Use browser activity throwing cannot communicate with uipath extension error

[mohamedalthaf]

Hi.

I am using use browser/application modern activity to automate edge browser. UiPath extension is enabled in edge browser and in studio also the edge extension is enabled. I am getting input from queue so I have set the auto retry value as 1.
whenever the bot is running, for each queue item, in the first attempt, when it tries to automate edge browser. It is giving error as shown in the screenshot. since auto retry is enabled, in the next attempt for the same queue item, the bot is able to connect with edge and is able to do web automation.

This issue is happening for all the items in the first attempt alone. why I am getting UiPath extension error in first attempt alone even though I have enabled extension in edge and UiPath

[sonaliaggarwal47 (Sonali Aggarwal)]

Hi @mohamedalthaf

For edge browser, there is sleeping tabs issue reported which has recently been fixed.

Kindly refer below post and verify what version of browser you are using and steps to resolve the issue.

Edge v134 Sleeping Tabs feature affects the UiPath extensions 22.10, 23.4 and 23.10

Microsoft has documented this issue in the Edge known issues page and informed us that their product team is actively working on resolving it. [The image shows a section of a Microsoft Edge known issues page, highlighting a problem in version 134 where extensions that open windows might get paused if minimized, with a suggested workaround and a note about an upcoming fix. (Captioned by AI)]

Hope this helps.