[🐛 Bug]: Unable to launch browser with latest version of chrome (Version 138.0.7204.169 (Official Build) (64-bit))

[sumitsg004]

Description

Hello team,

After chrome got upgraded to new version - Version 138.0.7204.169 (Official Build) (64-bit), unable to launch the browser with below error -

"1) Error injecting constructor, org.openqa.selenium.SessionNotCreatedException: Could not start a new session. Response code 500. Message: session not created: DevToolsActivePort file doesn't exist"

Note: this started happening only after chrome got updated to latest version. Below are more details.

Chrome version : Version 138.0.7204.169 (Official Build) (64-bit)
Chrome driver version: Latest version available for version 138 (138.0.7204.168)

Is there any known issue with latest version of browser ? Please let me know if you need more details.

Detailed error log -

1. [Guice/ErrorInjectingConstructor]: SessionNotCreatedException: Could not start a new session. Response code 500. Message: session not created: DevToolsActivePort file doesn't exist
   Build info: version: '4.2.2', revision: '683ccb65d6'
   System info: host: 'L48727WIN', ip: '192.168.1.4', os.name: 'Windows 11', os.arch: 'amd64', os.version: '10.0', java.version: '17.0.15'
   Driver info: ChromeDriver
   Command: [null, newSession {capabilities=[Capabilities {browserName: chrome, goog:chromeOptions: {args: [--remote-allow-origins=, --test-type, --window-position=0,0, chrome.switches, ignore-certificate-errors, --remote-allow-origins=], excludeSwitches: [enable-automation], extensions: [], prefs: {credentials_enable_service: false, download.default_directory: C:\Users\ghors3\Desktop\Qpr..., download.prompt_for_download: false, profile.default_content_settings.geolocation: 2, profile.default_content_settings.location: 2, profile.default_content_settings.popups: 2}}, goog:loggingPrefs: {browser: ALL, performance: ALL}, unhandledPromptBehavior: accept}], desiredCapabilities=Capabilities {browserName: chrome, goog:chromeOptions: {args: [--remote-allow-origins=, --test-type, --window-position=0,0, chrome.switches, ignore-certificate-errors, --remote-allow-origins=], excludeSwitches: [enable-automation], extensions: [], prefs: {credentials_enable_service: false, download.default_directory: C:\Users\ghors3\Desktop\Qpr..., download.prompt_for_download: false, profile.default_content_settings.geolocation: 2, profile.default_content_settings.location: 2, profile.default_content_settings.popups: 2}}, goog:loggingPrefs: {browser: ALL, performance: ALL}, unhandledPromptBehavior: accept}}]

Reproducible Code

Running selenium automation with latest version of chrome , running into the issue.

Debugging Logs

1) [Guice/ErrorInjectingConstructor]: SessionNotCreatedException: Could not start a new session. Response code 500. Message: session not created: DevToolsActivePort file doesn't exist
Build info: version: '4.2.2', revision: '683ccb65d6'
System info: host: 'L48727WIN', ip: '192.168.1.4', os.name: 'Windows 11', os.arch: 'amd64', os.version: '10.0', java.version: '17.0.15'    
Driver info: ChromeDriver
Command: [null, newSession {capabilities=[Capabilities {browserName: chrome, goog:chromeOptions: {args: [--remote-allow-origins=*, --test-type, --window-position=0,0, chrome.switches, ignore-certificate-errors, --remote-allow-origins=*], excludeSwitches: [enable-automation], extensions: [], prefs: {credentials_enable_service: false, download.default_directory: C:\Users\ghors3\Desktop\Qpr..., download.prompt_for_download: false, profile.default_content_settings.geolocation: 2, profile.default_content_settings.location: 2, profile.default_content_settings.popups: 2}}, goog:loggingPrefs: {browser: ALL, performance: ALL}, unhandledPromptBehavior: accept}], desiredCapabilities=Capabilities {browserName: chrome, goog:chromeOptions: {args: [--remote-allow-origins=*, --test-type, --window-position=0,0, chrome.switches, ignore-certificate-errors, --remote-allow-origins=*], excludeSwitches: [enable-automation], extensions: [], prefs: {credentials_enable_service: false, download.default_directory: C:\Users\ghors3\Desktop\Qpr..., download.prompt_for_download: false, profile.default_content_settings.geolocation: 2, profile.default_content_settings.location: 2, profile.default_content_settings.popups: 2}}, goog:loggingPrefs: {browser: ALL, performance: ALL}, unhandledPromptBehavior: accept}}]

[selenium-ci]

@sumitsg004, thank you for creating this issue. We will troubleshoot it as soon as we can.

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[github-actions]

⚠️ You reported using Selenium version 4.22.0, but the latest release is 4.34.

Please verify that this issue still occurs with the latest version. If it no longer applies, you can close this issue or update your comment.

This issue will be marked "awaiting answer" and may be closed automatically if no response is received.

[VietND96]

Probably, one in these arguments might not work with latest Chrome anymore, which causes Chrome could not launch. Remove one by one and retry.

[--remote-allow-origins=, --test-type, --window-position=0,0, chrome.switches, ignore-certificate-errors, --remote-allow-origins=]

[selenium-ci]

Hi, @sumitsg004.
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[sumitsg004]

Attached the reproducible code. Command to run the code - ./gradlew runSeleniumTest

Note: this is happening with latest chrome version installed. Same code works fine if ran with chrome for testing browser.

Not working chrome version - downloaded from official website - Version 138.0.7204.184 (Official Build) (64-bit)
working chrome downloaded from chrome for testing website - 138.0.7204.183

Same code works with one version of browser and not with another. Can someone help to fix this issue?

SeleniumCode_ChromeIssue.zip