Use Application/Browser not working

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Hi,

I have a process extracting data from a website, using Application/Browser Activity. The process has been working fine until yesterday.

The process is VB, Windows. Studio is updated to latest version.

Without any changes having been made, it suddenly stopped working. The issue is that the Use Application/Browser activity seems to not be working longer.

Usually I have been using Chrome, but for testing purposes I have also tried Edge and Firefox. The issue is identical on all three browsers.

I have uninstalled and reinstalled the browser extension for all three browsers, but that did not help

When the process reaches the activity two different things will happen depending on the circumstances.

  1. If the browser is not already open it will fail with this error msg:
    Browser error 1

  2. If the browser is already running it will fail with this error msg:

Browser error 2

Does anyone has an idea what can cause this?

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In properties of Use application/browser make Open as always and check.

Can you share the screenshot of the properties?

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Hello @Evert_Randers
Try by changing the title='*' in the Use Browser selector. The issue may fix
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This is the settings I am using

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Try to resize the window to max. If still not works try to recapture the element.

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Hi Evert,

This may sound very silly, but try to delete the use browser activity and configure it again from scratch, I had this bug once as well and that fixed it for me. Let me know.

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Hi @Evert_Randers

Please consider below points :slight_smile:

  1. Ensure that all browsers you are using are up-to-date.
  2. Try to reinstall UiPath extension in browser & try it.
  3. If issues persists again, try it different browser url check if it works.

Regards,
Kaviyarasu N

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Hi, well, it did not work, but it put me on the right path. I went to “Manage Packages”, uninstalled the Web.API.Activities and System.Activities, and then reinstalled them. That fixed the problem. Do not ask me why.

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Great to hear!

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