Create separate isolated Instance of IE

[Dgameman1]

As it is right now, running

#include <IE.au3>
$Browser1 = _IECreate("www.facebook.com")
$Browser2 = _IECreate("www.facebook.com")

Opens up two different IE Explorer windows with both of them being at facebook.com

Now, If I login to facebook on Browser1, and then go to Browser2 and refresh the page, I will be logged in on both of them. This is because they're sharing cookies and everything.

How can I make them both completely separate from each other? Like I want it to be like they're both isolated from everything else on the machine, in the same way like opening up one IE normally and then having another IE in Private Browsing Mode. They're both completely separate.

Any ideas?

Edited February 28, 2016 by Dgameman1

[mLipok]

IE Command-Line Options
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh826025(v=vs.85).aspx

 

 

[Dgameman1]

Thanks for the link! I tried all those options and none of them seemed to work.

I'm running Windows 10 with Internet Explorer 11

[mLipok]

  On 2/29/2016 at 12:04 AM, Dgameman1 said:

I'm running Windows 10 with Internet Explorer 11

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Just like me.

Try this:

Run('"C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"  -private http://bing.com')

 

Edited February 29, 2016 by mLipok

[Dgameman1]

  On 2/29/2016 at 12:07 AM, mLipok said:

Just like me.

Try this:

Run('"C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"  -private http://bing.com')

 

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But if I wanted 3 separate sessions that wouldn't work, because the two private sessions would be sharing.

From what I've looked online, the IE11 actually breaks New Session, and the only way to go about doing it is using iexplore.exe -noframemerging -private which is now working perfectly

[mLipok]

Hmmm... 

Strange. This follownig snippet should work:
 

RegWrite('HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main','SessionMerging','REG_DWORD','00000001')
Run('"C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"  -nosessionmerging -private https://www.autoitscript.com/forum')

https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/hh826025(v=vs.85).aspx

‑nosessionmerging

Internet Explorer 8 and later versions. Internet Explorer 8 and later versions. Prevents Internet Explorer from merging tab processes and thus sharing session cookies across tabs. Even if you have the –framemerging feature turned on (which it is by default; see above), specifying this option will isolate your tabs into separate processes and prevent session sharing, even if those tabs are associated with the same frame process. You can also set this option via registry key:     HKEY_CURRENT_USER SOFTWARE Microsoft Internet Explorer Main SessionMerging (DWORD) 00000000 The feature is enabled when the value is set to (DWORD) 00000001 and disabled when the value is (DWORD) 00000000. By default, it is enabled. For more info, see Session management within Internet Explorer 8.0, Session Cookies, sessionStorage, and IE8, and Understanding Session Lifetime.

but ......

here:

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ie/2009/05/06/session-cookies-sessionstorage-and-ie8-or-how-can-i-log-into-two-webmail-accounts-at-the-same-time/

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Update 1/11/2010: Someone recently asked if there’s a way to start a “NoMerge” session via the CoCreateInstance COM API rather than by directly executing iexplore.exe with the command line parameter. Unfortunately, that scenario is not presently supported. In contrast, the IELaunchURL API always launches IE using the NoMerge option. 

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IELaunchURL function:  https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa767962(VS.85).aspx

 

[Dgameman1]

I didn't have to change the registry for it to work which is nice.

I'm sure that I'm just now missing something stupid in my code, for some reason, it's not able to attach to the new IE

#include <IE.au3>
Run(@ProgramFilesDir & "\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe about:blank1-2 -noframemerging -private")
WinWait("Navigation Canceled - Internet Explorer - [InPrivate]")
$h_IEhandle = WinGetHandle("Navigation Canceled - Internet Explorer - [InPrivate]", "title")
$Site = _IEAttach($h_IEhandle)
_IENavigate($Site, "google.com")

