Running Automated Tests from TeamCity
Hi, We're using TeamCity to run Automated Tests with TestComplete, but we're finding that if we don't have a remote desktop open to our test machines, the tests fail because the 'window is invi...
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Hi Chris,
This is not a problem of TestComplete but expected functionality of Windows OS - there is no user desktop where the tested application can draw its UI if the user is not logged on and thus no GUI controls can be found by TestComplete just because they (controls) do not exist.
If the tested application is GUI-less and can run unattended, then it can be driven by TestComplete without any problems even if no user is logged in.
This is not a problem of TestComplete but expected functionality of Windows OS - there is no user desktop where the tested application can draw its UI if the user is not logged on and thus no GUI controls can be found by TestComplete just because they (controls) do not exist.
If the tested application is GUI-less and can run unattended, then it can be driven by TestComplete without any problems even if no user is logged in.