# Windows locators

**URL:** <https://forum.katalon.com/t/windows-locators/177608>\
**Category:** Web Testing\
**Tags:** katalon-studio\
**Created:** [July 3, 2025, 10:33am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/windows-locators/177608 "2025-07-03T10:33:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![rborra1](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/rborra1/32/30227_2.png) [@rborra1](https://forum.katalon.com/u/rborra1)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2025, 10:33am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/windows-locators/177608/1 "2025-07-03T10:33:58Z")

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we didn’t find any locator in katalon windows automation what we should do in that case?

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**Author:** ![kazurayam](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/kazurayam/32/333_2.png) [@kazurayam](https://forum.katalon.com/u/kazurayam)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2025, 11:24am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/windows-locators/177608/2 "2025-07-03T11:24:39Z")

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> **[Windows Desktop app testing unavailable in Katalon Studio 10.x | Katalon Docs](https://docs.katalon.com/katalon-platform/troubleshooting/troubleshooting-common-execution-issues/windows-desktop-app-testing-unavailable-in-katalon-studio-10.x)**
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> Windows Desktop app testing is temporarily unavailable due to incompatibilities between Selenium 4 and WinAppDriver.

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**Author:** ![grylion54](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/grylion54/32/16265_2.png) [@grylion54](https://forum.katalon.com/u/grylion54)\
**Post date:** [July 3, 2025, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/windows-locators/177608/3 "2025-07-03T17:18:23Z")

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Additionally, there are some [prerequisites](https://docs.katalon.com/katalon-studio/get-started/supported-applications-under-test-aut/introduction-to-desktop-app-testing-in-katalon-studio) that you need to have for testing Windows application in version 9 or lower:

`Katalon Studio fully supports automation test for desktop apps written in the following platforms: Universal Windows Platform (UWP), Windows Forms (WinForms), Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), and Classic Windows (Win32).`