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support/azure/virtual-machines/windows/toc.yml

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       href: ../../../windows-server/installing-updates-features-roles/troubleshoot-windows-update-error-0x80072f8f.md?context=/troubleshoot/azure/virtual-machines/windows/context/context
     - name: Error code 0x80070bc9
       href: ../../../windows-server/installing-updates-features-roles/troubleshoot-windows-update-error-0x80070bc9.md?context=/troubleshoot/azure/virtual-machines/windows/context/context
-
+    - name: Error code 0x8000ffff
+      href: ../../../windows-server/installing-updates-features-roles/troubleshoot-windows-update-error-0x8000ffff.md?context=/troubleshoot/azure/virtual-machines/windows/context/context
+      
 - name: Uploading a VHD to Azure
   items:
   - name: Uploading a VHD to Azure
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       href: ../../../windows-server/installing-updates-features-roles/troubleshoot-windows-update-installation-error-corruption.md
     - name: Error Code 0x8007045b
       href: ../../../windows-server/installing-updates-features-roles/troubleshoot-error-shutdown-in-process.md
-    - name: Error code 0x80072f8f
-      href: ../../../windows-server/installing-updates-features-roles/troubleshoot-windows-update-error-0x80072f8f.md?context=/troubleshoot/azure/virtual-machines/windows/context/context
   - name: Overview
     href: /azure/virtual-machines/instance-metadata-service?context=/troubleshoot/azure/virtual-machines/windows/context/context
   - name: Certificate Issues

support/power-platform/power-automate/desktop-flows/ui-automation/element-picker-cant-see-elements.md

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+---
+title: Troubleshoot UI Element Visibility Issues in Power Automate for Desktop
+description: Troubleshoot Power Automate for desktop when it can't interact with specific UI elements. Explore solutions like OCR, image actions, and more.
+ms.date: 11/05/2025
+ms.custom: sap:Desktop flows\UI or browser automation
+ms.reviewer: iomimtso, nimoutzo, v-shaywood
+---
+
+# UI element picker or recorder can't view UI elements in desktop applications
+
+This article provides troubleshooting guidance for an issue where Power Automate for desktop can't view or interact with specific UI elements in a desktop application.
+
+## Symptoms
+
+When using Power Automate for desktop, the element picker tool can't detect or "see" certain UI elements within desktop applications. This issue prevents you from selecting elements for automation tasks.
+
+## Cause
+
+Some desktop applications use custom UI frameworks or rendering methods that aren't compatible with the standard accessibility APIs that Power Automate for desktop relies on. This incompatibility can make certain elements invisible to the element picker.
+
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> For coordinate-based solutions (Solutions [3](#solution-3-use-the-recorder-with-coordinates) and [4](#solution-4-use-move-mouse-and-send-mouse-click-actions)) to work reliably:
+>
+> - The screen configuration (resolution, DPI settings, scaling) must remain static at runtime and match the configuration used during development.
+> - Changes to the application's user interface structure might affect the effectiveness of these workarounds.
+> - Test your flows thoroughly when deploying to different machines or environments.
+
+## Solution 1: Use Move mouse to image action
+
+1. Add a **Move mouse to image** action to your flow.
+1. Capture an image of the UI element you want to interact with.
+1. Enable the **Send a click after moving mouse** option.
+1. Configure any additional settings as needed.
+
+This action moves the mouse to the first occurrence of the specified image and sends a left click.
+
+## Solution 2: Use Move mouse to text on screen (OCR) action
+
+1. Add a **Move mouse to text on screen (OCR)** action to your flow.
+1. Specify the text that appears on or near the UI element you want to interact with.
+1. Enable the **Send a click after moving mouse** option.
+1. Configure OCR settings and click options as needed.
+
+This action uses Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to locate text on the screen or foreground window and sends a mouse click to that location.
+
+## Solution 3: Use the recorder with coordinates
+
+1. Open Power Automate for desktop and create a new flow.
+1. Select **Recorder** from the toolbar.
+1. Start recording and perform the click action on the desired UI element in your desktop application.
+1. Stop the recording.
+
+The recorder creates a **Click UI element in window** action with coordinate-based input parameters populated by using the respective values from your click action.
+
+## Solution 4: Use Move mouse and Send mouse click actions
+
+1. Add a **Move mouse** action to your flow.
+1. Configure the action to move the mouse to the specific coordinates of the target element.
+1. Add a **Send mouse click** action immediately after the Move mouse action.
+1. Configure the Send mouse click action to perform the desired click (left, right, or double-click).
+
+## Related content
+
+- [UI automation in Power Automate for desktop](/power-automate/desktop-flows/ui-elements)
+- [Use the recorder in Power Automate for desktop](/power-automate/desktop-flows/recording-flow)
+- [Mouse and keyboard actions](/power-automate/desktop-flows/actions-reference/mouseandkeyboard)
+- [OCR actions in Power Automate for desktop](/power-automate/desktop-flows/actions-reference/ocr)

