The Windows UAC pop ups cannot be read to the Robot and it cannot press this button. With which activity can this be solved?
The Windows UAC pop-ups cannot be read by the Robot and the Robot is unable to press the Yes or No button:
- Ensure to use the latest version of the UiAutomation.Activities package available at the time of reading this article. Back up your project before upgrading the activity package.
- Test the behavior with different UIFrameworks - including Default, Active Accessibility, and UIAutomation - using the UIExplorer.
- Test the behavior with the various input methods
- Try to identify the pop-up using Microsoft's 'Accessibility Inspect' tool to see if the selectors are exposed outside the application. If the pop-up does not register with the tool, it may suggest that the selectors are not exposed outside the application. This means you cannot automate them using the selector-based UIAutomation approach. For that case, image automation is needed.
These are User Account Control (UAC) pop-ups in Windows. With their primary function being to safeguard the system, these pop-ups ask for user confirmation or administrator credentials before allowing certain changes. Robots, like automated scripts or Robots, generally cannot interact directly with these pop-ups due to the above-mentioned security restrictions. Assistance with these issues can be best handled by collaborating with the internal IT teams.