Hide/Silence ChromeDriver window
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Solution 1
As of Chrome 59, you can now also hide the chrome browser window by using headless mode:
options.AddArgument("headless");
and in combination with:
ChromeDriverService service = ChromeDriverService.CreateDefaultService();
service.HideCommandPromptWindow = true;
it runs in complete silence.
Solution 2
To my knowledge it's not possible to hide the browser. However, you can hide the console and set the browser offscreen:
ChromeDriverService service = ChromeDriverService.CreateDefaultService();
service.HideCommandPromptWindow = true;
var options = new ChromeOptions();
options.AddArgument("--window-position=-32000,-32000");
var driver = new ChromeDriver(service, options);
driver.Navigate().GoToUrl("https://www.google.co.uk");
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Updated on September 02, 2022Comments
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user3240928 almost 2 years
When I launch Selenium's WebDriver (Chromedriver). A console window (chromedriver.exe) runs and it opens Chrome. I need to know how I can hide those like a silent mode because I get messy when there are too many open. I am using C#.