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HirendraSingh
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21 days ago

Normal Edge launch along with Private Edge mode. (Random issue)

I am facing a random issue as I want to launch Edge in Private window then start execution in same.
Sometimes it is working fine but sometime I launches Edge in Private along with with Edge in normal mode, due to this my script fails.
Using below script then calling same in Keyword test.

function LaunchEdgeInPrivate() {
    // Path to the Edge executable
    const edgePath = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft\\Edge\\Application\\msedge.exe";  // Ensure this path is correct
    
    // Command line argument to open in InPrivate mode
    const edgeOptions = '--inprivate';
    
    // Full command to execute
    const command = `"${edgePath}" ${edgeOptions}`;
    
    // Create a WSH Shell object to run the command
    var wshShell = Sys.OleObject("WScript.Shell");
    
    // Run the command (0 = run in background, 1 = activate window)
    wshShell.Run(command, 1, false);  // false to not wait for completion
}

Keyword test:

 

3 Replies

  • rraghvani's avatar
    rraghvani
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    21 days ago

    Either of these three options will work,

    function launch()
{
    let path = "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft\\Edge\\Application\\msedge.exe";
    let option =  "-inprivate";
    let command = `"${path}" ${option}`;
    Log.Message(`Command is '${command}'`);
    
    WshShell.Run(command);
    
    getActiveXObject("WScript.Shell").Run(command);

    Sys.OleObject("WScript.Shell").Run(command);
}

    Note, the Run method has no parameters. You also need to ensure your Edge is configured correctly, as it can run in the background.

    • HirendraSingh's avatar
      HirendraSingh
      Contributor
      13 days ago

      I had tried this code but its opening 3 private window in single time.

      • rraghvani's avatar
        rraghvani
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        13 days ago

        If you are running the three (option) lines of code i.e.

        WshShell.Run(command);
    
getActiveXObject("WScript.Shell").Run(command);

Sys.OleObject("WScript.Shell").Run(command)

        Then it will open the browser three times! Choose one that suits your needs.