Launch New Browser Action will not connect to the browser

[ARoseWilliamson]

Power Automate Desktop was updated last week and since then the Launch New "Browser" action has not been able to connect to the chosen browser. This is the error message I am getting: "Failed to assume control of Microsoft Edge (Communication with browser failed. Try reloading extension)."

Error Details: "Exception of type 'Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.UIAutomation.WebAutomation.Core.Browser.WebBrowserException' was thrown.: Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Robin.SDK.ActionException: Failed to assume control of Microsoft Edge (Communication with browser failed. Try reloading extension). ---> Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.UIAutomation.WebAutomation.Core.Browser.WebBrowserException: Exception of type 'Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.UIAutomation.WebAutomation.Core.Browser.WebBrowserException' was thrown.
at Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.UIAutomation.WebAutomation.Core.WebExtensionsBrowser.WebExtensionsBrowserLauncher.LaunchNew(ProcessWindowStyle processWindowStyle, String initialUrl, Int32 timeout)
at Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.UIAutomation.Plugin.Edge.Edge.StartNew(ProcessWindowStyle processWindowStyle, String initialUrl, Int32 timeout)
at Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.WebAutomation.Actions.WebAutomationActions.LaunchNewEdge(Variant initialUrl, Variant edgeTabTitle, Variant edgeTabUrl, Variant dialogButtonToPress, Variant& webBrowserInstance, Int32 operation, Int32 windowState, Int32 attachMode, Boolean waitForWebPageToLoad, Int32 courseOfActionIfDialogAppears, Boolean clearCache, Boolean clearCookies, Int32 timeout)
at Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.WebAutomation.Actions.LaunchEdgeBase.Execute(ActionContext context)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Modules.WebAutomation.Actions.LaunchEdgeBase.Execute(ActionContext context)
at Microsoft.Flow.RPA.Desktop.Robin.Engine.Execution.ActionRunner.Run(IActionStatement statement, Dictionary`2 inputArguments, Dictionary`2 outputArguments)"

I have tried a variety of ways to fix this (such as redownloading the Extention) and have come up with nothing.

[aontanon]

Hello

I have had the same problem with Microsoft Edge since I updated PAD to the last version (2.15)

I tried enabling/disabling the extension, rebooting the computer, reinstalling Microsoft Edge, but still is not working ...

I have another computer with the same PAD version and it is working fine, so I don't understand

Did you find any solution?

Thanks!

[ARoseWilliamson]

Not yet.

[ARoseWilliamson · Accepted solution]

I had to switch browsers from Microsoft Edge.

[WenjingZhang]

This issue didn't fix even after 1 year!!!!!!!

[mmtmn]

no kidding! kinda missed its opportunity to be adopted yet again.. any way to bump this up?

[dinuk]

I'm having the same issue already tried switching the browsers, but didn't fixed it, to the all browsers have the same error "[Failed to assume control of Microsoft Edge (Communication with browser failed. Try reloading extension)]"

are there any other solutions?

[WenjingZhang]

Try to uninstall and install the Power Automate desktops.

[FDS1]

This seems to go out periodically. Right now, none of the browsers work. Not Chrome, Firefox, or Edge. Is there a way to get this fixed more permanently? Have been relying on it for business. Makes me realize it maybe shouldn't be the direction I go with things.