Failed to load extension from popup box while running selenium scripts

Question

I get the following popup box when I try to run my selenium script in java:

Failed to load extension from:
C:\Users\xyz\AppData\Local\Temp\scoped_dir20432_5430\internal. Loading of unpacked extensions is disabled by the administrator.

I have tried chromeoption arguments I have found in other pages. But none seems to work.

import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeOptions;
import org.openqa.selenium.firefox.FirefoxDriver;
public class testClass {

     public static String driverPath = "D:/Selenium/Chrome Driver latest/chromedriver.exe";
     public static WebDriver driver;

public static void main(String args[]) {
    System.setProperty("webdriver.chrome.driver", driverPath);

    ChromeOptions options = new ChromeOptions();
    options.addArguments("test-type");
    options.addArguments("start-maximized");
    options.addArguments("--js-flags=--expose-gc");
    options.addArguments("--enable-precise-memory-info");
    options.addArguments("--disable-popup-blocking");
    options.addArguments("--disable-default-apps");
    options.addArguments("--enable-automation");
    options.addArguments("test-type=browser");
    options.addArguments("disable-infobars");
    options.addArguments("disable-extensions");

    driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
    driver.navigate().to("http://google.com");
    driver.quit();
}
}

I am forced to handle that popup manually. How do I get rid of it ?

@Dev The same pop as shown in this [link](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/43079018/selenium-chromedriver-failed-to-load-extension) — kaushik3993, May 05 '17 at 06:29
so my previous solution doesn't works for you. Can you confirm if you have the admin privileges? — undetected Selenium, May 05 '17 at 06:33
What is your test environment configuration? Selenium, ChromeDriver & Chrome version? — undetected Selenium, May 05 '17 at 06:35
No I do not have admin privileges. Selenium - 3.4.0, Chrome Driver - 2.29, Chrome - 58.0.3029.81. My test environment is SSL enabled. — kaushik3993, May 05 '17 at 06:47
Can you try to clean up your machine through CCleaner once, reboot your system & try to retest? — undetected Selenium, May 05 '17 at 06:58

score 13 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 05 '17 at 08:06

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I had the same problem and I finally found a working answer in another thread. Loading of unpacked extensions is disabled by the administrator

The following line did the trickt for me

options.setExperimentalOption("useAutomationExtension", false);

There are some trade-offs mentioned in the link, like window resizing operations with the Chrome automation extension aren't possible anymore. Anyway, starting with the start-maximized argument still worked fine in my code.

options.addArguments("start-maximized");

answered Jul 05 '17 at 08:06

Markus Dietler

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Thanks so much. I was looking for this for a very long time. – kaushik3993 Jul 05 '17 at 10:16
This answer works for NightwatchJS as well. In your `nightwatch.json` config file, do: `{"test_settings":{"default":{"desiredCapabilities":{"browserName":"chrome","goog:chromeOptions":{"useAutomationExtension":false}}}}}` – zwbetz Jul 14 '20 at 20:57
I tried everywhere and couldn't resolve it but you have given the correct statement to overcome this. thank you Markus sir – Anupam Haldkar Jul 30 '20 at 06:26

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Feb 03 '21 at 10:29

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Updating to the latest compatible chromedriver.exe will resolve the issue.

edited Feb 03 '21 at 10:29

zappee

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answered Feb 03 '21 at 10:24

Mohsin.Mulla

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Failed to load extension from popup box while running selenium scripts

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