Mutliple Instances of iexplore.exe in Task Manager

[TomMason]

Hi All,

We've recently upgraded to Windows 10, using IE version 11. and even though we've used the TABPROCGROWTH setting within Regedit, there are still 2 processes within the Task Manager screen.

How can we amend this back to 1 process? We will eventually go to Edge etc... but for the business as usual whilst we move to Edge we need to stay on IE for now.

Any ideas?

Cheers

Tom

[SteveBoggs]

Hi Tom,

We offer the following guidance in our Knowledge Base about IE's multiple instances of a Windows process and how to work around this in Blue Prism:

KB: "Why are there two instances of Internet Explorer's process running when only one window is showing?"

KB: "How do I identify a specific Internet Explorer system process to attach to?"

KB: "How do I work with multiple Internet Explorer processes?"

Hopefully this information is useful for now, but we would recommend discontinuing use of Internet Explorer before Microsoft's end-of-life date for it on August 21 of this year. Here are some potentially useful resources for your team when migrating from Internet Explorer to a different browser for automation purposes:

• This Webinar will help you gain a good understanding of the potential challenges of a browser migration, including tooling, technical limitations, working on the project and considerations required. Blue Prism Product - Blue Prism Community
• Blue Prism's Application Modeller conversion tool lets you easily convert Internet Explorer objects to Chrome, Firefox or Edge Chromium browsers.
  • It also supports customized conversions between other application modes.
  • This is a free tool from Blue Prism. Here are some additional details from the Digital Exchange Community - Blue Prism Community.