Guides

Use these guides after the quickstart when you know what kind of application you need to test.

Guide	Start here when
Native Windows Apps	The app is Win32, WPF, WinForms, MFC, Delphi, or VB6
Electron	The app is built with Electron or Chromium UI
WebView2	The app embeds Microsoft Edge WebView2
CEF and Legacy IE	The app embeds CEF or old Trident/MSHTML controls
Java Swing / AWT	The app is a Java desktop application
Office	The test needs Excel or Word automation through COM
Image-Based Fallback	Accessibility APIs cannot see a rendered control
Headless Mode	You need to run tests on a hidden Windows desktop
CI Setup	You need artifact collection and Windows runner guidance

Prefer UIA or Win32 selectors when they are available. Use image matching only for controls that are not exposed through accessibility APIs.