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Last updated Apr 28, 2025

Setting up Unattended Robots

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Learn the fundamentals ofunattended robots.

The following table shows the UiPath Robot version required to run foreground/background processes according to the robot credential considerations.

Process type	Robot credential considerations	Robot version
Background	With credentials	Any
Foreground	With credentials	Any
Background	Without credentials	21.10+
Foreground	Without credentials	Invalid configuration! Jobs cannot be executed.

This procedure walks you through the steps for enabling unattended robots for user accounts.

Add or edit a user account and assign roles to it.
On the Robot setup tab, enable the toggle for the unattended robot.
Select the Robot credentials option if you want to execute foreground processes with the unattended robot. Clear it if you want to execute only background processes.

For robots with credentials the following additional fields must be configured:

Field	Description
Domain\Username	The user account under which the robot runs. For domain-joined users, use the `domain\username` syntax. For example `deskover\localUser1`. For local Windows accounts, use the `host_machine_name\username` syntax, with the host machine's name instead of the domain. For example, `LAPTOP1935\localUser2`. For local Windows accounts residing on multiple host machines, which you want to use regardless of machine, use the `.\username` syntax with a dot instead of the host machine name. For example `.\localUser3`.
Credential store	The credential store to be used for your password.
Password	The password used to log on to the machine on which UiPath Robot is installed.
Credential type	Specifies the type of password credential.

Enable the Run only one job at a time option to restrict a user account from simultaneously executing multiple jobs.
On the Robot settings tab, configure execution settings for the corresponding UiPath Robot.
Click Add. The user account is created/updated. One unattended floating robot is created for the user.

This procedure walks you through the steps for enabling unattended robots for robot accounts.

Add or edit a robot account and assign roles to it.
On the Robot setup tab, select the Robot credentials option if you want to execute foreground processes with the unattended robot. Clear it if you want to execute only background processes with the unattended robot.

For robots with credentials the following additional fields must be configured:

Field	Description
Domain\Username	The account under which the robot runs. For domain-joined accounts, use the `domain\username` syntax. For example `deskover\localUser1`. For local Windows accounts, use the `host_machine_name\username` syntax, with the host machine's name instead of the domain. For example, `LAPTOP1935\localUser2`. For local Windows accounts residing on multiple host machines, which you want to use regardless of machine, use the `.\username` syntax with a dot instead of the host machine name. For example `.\localUser3`. For Azure AD joined machines, use the `azuread\[email protected]` syntax.
Credential store	The credential store to be used for your password.
Password	The password used to log on to the machine on which UiPath Robot is installed.
Credential type	Specifies the type of password credential.

On the Robot settings tab, configure execution settings for the corresponding UiPath Robot.
Click Add. The user account is created/updated. One unattended floating robot is created for the user.

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