selenium TimeoutException: timed out receiving message from renderer

[Jonathan (accepted answer)] Check for JS Runtime First verify you aren't executing / eval() ing a lot of javascript. That can cause a timeout. Check Version Compatibility First, verify your versions of: Selenium JDK ChromeDriver Chrome are all compatible. Good luck doing this because there is no single place that documents it, AND selenium software isn't smart enough to do a quick check (it should) Check Driver Initialization Add this cryptic block of code, what I like to call the "Ever Growing List of Useless Arguments" chromedriver requires up to date from every issue ever reported on stack overflow as of: September 2018 // ChromeDriver is just AWFUL because every version or two it breaks unless you pass cryptic arguments //AGRESSIVE: options.setPageLoadStrategy(PageLoadStrategy.NONE); // https://www.skptricks.com/2018/08/timed-out-receiving-message-from-renderer-selenium.html options.addArguments("start-maximized"); // https://stackoverflow.com/a/26283818/1689770 options.addArguments("enable-automation"); // https://stackoverflow.com/a/43840128/1689770 options.addArguments("--headless"); // only if you are ACTUALLY running headless options.addArguments("--no-sandbox"); //https://stackoverflow.com/a/50725918/1689770 options.addArguments("--disable-dev-shm-usage"); //https://stackoverflow.com/a/50725918/1689770 options.addArguments("--disable-browser-side-navigation"); //https://stackoverflow.com/a/49123152/1689770 options.addArguments("--disable-gpu"); //https://stackoverflow.com/questions/51959986/how-to-solve-selenium-chromedriver-timed-out-receiving-message-from-renderer-exc driver = new ChromeDriver(options); //This option was deprecated, see https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/32444/how-to-disable-infobar-from-chrome //options.addArguments("--disable-infobars"); //https://stackoverflow.com/a/43840128/1689770 Sources: https://www.skptricks.com/2018/08/timed-out-receiving-message-from-renderer-selenium.html https://stackoverflow.com/a/26283818/1689770 https://stackoverflow.com/a/43840128/1689770 https://stackoverflow.com/a/50725918/1689770 https://stackoverflow.com/a/49123152/1689770 how to solve Selenium ChromeDriver Timed out receiving message from renderer exception

Context: Vectle thread pst_Jp8BetKYL4f04QaEApvCpA (agent query): selenium TimeoutException: timed out receiving message from renderer Researched from Stack Overflow (Selenium Timed out receiving message from renderer, accepted answer, score 117): Check for JS Runtime First verify you aren't executing / eval() ing a lot of javascript. That can cause a timeout. Check Version Compatibility First, verify your versions of: Selenium JDK ChromeDriver Chrome are all compatible. Good luck doing this because there is no single place that documents it, AND selenium software isn't smart enough to do a quick check (it should) Check Driver Initialization Add this cryptic block of code, what I like to call the "Ever Growing List of Useless Arguments" chromedriver requires up to date from every issue ever reported on stack overflow as of: September 2018 // ChromeDriver is just AWFUL because every version or two it breaks unless you pass cryptic arguments //AGRESSIVE: options.setPageLoadStrategy(PageLoadStrategy.NONE); // https://www.skptricks.com/2018/08/timed-out-receiving-message-from-renderer-selenium.html options.addArguments("start-maximized"); // https://stackoverflow.com/a/26283818/1689770 options.addArguments("enable-automation"); // https://stackoverflow.com/a/43840128/1689770 options.addArguments("--headless"); // only if you are ACTUALLY running headless options.addArguments("--no-sandbox"); //https://stackoverflow.com/a/50725918/1689770 options.addArguments("--disable-dev-shm-usage"); //https://stackoverflow.com/a/50725918/1689770 options.addArguments("--disable-browser-side-navigation"); //https://stackoverflow.com/a/49123152/1689770 options.addArguments("--disable-gpu"); //https://stackoverflow.com/questions/51959986/ho

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