These are the errors I get

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--> IE.au3 T3.0-2 Warning from function _IEAttach, $_IESTATUS_NoMatch
--> IE.au3 T3.0-2 Error from function _IENavigate, $_IESTATUS_InvalidDataType

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And this is what AutoIt Window Info shows

 

[mLipok]

here is next example:

#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
#include <AutoItConstants.au3>
#include <array.au3>
#include <ie.au3>
#include <WinAPIProc.au3>

_IEErrorHandlerRegister(_ErrFunc)


_Example()
Func _Example()
    Local $iPID = Run(@ProgramFilesDir & "\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe about:blank1-2 -noframemerging -private")

    Local $hwnd = 0
    Local $oIE

    ConsoleWrite('$iPID = ' & $iPID & @CRLF)

    While 1
        $hwnd = _WinAPI_EnumProcessWindows($iPID, False)
        If @error = 0 Then
            $hwnd = $hwnd[1][0]
            ConsoleWrite('$hwnd = ' & $hwnd & @CRLF)

            $oIE = _IEAttach($hwnd, 'hwnd')
            _IENavigate($oIE, "google.com")
            If Not @error Then ExitLoop
        EndIf

        Sleep(100)

    WEnd


EndFunc    ;==>_Example

 

But something sill is not working fine.
I'm tired, going sleep (02:00 AM)

 

 

[Dgameman1]

I'll try working on it!

Sleep well and thanks again for everything

[mLipok]

#include <ie.au3>
RegWrite('HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main','SessionMerging','REG_DWORD','00000000')
Run('"C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"  -nosessionmerging -private https://www.autoitscript.com/forum')
Sleep(5000)
$oIE = _IEAttach('www.autoitscript.com', 'url')
_IENavigate($oIE, "google.com")

now going sleep ....

 

[Dgameman1]

  On 2/29/2016 at 1:43 AM, mLipok said:

#include <ie.au3>
RegWrite('HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main','SessionMerging','REG_DWORD','00000000')
Run('"C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"  -nosessionmerging -private https://www.autoitscript.com/forum')
Sleep(5000)
$oIE = _IEAttach('www.autoitscript.com', 'url')
_IENavigate($oIE, "google.com")

now going sleep ....

 

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Lmao. Go get some sleep!

I'll work on fixing it so that there's no sleep needed. THanks =]

[mLipok]

Did you try my last example ?
Have you made some better one ?

 

[skibodo]

Hi I was recently going through this thread and others regarding making separate IE instances that do not share cookies. I have tried two things and neither seem to be working. First thing is the registry edit. I set FrameMerging to 0 in the registry as per Microsoft's site, but AutoIt continues to launch IE instances with FrameMerging. The registry edit only works when I launch IE manually outside of AutoIt. If this worked, this would be the optimal solution. The other thing I tried is launching IE in AutoIt with Run() and using the -noframemerging parameter, but I cannot seem to get the HWND of the window. I tried using a function, which I will post below, that gets the PID and then the HWND from the IE instance. I think there is an issue with the way disabling frame merging makes the IE instances behave. I would greatly appreciate a solution to this problem. 

Function I used

Func _WinGetByPID($iPID, $iArray = 1) ; 0 Will Return 1 Base Array & 1 Will Return The First Window.
    Local $aError[1] = [0], $aWinList, $sReturn
    If IsString($iPID) Then
        $iPID = ProcessExists($iPID)
    EndIf
    $aWinList = WinList()
    For $A = 1 To $aWinList[0][0]
        If WinGetProcess($aWinList[$A][1]) = $iPID And BitAND(WinGetState($aWinList[$A][1]), 2) Then
            If $iArray Then
                Return $aWinList[$A][1]
            EndIf
            $sReturn &= $aWinList[$A][1] & Chr(1)
        EndIf
    Next
    If $sReturn Then
        Return StringSplit(StringTrimRight($sReturn, 1), Chr(1))
    EndIf
    Return SetError(1, 0, $aError)
EndFunc   ;==>_WinGetByPID