WinAppdriver tests failures from locked Windows 10 machine

[sabarishnarain]

I'm running UI tests on a UWP app where the tests fail with the following exception when the win 10 machine is locked. But tests are running successful otherwise.

I need help understanding what the exception mean

org.openqa.selenium.WebDriverException: Unable to find the given UIObject.
Search criteria:'ClassName = Windows.UI.Core.CoreWindow'
Search domain:'A collection of MS.Internal.Mita.Foundation.UIObject instances in the set defined as Children of '{My Application, ApplicationFrameWindow, 42.1443280}' ('[Unknown UICondition]') matching: Condition: 'True'..' (WARNING: The server did not provide any stacktrace information)

Source code :

String windowHandle = desktopSession.findElementByName("MyApplication").getAttribute("NativeWindowHandle");

Util.waitFor(5000);
DesiredCapabilities viewCaps = new DesiredCapabilities();
viewCaps.setCapability("appTopLevelWindow", toHex(windowHandle));

try {
/** exception thrown here **/
viewSession = new WindowsDriver(new URL("myappiumurl"), viewCaps);
} catch (MalformedURLException e) {
log.error("Exception occured on attaching View session", e);
}

[hassanuz]

Hi @sabarishnarain,

WinAppDriver doesn't support automation once lockscreen has been initiated as the WAD session gets cut. Can you explain the scenario a bit further (e.g. what initiates the lockscreen)?

Thanks

[sabarishnarain]

the device eventually locks up after being idle. I couldn't get our IT team disable lock screen as it appears to be violation of corporate security. I tried ps scripts to login before the tests kicks in, but was out of luck.

I created this issue to understand the root cause. Closing thread.

[ronjonesjr]

This should not be closed. This is a real issue as most corporate environments require the same thing. I just realized the same issue. When I'm RDP'd into the test machine it works, when I'm disconnected (locked) the tests fail.

[ptc-snarain]

I think the owners has to acknowledge this if this case needs to be reopened. @hassanuz ?

[Saif4]

@hassanuz
Hi
So you mean that its not possible to run the tests on Teamcity server? night schedule for exempel?

Thanks

[orilevari]

+1 Being able to use WinAppDriver on a locked machine is a necessary use case for running automated tests that may be triggered at any time

[sabarishnarain]

@orilevari The workaround I used is to override security policy with approvals from IT team and turned off auto screen lock. The device is now unlocked forever and will not be a privacy issue since its considered as build machine.

[sabarishnarain]

@hassanuz Since many folks are interested in this, can you guys confirm if this can be taken as a feature request ?

[Saif4]

I would like also to run my tests on my machine when Im at lunch for example but it seems impossible due to WAD session gets cut, I think its a really big issue if there is no support for that!

Did anyone get around this issue?

[ptc-snarain]

@Saif4 I did on surface device. See comment above. But this not possible with VMs in the cloud.

[Saif4]

Thansk @sabarishnarain
But does anyone know if there is any support for that coming any time soon?

[pradeepkumar-devaraj]

I am also in need for UI automation running even if the PC is locked. Please let me know if any workaround or solution available to achieve it. Thanks.

[anshul1goel]

This will be a good to have feature for me too. Anyhow we had the same limitation in Coded UI so as a workaround we created a simple VB Script to keep windows from locking. But to be able to run all tests when machine is locked is really helpful.