Cannot find the window with handle
TC Version 9.31.3889.7 Chrome 32.0.1700.76 m About an hour ago all my previously functioning tests stopped working due to a "Cannot find the window with handle" error message. Did something...
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I've confirmed the problem with Chrome Version 32.0.1700.76 m. I've tested my existing scripts using Firefox instead of Chrome and they work right.
Additionally, I created two new basic tests: one in Firefox and one in Chrome. The Firefox text worked as intended. The Chrome test failed on the first Navigate command with the error 'Cannot find the window with handle'.
With regard to Chrome's Auto Update feature,this is what their site says:
https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/features.html#security
There doesn't appear to be any easy way to turn this off. I cannot find a previous version to roll back to and from what I can gather, the team at Chrome is scrambling to return to a know stable version. From a change management point of view, this is disturbing. My version of Chrome auto updated silently in the middle of my tests. And I have no easy way to stop this. What if I had been in the middle of a release? I am now spending several hours converting all my tests into Firefox, which I had wanted to do anyway but certainly hadn't planned in my schedule for the week.
If anyone knows of a regedit solution to disable the auto updates and/or a way to roll back to a previous version of Chrome, I'd be grateful. When I uninstalled my version and reinstalled, it set me back to V32 again.
Thanks!
Additionally, I created two new basic tests: one in Firefox and one in Chrome. The Firefox text worked as intended. The Chrome test failed on the first Navigate command with the error 'Cannot find the window with handle'.
With regard to Chrome's Auto Update feature,this is what their site says:
https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/features.html#security
Auto-updates
To make sure you have the latest security update, Chrome checks regularly to make sure that it's always kept up-to-date. The update check ensures that your version of Chrome is automatically updated with the latest security features and fixes without any action required on your part.
There doesn't appear to be any easy way to turn this off. I cannot find a previous version to roll back to and from what I can gather, the team at Chrome is scrambling to return to a know stable version. From a change management point of view, this is disturbing. My version of Chrome auto updated silently in the middle of my tests. And I have no easy way to stop this. What if I had been in the middle of a release? I am now spending several hours converting all my tests into Firefox, which I had wanted to do anyway but certainly hadn't planned in my schedule for the week.
If anyone knows of a regedit solution to disable the auto updates and/or a way to roll back to a previous version of Chrome, I'd be grateful. When I uninstalled my version and reinstalled, it set me back to V32 again.
Thanks!