Chrome Driver, unable to navigate

Looks like the disable-extensions is the culprit

See the following post of mine:

Did you add any Chrome plug-in which is setup to be “unable to disable” for users?

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but I did not hit any problem before Today.

Yes, Katalon Studio’s WebUI.openBrowser() opens Chome with disable-extensions option. It did so, and will do so. Therefore, I doubt it, disable-extensions to be the cause of your change today.