[Solved]SessionNotCreatedError: Unexpected error launching Internet Explorer

In this tutorial we will discuss about Fixing the issues that arises during execution of Selenium WebDriver tests against the browser Type Internet Explorer. Before Running Tests, make sure the following settings are updated for the Internet Explorer.

Browser Zoom Level

Access File Menu->View->zoom should be set to 100%.

Protected Mode Settings

Access File Menu->Tools-> Internet Options->Security.
Make sure the Protected Mode is enabled or disabled for all the Security Zones as listed below:

Internet Zone
Local intranet
Trusted Sites
Restricted Sites

Enabled or Disable Protected Mode

Executable File

Add the IEDriverServer.exe to the eclipse project by downloading from the link https://www.seleniumhq.org/download/

Untrusted SSL Certificate

To Handle the SSL Certificates on IE Browsers use the following code snippet to Handle SSL Certificates. This logic clicks on the link Continue to this website(recommended)

driver.navigate().to(“javascript:document.getElementById(‘overridelink’).click()”);

Selenium WebDriver Program:

import org.openqa.selenium.ie.InternetExplorerDriver;

public class IEDriverTests {

	public static void main(String[] args) {

       System.setProperty("webdriver.ie.driver", "IEDriverServer.exe");

		//open the browser without any url
		InternetExplorerDriver driver = new InternetExplorerDriver();

		//enter the url
		driver.get("http://www.indeed.co.in");

		//retrieve the title
		String title = driver.getTitle();

		//Prints the title in the console
		System.out.println("Title of the page " + title);

		//close the browser
		driver.close();
	}
}

import org.openqa.selenium.ie.InternetExplorerDriver;

public class IEDriverTests {

public static void main(String[] args) {

System.setProperty("webdriver.ie.driver", "IEDriverServer.exe");

//open the browser without any url

InternetExplorerDriver driver = new InternetExplorerDriver();

//enter the url

driver.get("http://www.indeed.co.in");

//retrieve the title

String title = driver.getTitle();

//Prints the title in the console

System.out.println("Title of the page " + title);

//close the browser

driver.close();

}

Conclusion

Therefore, setting the zoom to 100% and enabling or disabling the protected mode for all the security zones resolves the SessionNotCreatedError.

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