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# "Failed to assume control of Microsoft Edge/Chrome/Firefox" error
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This article provides a solution for the error that might occur when you run a desktop flow that contains a Launch Browser action in Microsoft Power Automate. If the error occurs right after a browser update and has the same symptoms, see [Browser automation actions stop working after a browser update](browser-automation-error-after-chromium-update.md).
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This article provides a solution for the error that might occur when you run a desktop flow that contains a Launch Browser action in Microsoft Power Automate. If the error occurs right after a browser update and has the same symptoms, see [Browser automation actions stop working after a browser update](./browser-automation-error-after-chromium-update.md).
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_Applies to:_ Power Automate
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_Original KB number:_ 5001691
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- Execution of a desktop flow with one of the respective actions fails with the error message.
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- Web Recorder initiation for the specific browser shows the following message:
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> 1. To use web automation in your flows, select 'Get Extension' to download and install to the selected browser.
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> 2. After installing, be sure to enable the extension in the browser.
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:::image type="content" source="media/failed-to-assume-control-of-edge-chrome-firefox-error/you-need-power-automate-desktop-extension.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows a message containing a Get Extension button to install the web extension.":::
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- The web extension might seem to be installed and enabled in the extension repository of the specific browser, but it fails to execute.
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1. Insert a **Go to web page** action and set up the parameters of the action:
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- Web browser instance: The variable produced by the **Launch Browser** action.
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- Navigate: To URL
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- Navigate: **To URL**
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- URL: The URL you want to navigate to.
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:::image type="content" source="media/failed-to-assume-control-of-edge-chrome-firefox-error/select-parameters-in-go-to-web-page.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows how to configure the parameters of the Go to web page action.":::
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### Solution 3: Use a Wait action
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Use the **Launch Browser** action to start the process of the corresponding browser. Then use a combination of an additional **Launch Browser** action with mode set to **Attach to running instance** and a **Wait** action set to a duration afterwards to resolve the issue.
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Use the **Launch Browser** action to start the process of the corresponding browser. Then use a combination of an additional **Launch Browser** action with mode set to **Attach to running instance** and a **Wait** action with the duration set to a 90 seconds resolve the issue.
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1. Insert a new **Launch Browser** action as:
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-**Launch new Microsoft Edge**
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:::image type="content" source="media/failed-to-assume-control-of-edge-chrome-firefox-error/insert-error-handling-policy-for-action.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows how to insert an error handling policy by using the On error option.":::
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- Select **Continue flow run** > **Go to next action** in the dropdown list, then select **Save**.
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- Select **Go to next action** in the**Continue flow run** dropdown list, then select **Save**.
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:::image type="content" source="media/failed-to-assume-control-of-edge-chrome-firefox-error/save-settings-on-error.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows how to select the Continue flow run and Go to next action options and then save the settings.":::
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