# Why am I not able to use Windows Record to launch a windows applications to record to create test cases

**URL:** <https://forum.katalon.com/t/why-am-i-not-able-to-use-windows-record-to-launch-a-windows-applications-to-record-to-create-test-cases/138355>\
**Category:** Desktop Testing\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [July 24, 2024, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/why-am-i-not-able-to-use-windows-record-to-launch-a-windows-applications-to-record-to-create-test-cases/138355 "2024-07-24T20:50:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![kyle.marsh](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/kyle.marsh/32/23870_2.png) [@kyle.marsh](https://forum.katalon.com/u/kyle.marsh)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/why-am-i-not-able-to-use-windows-record-to-launch-a-windows-applications-to-record-to-create-test-cases/138355/1 "2024-07-24T20:50:24Z")

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Katalon Version: 9.0.2  
WinAppDriver Installed  
Developer Mode Enabled

When using the windows recorder I’m not able to launch any application and I receive the error shown below. I have developer mode enabled on the machine Katalon is running on and I also have WinAppDriver. I have tried base windows applications, notepad ++, and custom java applications and all of them provide the same error shown below. The specific machine names and IP’s have been stripped.

java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: org.openqa.selenium.SessionNotCreatedException: Unable to create a new remote session. Please check the server log for more details. Original error: Unable to parse remote response:

 window.onload = function() { //const queryString = window.location.search;

```
                // const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(queryString); for when we move off of IE11

              // sessionStorage.setItem('url', urlParams.get('url') );
                
              // sessionStorage.setItem('reason', urlParams.get('reason') );

              // sessionStorage.setItem('reasoncode', urlParams.get('reasoncode') );

              // sessionStorage.setItem('user', urlParams.get('user') ); 

              urlParam = function(name){
                    var results = new RegExp('[\?&]' + name + '=([^&#]*)').exec(window.location.href);
                    if (results == null){
                       return null;
                    }
                    else {
                       return decodeURIComponent(results[1]) || 0;
                    }
              }
              sessionStorage.setItem('url', urlParam('url') );
              sessionStorage.setItem('reason', urlParam('reason') );
              sessionStorage.setItem('reasoncode', urlParam('reasoncode') );
              sessionStorage.setItem('user', urlParam('user') );
              
              
             

              window.location.replace('url_block.html');
            }
    
    
    
    </script>
</head>

```

Build info: version: ‘unknown’, revision: ‘unknown’, time: ‘unknown’  
System info: host: ‘testingmachine’, ip: ‘myip’, os.name: ‘Windows 10’, os.arch: ‘amd64’, os.version: ‘10.0’, java.version: ‘17.0.7’  
Driver info: driver.version: WindowsDriver  
at com.kms.katalon.composer.components.impl.dialogs.ProgressMonitorDialogWithThread.runAndWait(ProgressMonitorDialogWithThread.java:49)  
at com.kms.katalon.composer.windows.dialog.WindowsAppComposite$5.run(WindowsAppComposite.java:238)  
at org.eclipse.jface.operation.ModalContext$ModalContextThread.run(ModalContext.java:122)  
Caused by: org.openqa.selenium.SessionNotCreatedException: Unable to create a new remote session. Please check the server log for more details. Original error: Unable to parse remote response:

 window.onload = function() { //const queryString = window.location.search;

```
                // const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(queryString); for when we move off of IE11

              // sessionStorage.setItem('url', urlParams.get('url') );
                
              // sessionStorage.setItem('reason', urlParams.get('reason') );

              // sessionStorage.setItem('reasoncode', urlParams.get('reasoncode') );

              // sessionStorage.setItem('user', urlParams.get('user') ); 

              urlParam = function(name){
                    var results = new RegExp('[\?&]' + name + '=([^&#]*)').exec(window.location.href);
                    if (results == null){
                       return null;
                    }
                    else {
                       return decodeURIComponent(results[1]) || 0;
                    }
              }
              sessionStorage.setItem('url', urlParam('url') );
              sessionStorage.setItem('reason', urlParam('reason') );
              sessionStorage.setItem('reasoncode', urlParam('reasoncode') );
              sessionStorage.setItem('user', urlParam('user') );
              
              
             

              window.location.replace('url_block.html');
            }
    
    
    
    </script>
</head>

```

Build info: version: ‘unknown’, revision: ‘unknown’, time: ‘unknown’  
System info: host: ‘testingmachine’, ip: ‘myip’, os.name: ‘Windows 10’, os.arch: ‘amd64’, os.version: ‘10.0’, java.version: ‘17.0.7’  
Driver info: driver.version: WindowsDriver  
at io.appium.java\_client.remote.AppiumCommandExecutor$1.createSession(AppiumCommandExecutor.java:208)  
at io.appium.java\_client.remote.AppiumCommandExecutor.createSession(AppiumCommandExecutor.java:217)  
at io.appium.java\_client.remote.AppiumCommandExecutor.execute(AppiumCommandExecutor.java:239)  
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.execute(RemoteWebDriver.java:552)  
at io.appium.java\_client.DefaultGenericMobileDriver.execute(DefaultGenericMobileDriver.java:42)  
at io.appium.java\_client.AppiumDriver.execute(AppiumDriver.java:1)  
at io.appium.java\_client.windows.WindowsDriver.execute(WindowsDriver.java:1)  
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.startSession(RemoteWebDriver.java:213)  
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.(RemoteWebDriver.java:131)  
at io.appium.java\_client.DefaultGenericMobileDriver.(DefaultGenericMobileDriver.java:38)  
at io.appium.java\_client.AppiumDriver.(AppiumDriver.java:84)  
at io.appium.java\_client.windows.WindowsDriver.(WindowsDriver.java:38)  
at com.kms.katalon.core.windows.driver.WindowsDriverFactory.newWindowsDriver(WindowsDriverFactory.java:194)  
at com.kms.katalon.core.windows.driver.WindowsDriverFactory.startApplication(WindowsDriverFactory.java:112)  
at com.kms.katalon.composer.windows.spy.WindowsInspectorController.startApplication(WindowsInspectorController.java:147)  
at com.kms.katalon.composer.windows.dialog.WindowsAppComposite$5$1.call(WindowsAppComposite.java:241)  
at com.kms.katalon.composer.components.impl.dialogs.ProgressMonitorDialogWithThread.startThreadAndWait(ProgressMonitorDialogWithThread.java:36)  
at com.kms.katalon.composer.components.impl.dialogs.ProgressMonitorDialogWithThread.runAndWait(ProgressMonitorDialogWithThread.java:48)  
… 2 more  
Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException  
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)  
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:77)  
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)  
at io.appium.java\_client.remote.AppiumCommandExecutor$1.createSession(AppiumCommandExecutor.java:186)  
… 19 more  
Caused by: org.openqa.selenium.WebDriverException: Unable to parse remote response:

