Intro
The ElectroNeek platform supports the following browsers:
- Google Chrome
- Internet Explorer
- Microsoft Edge
To select the browser to interact with, the user needs to make a right-click on the 'ElectroNeek Bot Runner' icon in the tray, click 'Show summary', switch to the 'Browser' tab, and select the desired browser from the dropdown list in the 'Browser to use' setting.

If the browser is to be launched with the user settings, extensions, and authorization data then the 'Load user profile with cookies, extensions, etc.' option must be enabled in the 'Browser' tab in the 'ElectroNeek Bot Runner'.
Configuring Google Chrome
To select items on a web page you need to install and configure the 'ElectroNeek' extension. Read more about it here.
Configuring Microsoft Edge
To select items on a web page you need to install and configure the 'ElectroNeek' extension. Read more about it here.
Startup boost
This parameter keeps MS Edge process running to proivde a faster startup of the browser. It can interfere with the bot trying to launch the browser. Disable this parameter to avoid difficulties when working with MS Edge. To do that:
- Open MS Edge.
- Navigate to the menu (three dots symbol) → Settings → Systen and performance.
- Disable the "Startup boost" parameter in the "System" section.
Configuring Internet Explorer
If the Internet Explorer browser is selected in the 'Browser to use' setting then the following configuration must be done in order to work correctly.
Equal settings for the "Enable Protected Mode" option for all the zones
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Open the Internet Explorer browser.
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Click on the 'Tools' icon or press 'Alt + X.
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Click 'Internet Options'.
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Switch to the 'Security' tab.
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Make sure that the 'Enable Protected Mode' option is enabled or disabled for all the zones ('Internet', 'Local Intranet', 'Trusted Sites', 'Restricted Sites').

Disabled "Enhanced Protected Mode"
For IE versions 10 and higher.

Scaling in the browser is 100%

The scale of text size, apps, and other items is 100%
The setting is essential for Windows 10.

Register record is created
The setting is essential for IE 11 if the steps above didn't lead to success.
Inside keyHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BFCACHE
create a DWORD with the name iexplore.exe
and value 0
.
If the FEATURE_BFCACHE
the subkey is absent then you should create it.
Project and playground
Depending on whether you are working within a project structure or within a playground, the choice of browser to work with the bot is done differently.
Project structure
Navigate to "Settings" → "Project" → "Web Browser". In this menu, you can select one of the browsers supported by the ElectroNeek platform.
Playground
To select a browser in "Playground" mode: go to "Settings" → "Interaction with browser". Here you can select the browser with which the bots will work.
Note. The browser settings selected in Playground mode will be changed to the settings selected within the project when you start working with the project structure.