Not able to match ChromeDriver version with chrome version

Question

So at my current job I’m at a pinch, we can’t just download executable jars and use them. We have to request to download whatever we want . So the problem is , our chrome gets auto updated where as we need to ask for permission to download chromeDriver(all drivers in general). This is a lengthy process and is not feasible . By the time they approve it, a new version of chrome is usually out . So It’s very difficult to get the automation testing started , our chrome and chrome driver versions are always different . I was planning to use Java with selenium but at this point , this is blocking it from happening .

Is there any alternative to this ? I tried using webdriverManager but that dependency is not in our dependency library so that’s not a option aswell. Our system blocks the required files to download when trying to implement that dependency.

At this point , I’m even willing to use python if there is a way to ignore the webdriver executable jar issue . Is there any kind of framework I can use that dosent require a instance of webdriver .

Answer 1

Working solution :

• I face this issue and instead of trying solution via automation, Trick work for me perfectly
• I have chosen solution by simply stopping auto update works

How to do it?

• Solution 1 : You can follow the below steps:

• Solution 2 :
  • Go to path "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\
  • Find the folder "update"
  • Rename from Update.bak [Example - Update.bak to Update1.bak]
  • As file with name Update won't be available and could not auto update any more.

Enjoy!

Answer 2

If you're able to use Docker or Podman, you might consider using docker-selenium. These container images come prepackaged with Chrome, Chromedriver, and Selenium, and you can control how often you get updates.

docker run --rm -it -p 4444:4444 -p 7900:7900 --shm-size 3g selenium/standalone-chrome:latest

The above, for instance, would start a Google Chrome container, and you can view it at localhost:7900 in your browser. However, this depends on your IT department allowing you to pull docker container images.