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| Enabled for | Public preview | General availability |
|---|---|---|
| Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | 
Aug 26, 2025 |
Nov 6, 2025 |
Business value
You can now automate browsers without extensions, so you can set up automation faster and easier. Direct browser control improves reliability across environments and supports scenarios where extensions are restricted. Built-in failover ensures flows run smoothly even if the primary method fails.
Feature details
Power Automate for desktop now lets you automate browsers without requiring an extension. The Launch browser actions include a new option to choose between extension-based automation and direct browser control. Direct browser control uses native browser drivers for interactions.
An advanced failover setting adds reliability by automatically switching to the next available method if the default method fails at runtime. For example, the setting enables failover from direct control to extension.
This update simplifies deployment, improves automation speed, and reduces points of failure for both individual makers and enterprise IT teams.
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