ChromeOptions doesn't go through when starting using RemoteWebDriver

[Icaroto]

Meta -

OS:
Windows 10, Mac

Selenium Version:
3.7.0

Browser:
Chrome

Browser Version:
62.0.3202.94 (Official Build) (64-bit)

Expected Behavior -

Windows to start maximized using ChromeOptions argument "--start-maximized" or "--kiosk"

Actual Behavior -

Windows start with normal size

Steps to reproduce -

public void Start ()
        {
            ChromeOptions options = new ChromeOptions();
                options.AddArgument("--start-maximized");

            DesiredCapabilities caps = options.ToCapabilities() as DesiredCapabilities;
                caps.SetCapability(CapabilityType.BrowserName, "chrome");
                caps.SetCapability(CapabilityType.Version, string.Empty);
                caps.SetCapability(CapabilityType.Platform, "WINDOWS");

            new RemoteWebDriver("http://localhost:5555/wd/hub", caps);
        }

OR

public void Start ()
        {
            ChromeOptions options = new ChromeOptions();
            options.AddArgument("--start-maximized");

            return new RemoteWebDriver("http://localhost:5555/wd/hub", options.ToCapabilities());
        }

If I start ChromeDriver with the same argument it works fine. Only when through RemoteWebDriver.

[vhsantos26]

I had the same problem when I try to did this

@Override
	protected void startService() {
		if (chromeService == null) {
			try {
				chromeService = new ChromeDriverService.Builder()
						.usingDriverExecutable(new File(GetDriverFile.chromeDriver())).usingAnyFreePort().build();
				chromeService.start();
			} catch (Exception e) {
				e.printStackTrace();
			}
		}
	}

	@Override
	protected void createDriver() {
		driver = new ChromeDriver(chromeService, BrowserOptions.chrome());
	}

[yurabysaha]

The same problem on python. I think args doesn't apply on this chrome version

from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.chrome.options import Options

options = Options()
options.add_argument('--start-maximized')
chrome = webdriver.Chrome(chrome_options=options)

[Kappasama]

I have the same problem. Python 3.5, selenium 3.5, selenium-server-standalone-3.8.1

[linhle123]

Has anyone figured out how to overcome this issue?

[cgoldberg]

https://github.com/SeleniumHQ/selenium/blob/master/py/CHANGES

see 3.8.0:

* Browser options can now be passed to remote WebDriver via the `options` parameter
* Browser option parameters are now standardized across drivers as `options`. `firefox_options`,
  `chrome_options`, and `ie_options` are now deprecated

[lmtierney]

Make sure if you're using standalone 3.8.0 or greater to use the goog:chromeOptions.

[lmtierney]

Whoops, didn't mean to close.

[lmtierney]

I am unable to recreate this with the latest versions. @Icaroto is this still an issue with 3.8.1?

[Icaroto]

Hi @lmtierney

I'm still getting the issue :(

I downloaded the new standalone (3.8.1) and to make sure, updated the NuGet packages from my solution to 3.8.0 too.

I used the code from the first example I gave but the result is the same,. The window still do not open maximized.

[danielsaf]

Hi @Icaroto,
try like this
{ maxInstances: 1,
browserName: "chrome",
"goog:chromeOptions": {
args: ["--start-maximized", "--start-fullscreen"],
},
},
],

For me with selenium 3.8.1, chromedriver 3.25 and windows server works fine.

[diemol]

After reading a few comments, this issue should be solved. If this is not true, after trying again with the latest versions of WebDriver and the browser driver/browser, please create a new issue with all the required information.