There was a recent security update (KB2870699) rolled out on Internet Explorer which has made some changes on IE11\IE10\IE9, affecting Coded UI Tests, MTM Record and Playback and MTM Exploratory Testing on IE. The issues may manifest in one or more of the following ways:-
Recording Time
While recording, navigation to a new page, followed by some action results in the below error. No action gets recorded:-
Playback Time
During playback of existing tests, one of the below exceptions causes the test to fail, usually after a page navigation:-
- Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITest.Extension.FailedToPerformActionOnHiddenControlException: Cannot perform 'Click' on the hidden control. Additional Details:
- Cannot perform 'SetProperty of Text with value "VS2012"' on the hidden control. Additional Details:
TechnologyName: 'Web'
ControlType: 'Edit'
- Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITest.Extension.FailedToPerformActionOnBlockedControlException
Resolution
Verify that you have the following IE update (KB2870699) and proceed with the below resolutions.
- If you have VS2013 Preview– this issue is already fixed and you will not hit any issues.
- If you have VS2012 Update 3 or below - please ensure you are on the latest VS Update. Visual Studio Update 4 RC is available here.
- If you have VS2010 SP1– There is no fix available at the moment, we are working on getting a patch out at the earliest. In the meantime to unblock yourselves, you may want to consider the following workaround:
- Uninstall KB2870699 IE Update (this would’ve been installed sometime last week) – From Control Panel -> Installed Updates
- And disable Automatic IE Updates on your test machines (by disabling the checkbox “Install new versions automatically”) on IE ->Help-> About Internet Explorer Dialog as shown below
Note: This is a temporary workaround and should be used only when needed, you will be disabling important IE security updates from getting installed on your system.