 window.onload = function() { //const queryString = window.location.search;

```
                // const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(queryString); for when we move off of IE11

              // sessionStorage.setItem('url', urlParams.get('url') );
                
              // sessionStorage.setItem('reason', urlParams.get('reason') );

              // sessionStorage.setItem('reasoncode', urlParams.get('reasoncode') );

              // sessionStorage.setItem('user', urlParams.get('user') ); 

              urlParam = function(name){
                    var results = new RegExp('[\?&]' + name + '=([^&#]*)').exec(window.location.href);
                    if (results == null){
                       return null;
                    }
                    else {
                       return decodeURIComponent(results[1]) || 0;
                    }
              }
              sessionStorage.setItem('url', urlParam('url') );
              sessionStorage.setItem('reason', urlParam('reason') );
              sessionStorage.setItem('reasoncode', urlParam('reasoncode') );
              sessionStorage.setItem('user', urlParam('user') );
              
              
             

              window.location.replace('url_block.html');
            }
    
    
    
    </script>
</head>

```

```
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.ProtocolHandshake.createSession(ProtocolHandshake.java:115)
... 23 more

```

Caused by: org.openqa.selenium.json.JsonException: Unable to determine type from: \<. Last 1 characters read: \<  
Build info: version: ‘unknown’, revision: ‘unknown’, time: ‘unknown’  
System info: host: ‘testingmachine’, ip: ‘myip’, os.name: ‘Windows 10’, os.arch: ‘amd64’, os.version: ‘10.0’, java.version: ‘17.0.7’  
Driver info: driver.version: WindowsDriver  
at org.openqa.selenium.json.JsonInput.peek(JsonInput.java:122)  
at org.openqa.selenium.json.JsonTypeCoercer.lambda$null$6(JsonTypeCoercer.java:140)  
at org.openqa.selenium.json.JsonTypeCoercer.coerce(JsonTypeCoercer.java:126)  
at org.openqa.selenium.json.Json.toType(Json.java:69)  
at org.openqa.selenium.json.Json.toType(Json.java:55)  
at org.openqa.selenium.json.Json.toType(Json.java:50)  
at org.openqa.selenium.remote.ProtocolHandshake.createSession(ProtocolHandshake.java:112)  
… 23 more

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**Author:** ![system](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/original/3X/d/5/d55596ab02785a255798e87ede769734747b30c4.svg) [@system](https://forum.katalon.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2024, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/why-am-i-not-able-to-use-windows-record-to-launch-a-windows-applications-to-record-to-create-test-cases/138355/2 "2024-07-24T20:50:24Z")

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Hi there,

Thank you very much for your topic. Please note that it may take a little while before a member of our community or from Katalon team responds to you.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Elly\_Tran](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/elly_tran/32/21874_2.png) [@Elly\_Tran](https://forum.katalon.com/u/Elly_Tran)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 9:31am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/why-am-i-not-able-to-use-windows-record-to-launch-a-windows-applications-to-record-to-create-test-cases/138355/3 "2024-07-29T09:31:40Z")

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Hi @kyle.marsh,

Welcome to our forum.  
The error `Unable to parse remote response` indicates that the response from the Appium server is not what KS expects, possibly due to some HTML content being returned instead of a valid JSON response.

I would like to suggest the following steps to diagnose and troubleshoot:

### Check Appium Server

1. **Ensure Appium Server is Running** :  
Make sure that the Appium server is running and listening on the expected port.

2. **Check Appium Server Logs** :  
Review the Appium server logs for any errors or warnings.

### Verify Desired Capabilities

1. **Verify Desired Capabilities** :  
Ensure that the desired capabilities used to create the session are correct. Here’s an example configuration:

```java
DesiredCapabilities capabilities = new DesiredCapabilities();
capabilities.setCapability("app", "C:\\Path\\To\\YourApp.exe");
capabilities.setCapability("platformName", "Windows");
capabilities.setCapability("deviceName", "WindowsPC");
WindowsDriver<WindowsElement> driver = new WindowsDriver<WindowsElement>(new URL("http://127.0.0.1:4723"), capabilities);

```

### Network Issues

1. **Network Configuration** :  
Ensure that no network issues or firewalls are blocking the connection between your test script and the Appium server.

### Appium and WebDriver Versions

1. **Check Compatibility** :  
Ensure that the Appium, Appium Java client and WebDriver versions are compatible.

Update KS version if needed. Thank you