Supported Configurations and Platforms for Coded UI Tests and Action Recordings
The supported configurations and platforms for coded UI tests for Microsoft Visual Studio Ultimate or Microsoft Visual Studio Premium are listed in the following table. These configurations also apply to action recordings created by using Test Runner.
Supported Configurations
Configuration |
Supported |
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Operating Systems |
Windows XP with Service Pack 3 Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 .gif "Note") Note
Windows Internet Explorer Enhanced Security must be turned off for Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008.
Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 Windows 7 |
32-bit / 64-bit Support |
32-bit Windows that is running 32-bit Microsoft Test Manager can test 32-bit applications. 64-bit Windows that is running 32-bit Microsoft Test Manager can test 32-bit WOW Applications that have UI Synchronization. 64-bit Windows that is running 32-bit Microsoft Test Manager can test 64-bit Windows Forms and WPF Applications that do not have UI Synchronization. |
Architecture |
x86 and x64 Note
Windows Internet Explorer is not supported in 64-bit mode.
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.NET |
.NET 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, and 4. Note
Microsoft Test Manager and Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 will both require .NET 4 to operate. However, applications developed by using the listed .NET versions are supported.
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Note
UI Synchronization is a feature where the playback is verified in the message queue of each control. If a control did not respond to the event that was sent to it, then the event is sent again.
Platform Support
Platform |
Level of Support |
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Windows Internet Explorer 7 Windows Internet Explorer 8 (Including HTML and AJAX) |
Fully supported |
Windows Internet Explorer 9 .gif "Important note") Important
Windows Internet Explorer 9 is only supported if you have installed Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1
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The following scenarios are supported if you have installed Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1:
Important
You cannot create an action recording using the standard mode for Internet Explorer 9 because the new features and controls for Internet Explorer 9 are not currently supported.
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Mozilla Firefox 3.5 and Mozilla Firefox 3.6 |
Only supported for playback of a coded UI test or action recording by using Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Feature Pack 2. For more information about this feature pack, see Testing the Application with Feature Pack 2. Note
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Windows Internet Explorer 6 |
Not supported |
Chrome Opera Safari |
Not supported |
Silverlight 3 |
Not supported |
Silverlight 4 |
You can create coded UI tests and action recordings for Silverlight 4 applications by using Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Feature Pack 2. For more information about how to do this, see Testing Silverlight Applications with Coded UI Tests or Action Recordings. |
Silverlight 5 |
Not supported |
Flash/Java |
Not supported |
Windows Forms 2.0 and later |
Fully supported Note
NetFx controls are fully supported, but not all third-party controls are supported.
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WPF 3.5 and later |
Fully supported Note
NetFx controls are fully supported, but not all third-party controls are supported.
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Windows Win32 |
May work with some known issues, but not officially supported. |
MFC |
Partially supported. See the following Microsoft Web site for detailed information about what features are supported. |
SharePoint |
Partially supported. See the following Microsoft Web site for detailed information about what is supported. |
Office Client Applications |
Not supported |
Dynamics CRM Web client |
Fully supported. |
Dynamics (Ax) 2012 client |
Action recording and playback are partially supported. |
SAP |
Not supported |
Citrix/Terminal Services |
Partially supported Note
It is recommended that you run Visual Studio or Microsoft Test Manager in your terminal session.
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For information about how to create extensions to support other platforms, see Extending Coded UI Tests and Action Recordings to Support Microsoft Excel.
See Also
Tasks
How to: Create a Coded UI Test
Concepts
Testing the User Interface with Automated UI Tests
Extending Coded UI Tests and Action Recordings to Support Microsoft Excel