Try running PowerShell as an administrator.

edited Mar 01 '19 at 21:26

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I had a similar issue where the $ie object seemed to "disappear" after calling .Navigate. Running PS as Administrator fixed the problem. Not obvious. – Wade Henderson Jul 17 '14 at 14:28
Running the script as admin is no option for us. Is there another way? – Cilvic Jul 02 '15 at 14:01
@Cilvic off the top of my head I would say, no. But maybe this is something you can try in a scheduled task? – Christopher Douglas May 17 '16 at 19:35

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