Browser Bot template fails due to an outdated chromedriver that selenium needs?

Question

The error message when executing a browser bot shows the following error: 
 [INFO] 2020-04-03 16:06:47 - - Using the driver: C:	ools\RPA\.\Jidoka-workspace\5e86500ae4b091b8fc7babb7\.\chromeWebDriver\chromedriver.exe [DEBUG] 2020-04-03 16:06:47 - - Using default module Chrome options ... 
 Caused by: org.openqa.selenium.SessionNotCreatedException: session not created: This version of ChromeDriver only supports Chrome version 78 
 Jidoka appears to load a specific "chromedriver.exe" file to the local host system. 
 How do we update the Chrome Driver used as it is currently on 80.x and appears to be controlled by the agent? 
 More importantly, as Chrome versions continue to update, how do we insulate from the automatic upgrades that are synonymous with Chrome?

sam.merrill · Accepted Answer

If you find the support files in the browser bot configuration page. You can delete the chromewebdriver.exe file that comes default. Replace it with version 80 exe found here: https://chromedriver.chromium.org/downloads https://chromedriver.storage.googleapis.com/index.html?path=80.0.3987.106/ 
 
 A last step before re-running in Windows may be to kill the chromedriver process in your task manager. I don't think the template code properly closes the process. it should be a background process called: "chromedriver (32bit)"... right click and "End Task" 
 
 Good question about the automatic Chrome updates. Here are some resources that show how to turn off automatic upgrades: https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/stop-automatic-chrome-updates-windows/ 
 https://www.webnots.com/7-ways-to-disable-automatic-chrome-update-in-windows-and-mac/

Browser Bot template fails due to an outdated chromedriver that selenium needs?

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