Internet Explorer Configurations
In order to run automation test on Internet Explorer, you need the following setup:
- For IE 7 or higher:
- Enable Protected Mode must be unchecked for all available zones.
- To access this setting, choose Internet Options from Control Panel of Windows, then switch to the Security tab:
- 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.
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Type 'regedit' into Command Prompt to open the Registry Editor
regedit
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Locate the FEATURE_BFCACHE subkey (create the FEATURE_BFCACHE subkey if it is not there):
- For 32-bit Windows, the key is at
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BFCACHE
. - For 64-bit Windows, the key is at
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BFCACHE
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- For 32-bit Windows, the key is at
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Inside this subkey, create a DWORD value called
iexplore.exe
with the value of 0.
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