- UiPath Assistant
- Installing UiPath Assistant
- Configuring UiPath Assistant
- Assistant on MacOS
- Picture in picture
- Configuring attended automations
- Governance
- Widgets in Assistant
Assistant user guide
Depending on your environment, type of automations, and applications used, you can choose one of the two available PiP technologies.
PiP - Child Session is best suited for complex automations that make use of hardware events and image-based automation, while PiP - Virtual Desktop provides a faster process start time and can run on more Windows operating systems.
If both PiP technologies are compatible with your environment and automations, PiP - Virtual Desktop is recommended as it is faster and uses less resources to start the automation. You can also keep a PiP - Child Session instance open throughout the day to achieve similar performance when starting an automation.
The main differences are presented below:
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Scenario |
PiP - Child Session |
PiP - Virtual Desktop |
|---|---|---|
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Normal Password Authentication |
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PIN Authentication |
1 |
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Smart Card Authentication |
1 |
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VPN Configurations |
2 |
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1 Only works the first time a PiP session is spawned. After that, the PiP session can be authenticated only using username
and password until the next restart of the machine.
2 More information on how PiP - Child Session works with VPN can be found here.
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Scenario |
PiP - Child Session |
PiP - Virtual Desktop |
|---|---|---|
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Edge/Chrome Browser Automation |
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1 |
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Hardware Events UIAutomation |
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Image-Based Automation |
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Windows Messages
2 |
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Simulate
2 |
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1 UIAutomation Activities v22.4 and above is required for Edge/Chrome browser automation when using PiP - Virtual Desktop.
2 These input methods may not work on all applications. Check the Input methods table for the overall compatibility with applications.
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Scenario |
PiP - Child Session |
PiP - Virtual Desktop |
|---|---|---|
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Microsoft Office Suite |
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Other UiPath Activities/Integrations |
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OS |
PiP - Child Session |
PiP - Virtual Desktop |
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Windows 8/10/11 - Home Edition |
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Windows 8/10/11 - Pro/Enterprise Edition |
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Windows Server 2012/2016/2019/2022 |
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Mac OS X |
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Remote Desktop |
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App-V |
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