Installation guide for C# WinAppDriver Framework

Install WinAppDriver, .NET SDK, and Visual Studio with the required workloads to automate Windows desktop applications with C# WinAppDriver.

Installation Steps for WinAppDriver

Download Windows Application Driver installer from https://github.com/Microsoft/WinAppDriver/releases
Run the installer on a Windows 10 machine where your application under test is installed and will be tested
Enable Developer Mode in Windows settings
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).

Steps to Install .NET

To install .NET, perform the following:

To download .NET version 9, click here.
Click the Direct link. It will take some time to download required files before the installation.
Once the SDK file has been downloaded, open it from your Downloads folder by clicking the file.
The installer pop-up will appear. Click Install to begin the installation process.
You can view the setup progress as the installation is in progress.
The installation completed pop-up will appear, displaying the list of products that were successfully installed.

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:

To download the Visual Studio community version, click here.
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 with the installation.

Windows