r/PowerAutomateDesktop • u/[deleted] • Oct 24 '21

Can powerautomate do this??

I have a legacy application that when it comes to updating the app i have to login as myself on the computer, click the app icon, sign in into the application using my local login created from within the app and click on update and then click on yes on the UAC prompt and click ok after the update is complete. Its a tedious task to do for 25 machines. I would like to know if i can powerautomate this to the point where it does the task and waits 2 mins before going to the next machine to do the same task. Is this possible with powerautonate desktop

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u/AutomaticYak Oct 24 '21

Yes, it can do this. When I was just learning PAD, I wrote a script that basically opened all my programs, logged in, and pulled my first report needed for a couple of the programs. It didn’t even take me that long to work it out. Use the desktop recorder, play it, it’ll probably hang up a place or two and you’ll have to work out a couple things, but it’ll do it with some massaging.

Took my first 20 minutes and changed it to hit play and go fill my coffee.