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Powershell send f5 key to edge

Im trying to create a script that refresh edge:

start microsoft-edge:https://login.salesforce.com/?locale=eu
$wshell = New-Object -ComObject wscript.shell;
$wshell.AppActivate('Microsoft Edge') 

while ($true)
{
Sleep 15
$wshell.SendKeys('{f5}') 
}

Problem for this that it sends F5 to which windows im at for example if im in notepad it will press f5 it will create timestamp, i want it to send only to edge, is there any way around it?

Solution

  • The following code snippet could do the job. You need to tell which window should be activated, e.g. a s follows:

    $medge = Start-Process -PassThru -FilePath microsoft-edge:https://login.salesforce.com/?locale=eu
$wshell = New-Object -ComObject wscript.shell

Start-Sleep -Seconds 15                  ### increase time for slow connection
while ( $wshell.AppActivate($medge.Id) ) ### activate the desired window
{
    $wshell.SendKeys('{f5}')             ### send keys only if successfully activated
    Start-Sleep -Seconds 15
}

    Above code snippet (derived from the one in question) refreshes microsoft-edge every 15 seconds.

    Timing is important: