Chrome Flags Reference

Chrome command line switches and startup flags for automation, headless mode, and debugging.

--simulate-elevated-recovery

What does --simulate-elevated-recovery do?

Simulates that elevation is needed to recover upgrade channel.

Usage

CLILaunch Chrome with --simulate-elevated-recovery using CLI

chrome --simulate-elevated-recovery

PuppeteerLaunch Chrome with --simulate-elevated-recovery using Puppeteer

const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
  args: ['--simulate-elevated-recovery']
});

PlaywrightLaunch Chrome with --simulate-elevated-recovery using Playwright

const browser = await chromium.launch({
  args: ['--simulate-elevated-recovery']
});

SeleniumLaunch Chrome with --simulate-elevated-recovery using Selenium

from selenium import webdriver

options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--simulate-elevated-recovery')

driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)