Selenium with Microsoft Edge driver never finishes initialising

Question

I'm using the C# bindings for Selenium and trying to get a simple automated test in Microsoft Edge working.

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        EdgeOptions options = new EdgeOptions();
        options.PageLoadStrategy = EdgePageLoadStrategy.Eager;
        RemoteWebDriver driver = new EdgeDriver();
        driver.Url = "http://bing.com/";
    }
}

But the program halts on the initialisation of the EdgeDriver, the edge browser launches but the url never changes to "bing.com".

Has anyone else experienced this?

Answer 1

I have faced the same issue. I followed the below steps to resolve it :-

Download the correct Microsoft WebDriver server version for your build.

How to find your correct build number :-

1- Go to Start > Settings > System > About and locate the number next to OS Build on the screen. This is your build number. Having the correct version of WebDriver for your build ensures it runs correctly.

2- Run this command systeminfo | findstr /B /C:"OS Version" this will give the output like OS Version: 10.0.10586 N/A Build 10586. Here is build number is 10586

You need to check your Windows OS build number and download appropriate .msi and install it.

Provide the Syetem property where MicrosoftWebDriver.exe installed to webdriver.edge.driver.

Note :- The Default installed location of the MicrosoftWebDriver.exe :-

for 64 bit is C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Web Driver
for 32 bit is C:\Program Files\Microsoft Web Driver

Hope it will work...:)