Internet Explorer Configurations

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In order to run automation test on Internet Explorer, you need the following setup:

  • For IE 7 or higher:
    • Enable Protected Mode must be the same (checked/unchecked) for all available zones. 
  • To access this setting, choose Internet Options from Control Panel of Windows, then switch to the Security tab:
  • Additionally, Enable Enhanced Protected Mode* must be disabled for IE 10 and higher. You can set this at the Advanced tab of the Internet Options.
  • The Zoom level of IE browser must be set to 100% so that native mouse events can be set to correct coordinates.
  • For IE 11, you need to set a registry entry on the target computer so that the driver can maintain a connection to the instance of Internet Explorer it creates. 

    1. Type ‘regedit’ into Command Prompt to open the Registry Editor

      regedit
    2. Locate the FEATURE_BFCACHE subkey (create the FEATURE_BFCACHE subkey if it is not there):
      1. For 32-bit Windows, the key is at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BFCACHE. 
      2. For 64-bit Windows, the key is at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BFCACHE. 
    3. Inside this subkey, create a DWORD value called iexplore.exe with the value of 0.