support/power-platform/power-automate/toc.yml

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           href: desktop-flows/ui-automation/ui-rdp-automation/rdp-no-highlight.md
         - name: '"The remote desktop was not found" error'
           href: desktop-flows/ui-automation/ui-rdp-automation/error-remote-desktop-not-found.md
+        - name: UI element picker or recorder can't view UI elements in desktop applications
+          href: desktop-flows/ui-automation/element-picker-cant-see-elements.md
         - name: UIPI issues with UI and web automation actions
           href: desktop-flows/ui-automation/uipi-issues.md
     - name: '"Could not read the application certificate" error when creating a connection'

support/windows-server/installing-updates-features-roles/media/troubleshoot-windows-update-error-0x8000ffff/0x8000ffff-1.png

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+---
+title: Troubleshoot Windows Update Error 0x8000FFFF
+description: Learn how to resolve Windows Update installation error 0x8000FFFF on Windows.
+manager: dcscontentpm
+audience: itpro
+ms.date: 11/6/2025
+ms.topic: troubleshooting
+ms.reviewer: scotro, mwesley, jarretr, v-ryanberg, v-gsitser
+ms.custom:
+- sap:windows servicing,updates and features on demand\windows update fails - Install errors starting with 0x800F (CBS E)
+- pcy:WinComm Devices Deploy
+appliesto:
+  - <a href=https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/release-health/windows-server-release-info target=_blank>Supported versions of Windows Server</a>
+---
+
+#  Troubleshoot Windows Update error 0x8000FFFF
+
+**Applies to:** :heavy_check_mark: Windows VMs
+
+## Summary
+
+During a Windows Update installation, you receive error code 0x8000FFFF. This error is usually related to the`CryptCATAdminAddCatalog` function.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+For Microsoft Azure virtual machines (VMs) that are running Windows, make sure that you back up the OS disk. For more information, see [About Azure Virtual Machine restore](/azure/backup/about-azure-vm-restore).
+
+## How to identify the issue
+
+ This error is visible in the `Event Setup` and `CBS` logs after a failed update occurs.
+
+:::image type="content" source="./media/troubleshoot-windows-update-error-0x8000ffff/0x8000ffff-1.png" alt-text="Example of Windows Update error 0x8000FFFF in the Event Setup log" lightbox="media/troubleshoot-windows-update-error-0x8000ffff/0x8000ffff-1.png":::
+
+Although this error occurs without store corruption, it usually indicates corruption in *C:\Windows\System32\catroot2*.
+
+## Cause 
+
+This error is generally unexpected, and is usually considered to indicate a catastrophic failure. The `CryptCATAdminAddCatalog` process can be affected by corruption in the system files or folders, such as the *catroot2* folder.
+
+## Resolution
+
+For Windows-based computers, perform an [in-place upgrade](/windows-server/get-started/perform-in-place-upgrade#perform-the-in-place-upgrade). 
+
+For VMs that are running Windows in Azure, see [in-place upgrade on the Windows virtual machine](/azure/virtual-machines/windows-in-place-upgrade).

support/windows-server/installing-updates-features-roles/troubleshoot-windows-update-error-0x8000ffff.md

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 This error is usually caused by one of the following issues:
 
 - **Out-of-sync clock**: If the clock settings on the computer are incorrect, SSL negotiation fails. You can quickly verify clock accuracy from `WindowsUpdate.log` that always prints traces in local time.
-- **Untrusted SSL certificate**: This issue occurs in the following managed scenarios:
-    -  For Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).
-    -  For Configuration Manager that's configured over SSL and includes self-generated or signed SSL certificates.
-
-In these scenarios, the scan fails if the client doesn't trust the certificate chain.
+- **Untrusted SSL certificate**:  In managed scenarios for Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) or Configuration Manager that's configured over SSL and includes self-generated or signed SSL certificates, the scan fails if the client doesn't trust the certificate chain.
 
 ## Resolution
 
-For Windows-based computers, perform an [in-place upgrade](/windows-server/get-started/perform-in-place-upgrade#perform-the-in-place-upgrade). 
-
-For VMs running Windows in Azure, see [in-place upgrade on the Windows virtual machine](/azure/virtual-machines/windows-in-place-upgrade).
+Perform an [in-place upgrade](/azure/virtual-machines/windows-in-place-upgrade) on the Windows virtual machine (VM).