https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/tools/vms
Double click on the on the windows image to open it in virtualbox. Either accept the default vm settings or salt & pepper to taste.
When prompted for run or save
select save.
Click on the .exe
and follow the install wizard.
To test installation, open PowerShell:
Click on Search
then input powershell
Type in java
then hit return.
You should see output like this:
https://docs.seleniumhq.org/download/
-
Download
Selenium Standalone Server
. You will execute this.jar
file through powershell later. the file name looks like:selenium-server-standalone-3.12.0.jar
-
Install
The Internet Explorer Driver Server
(32 or 64 bits)
You should see a string like
System > System Type: 32 bit operating system
Add the IEDriverServer.exe
file in a folder you will later add to your path.
For example C:\Program Files\my_bins
To edit your path, right click on Computer
then Properties
again.
Go to Advanced System Settings > Advanced > Environment Variables
Find the path
variable and prepend the path to your folder to it.
ie: C:\Program Files\my_bins;
don't forget the ;
character.
- Run the selenium server Go to PowerShell like in step 1, and start the selenium server:
java -jar .\Downloads\selenium-server-standalone-3.8.1.jar -port 4445
You should see: Selenium Server is up and ready on port 445