Installation guide for C# WinAppDriver Framework

Modified on Fri, 17 Jul at 4:10 PM

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Overview

2. Download Options

2.1. Steps to Install Visual Studio

2.2 Required Components Installation Links 


This framework supports Desktop Automation, with required components including installation of Visual Studio and algoScraper.


1. Overview

This article provides you the installation steps for C# WinApp Driver. 

2. Download Options

There are two ways to install WinAppDriver on a Windows 10 machine:

  1. Enable Developer Mode in Windows settings
  2. Run WinAppDriver.exe from the installation directory (E.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Application Driver) Windows Application Driver will then be running on the test machine listening to requests on the default IP address and port (127.0.0.1:4723).

2.1. Steps to Install Visual Studio

C#-WinAppDriver.exe, the latest version, is compatible with Visual Studio versions 2017 and above. These tools work together to support the automation of Windows desktop applications using C# and Visual Studio as the development environment. 

To install Visual Studio, perform the following: 

  1. To download Visual Studio community version, click here.
  2. Run the setup file, it will take some time to download required files before the installation.

Make sure to select the following workloads before proceeding to installation.

Windows

 

  • NET desktop development
  • Universal Windows Platform development

 Web & Cloud

 


  • ASP .NET and web development
  • Data storage and processing
  • Office/SharePoint development

Other ToolSets

  • Visual Studio extension development
  • .NET Core cross-platform development   








 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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