# Unable to launch Internet explorer driver

**URL:** <https://forum.katalon.com/t/unable-to-launch-internet-explorer-driver/9919>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous\
**Created:** [March 26, 2018, 9:06am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/unable-to-launch-internet-explorer-driver/9919 "2018-03-26T09:06:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Pallavi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3be4f8/32.png) [@Pallavi](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Pallavi)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2018, 9:06am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/unable-to-launch-internet-explorer-driver/9919/1 "2018-03-26T09:06:58Z")

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Hello Team,

I am getting below error while launching IE driver.

**Root cause:**  **org.openqa.selenium.SessionNotCreatedException** \*\*: Unexpected error launching Internet Explorer. Protected Mode settings are not the same for all zones. Enable Protected Mode must be set to the same value (enabled or disabled) for all zones.\*\*

Currently I am using IE version 11 and getting above error. Due to security policies I wont be able to change protected mode settings. I have also added different IE capabilities like 1.INTRODUCE\_FLAKINESS\_BY\_IGNORING\_SECURITY\_DOMAINS , under

2.IGNORE\_ZOOM\_SETTING

3.IE\_ENSURE\_CLEAN\_SESSION

under Project\>Settings\>Execution\>default\>Web UI\>IE But still it is not working and getting the same error.

Please suggest me for the solution.

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**Author:** ![mahesh\_joshi](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/mahesh_joshi/32/23869_2.png) [@mahesh\_joshi](https://forum.katalon.com/u/mahesh_joshi)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2018, 12:42pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/unable-to-launch-internet-explorer-driver/9919/2 "2018-03-26T12:42:33Z")

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Hi Pallavi your organisations needs to adjust security zones settings !

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**Author:** ![Normand\_Bourget](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e79b87/32.png) [@Normand\_Bourget](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Normand_Bourget)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2018, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/unable-to-launch-internet-explorer-driver/9919/3 "2018-08-17T15:14:33Z")

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See Nicola’s solution at [http://forum.katalon.com/discussion/4210/unable-to-open-ie-browser](http://forum.katalon.com/discussion/4210/unable-to-open-ie-browser)