Questions tagged [microsoft-webdriver]
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Open Edge in InPrivate mode using Selenium
I am using Selenium 3.4 to launch Edge using the Microsoft WebDriver which is now maintained by Microsoft.
Is there any way I can launch the Browser in InPrivate mode using Selenium?
I have searched for answers but couldn't find any.
The closest I…

Mayank Nehru
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How to spcify the download location for IE11 and edge browsers using Selenium bindings
Selenium C# bindings have the ability to specify the chrome download location:
var options = new ChromeOptions().AddUserProfilePreference("download.default_directory", "D:\Downloads");
Does any appropriate realization exist for Edge & IE11?

Vitali Sonchyk
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Selenium MicrosoftEdgeDriver will not resize browser accurately
I am running some visual regression tests under the Galen framework, using MicrosoftEdgeDriver. Is anyone else having an issue where the browser being resized to a number different than desired?
When sizing to, say, height = 640 and width = 360, I…

Zach Folwick
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Not able to run Protractor / Jasmine tests with Microsoft Edge
I'm working on a project to begin testing Node/Angular applications using Protractor and Jasmine. I have a POC working in most browsers but having a lot of trouble with MS Edge. Here's my environment:
OS: Windows 10 Pro (Version 1709, OS Build…

kharkins224
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MicrosoftWebDriver stops working shortly after it gets started
I have a really simple script as a smoke test.
The script does the following:
registers driver
driver navigates to 'https://www.google.co.uk/'
driver quits
Script:
require 'selenium-webdriver'
driver =…

Radi Totev
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Unable to install MicrosoftWebDriver using DISM,
I have tried to install the driver using DISM.exe /Online /Add-Capability /CapabilityName:Microsoft.WebDriver~~~~0.0.1.0. But its failing with below error
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool Version: 10.0.17763.771 Image Version:…

Siddhu255
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Microsoft webdriver and selenium webdriver causing visual studio build errors
I am trying to use Selenium Webdriver in visual studio to check a website. Everything worked fine when I was using just Chromedriver, but now that I have added the Microsoft Webdriver to test the site using Edge I am having issues. I made sure to…

Will Schultz
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MicrosoftWebDriver 16299, 15063 doesn't work when I minimise Edge browser window
When I execute tests using MicrosoftWebDriver for Edge all works fine, but when I minimise the window all tests become failed. Does Edge or MicrosoftWebDriver have any options to avoid that behavior?
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Python script can't open Microsoft edge
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I am working with the following Python script (using Python 2.7) to open Microsoft Edge and browse to www.freelancer.in (using Selenium 3.8.1):
import os
from selenium import webdriver
# create new Edge session
dir =…

Antoine M.
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Does the Microsoft WebDriver work on Windows Insider builds?
I am trying to get started with the Microsoft Web Driver. It appears you have to download a specific driver for a particular release of Windows 10. Does anyone know if the latest driver will work with Windows Insider builds or do I have to run and…

MikeJ
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selenium.common.exceptions.WebDriverException: Message: Unknown error while trying to use Edge and MicrosoftWebDriver.exe through Selenium
I created a script in Python, which scraps the Altium's website and gathers information regarding license usage. At this moment, I am using ChromeDriver, but I sometimes get errors due to the network being slow at different times of the day. I used…

Chiser Alexandru
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