Problem hiding Internet Explorer in WatiN, even when using Settings.Instance.MakeNewIeInstanceVisible = false

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This question is more of a follow-up to this one: Hiding Internet Explorer when WatiN is run

Like the person who asked that original question, I also want to stop IE from being shown when my WatiN tests are running, but even when using this setting in a seemingly correct manner (code snippet below), it still ends up showing an empty IE window initially (although it does not show the test behavior/web page interaction).

Is it possible to stop the window from showing at all, or is this as good as it gets?

My helper method to create a new IE instance:

public static IE CreateNewBrowserInstance(string url = DefaultAppUrl)
    {
        Settings.Instance.MakeNewIeInstanceVisible = false;
        Settings.Instance.AutoMoveMousePointerToTopLeft = false;
        Settings.Instance.AutoStartDialogWatcher = false;

        return new IE(url, true);
    }

Settings.Instance.MakeNewIeInstanceVisible = false; var ie = new IE(); ie.GoTo(url); — deerchao, Jan 18 '12 at 05:05
The code above didn't create any new IE window in my Win7 machine, with Watin 2.1. — deerchao, Jan 18 '12 at 05:06

score -1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 25 '10 at 18:22

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You can Hide window after initializing new IE instance

browser.ShowWindow(NativeMethods.WindowShowStyle.Hide);

answered Jun 25 '10 at 18:22

alonp

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My windows are already being hidden, but only after they pop up and annoy me. The docs suggest that your answer would just minimize the window, but I'll give it a try. – James Nail Jun 28 '10 at 01:32
OK, I gave it a try, and it didn't do anything to help. I've got the same behavior as before. – James Nail Jun 28 '10 at 01:37
This won't help because the window still flashes before you hide it. – Dmitri Nesteruk Jan 25 '16 at 06:25

Problem hiding Internet Explorer in WatiN, even when using Settings.Instance.MakeNewIeInstanceVisible = false

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