[🐛 Bug]: Unable to load extension in Chrome 142 with Selenium .NET #16532
Description
Description
The following code works to load an unpacked Chrome extension up to Chrome browser version 141. But same code it no longer works in the latest Chrome version 142.
var options = new ChromeOptions();
options.AddArgument("--load-extension=" + extensionPath);//Load unpacked extension
options.AddArgument("--disable-features=DisableLoadExtensionCommandLineSwitch");
var driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
//Set Remote WebDriver using Chrome Options.
driver = new RemoteWebDriver(new Uri("http://localhost:" + driverPort), options);
Environment:
Selenium Version: 4.30 (cannot upgrade to a newer version due to production environment restrictions)
ChromeDriver Version: 142
Chrome Version: 142
Language: .NET Framework 4.8
Has there been a recent change in latest Chrome or ChromeDriver that affects loading unpacked extensions through Selenium?
Reproducible Code
var options = new ChromeOptions();
options.AddArgument("--load-extension=" + extensionPath);//Load unpacked extension
options.AddArgument("--disable-features=DisableLoadExtensionCommandLineSwitch");
var driver = new ChromeDriver(options);
//Set Remote WebDriver using Chrome Options.
driver = new RemoteWebDriver(new Uri("http://localhost:" + driverPort), options);