Random Desktop has been disconnected while performing UI actions

[Testing360 (Diogo C)]

I had this automation working, in which the robot opens an internet explorer “Save as” dialog, clicks a dropdown, clicks “Save as” and now it randomly generates the error “Desktop has been disconnected while performing UI actions”.

This is pissing me off… I had it working several times, now out of nowhere it breaks? I wasn’t even making changes to this part of the code, I was changing ahead of this error.

[Dominic]

@Testing360, Launch Workflow Interactive activity does it for you

Desktop-has-been-disconnected-while-performing-ui-action - #2 by Dominic

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@sreelatha.68, No worries Hope every one of us had begun from the scratch. Here we have plenty of resources to learn and know more. Coming to your question, Launch Workflow Interactive is an activity to open a windows interactive session which keeps the desktop connected while running an automation even if it gets locked. You can see more here Regards Dom

Regards,
Dom

[Testing360 (Diogo C)]

This does not work. It still happens…

[ovi (Viorela Preda)]

What about this one?

@Andrei_Pop

Desktop has been disconnected while performing UI actions

This occurs when a user is connected with RDP to the Robot machine and the RDP disconnects at some point. We recommend to sign off all the users from the Robot machines before executing a job.

Note: If a RDP connection is started on the robot machine and this machine lose internet connection (even for few seconds), the robot will throw “Desktop has been disconnected…”

To avoid this behavior you have to follow this guide: Running Tests in Minimized Remote Desktop Windows | TestComplete Documentation

[Testing360 (Diogo C)]

In my case, there is no remote desktop. I am executing the automation on my development laptop. But maybe the fact that I am logged in is related with it. However, if my computer is on lock screen, the automation will not execute.

[chinnapureddy03 (Chinnapu Reddy)]

Same problem, im not using nay remote desktop, But still the error is cumming

[NiesonF]

HI were you able to solve this issue?