Visual Studio 2019 web recorder greyed out on load test

Hello,

I've installed Visual Studio 2019 Enterprise on a server, and currently, I only get the web recorder not greyed out when I run the test with the user account I installed visual studio with. This account is local admin. But when try to run it with another local admin account, the web recorder is greyed out. On IE11 I have Enhanced Protection Mode Disabled.

It seems that only the account I used to install visual studio, doesn't get the web recorder greyed out. How can I add other accounts, to not get the web recorder greyed out , or how can I go about this problem?

Thanks in advance.

Tianyu Sun-MSFT 27,106 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2022-12-13T07:41:12.313+00:00

Hello @PEDRO MIGUEL RODRIGUES REIS ,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum. Do you mean you used different accounts to sign in Visual Studio 2019 to record the web behavior, and one account worked, but the other didn’t? If so, will it work if you run Visual Studio 2019 as administrator? Besides, just to confirm, you have set the IE > Tools > Manage add-ons > Web Test Recorder Helper to Enabled right(also try disable and enable it again)?
PEDRO MIGUEL RODRIGUES REIS 1 Reputation point

2022-12-13T10:02:18.787+00:00

Hello @Tianyu Sun-MSFT ,

The accounts I were talking about were the ones I used to sign on the server. To run a web test I don't need to sign in visual studio. There are a few accounts that are authorized to sign on the server (and are local admins), and currently, the only account that doesn't get the web recorder greyed out, is the one I used to install visual studio.

I've tried to open visual studio as an admin, and tried to disable and enable again, but to no success.
Tianyu Sun-MSFT 27,106 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2022-12-14T08:46:59.363+00:00

Hi @PEDRO MIGUEL RODRIGUES REIS ,

May I ask if Visual Studio is always signed in with the same account even if you use different accounts to sign in your Server to use it?

If so, can you confirm that there are no subdivided permissions for different local admin accounts? I mean, for example, account A can sign in the server and use some features/applications, account B can also use the same features/applications but account B cannot use or change something like files which may be stored in the same Server and belong to account A. Or, if you can confirm, can I understand as the accounts just control to sign in Server, and the OS treats the different accounts as the same user(B can modify anything and use anything even it's A's, and OS treats B as A)?

If VS signed in with different accounts(maybe it associated with the account which is used to sign in the Server?), then if you change to sign in VS with other accounts will it work(account A sign in Server, account B sign in VS)?
PEDRO MIGUEL RODRIGUES REIS 1 Reputation point

2022-12-15T14:58:00.517+00:00

Hello @Tianyu Sun-MSFT ,

I was able to find a solution to my problem. I'm going to post in the answer column.

Thanks anyway.

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PEDRO MIGUEL RODRIGUES REIS 1 Reputation point

2022-12-15T15:10:58.82+00:00

The solution I encountered was:

1) Win+R: gpedit.msc
2) Both in the Computer and User Configuration, under Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Internet Explorer (click here)
3) The "Do not allow users to enable or disable add-ons" was set to "Enable", and is now set to "Not configured"
4) In IE, disable and then enable the Web Test Recorder add-on on Tools -> Manage Add-ons

That did it for me.
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Tianyu Sun-MSFT 27,106 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2022-12-27T13:48:14.657+00:00

Thanks very much for sharing your solution here.
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