--- title: "Microsoft Edge setup for capturing business process testing" slug: "setting-up-microsoft-edge-to-work-with-the-panaya-recorder-player" description: "Install Panaya Recorder for Web Applications on Microsoft Edge" tags: ["Applications", "Web Applications", "Panaya Web Recorder", "Microsoft Edge", "Panaya Recorder supports"] updated: 2026-08-12T12:04:08Z published: 2026-08-12T12:04:08Z canonical: "success.panaya.com/setting-up-microsoft-edge-to-work-with-the-panaya-recorder-player" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://success.panaya.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Microsoft Edge setup for capturing business process testing The Panaya Recorder for web applications supports **Microsoft Edge** based on **Chromium** for capturing business process testing. To set up the Panaya Recorder to work with Microsoft Edge, **an extension is required**. Follow the below steps to enable and install the extension. --- ## **Before you continue** - The setup in this article applies to users who **have access to the Google Chrome store.** If you cannot access the Chrome Extension Store and will be using Edge only, please proceed to the following guide: [Panaya Recorder Installation Guide from the Edge Store](https://success.panaya.com/docs/microsoft-edge-recorder-installation-from-the-edge-store) - .NET Framework, [version 4.6.2](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework/net462) or above, is required with [.NET Framework 3.5 enabled](/v1/docs/how-to-verify-net-35-is-enabled) [Click here to learn how to enable](/v1/docs/how-to-verify-net-35-is-enabled) --- ## **Install Panaya Recorder for Web Applications** Watch a quick video on how to install it, then follow the detailed instructions below. [Panaya Recorder installation for Edge](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/Panaya%20Recorder%20installation%20for%20Edge.mp4) 1. In **Microsoft Edge**, click on the **Settings and more button** (Alt+F)**,** then select **Extensions** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1639736276193.png) 2. Click on **Manage Extension** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1645002786259.png) 3. Activate the “**Allow extensions from other stores**” option. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-2W6ZPJKX.png) 4. Click on the **Chrome Web Store** link. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-QNY2FJEH.png) 5. Search for **Panaya Recorder For Web Applications** and Click on the **Get** button Alternatively, you can use this link to add [Panaya Recorder for Web Applications](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/panaya-recorder-for-web-a/kbgcmngfhjmmpkepmbcacbkmaeilfmno?hl=en-US) to your Microsoft Edge extensions. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-TRBI7WMQ.png) 6. **Click on Add extension** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1639736325166.png) 7. Click on the **link** to download the **PanayaWebRecorderChromeInstallation.exe** file. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1639736334937.png) 8. Click on **Open file** (at the top right of the screen) to **run the downloaded file**. Then, follow the instructions in the installation wizard to **complete the recorder installation**. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1BROG0PM.png) 9. Restart Microsoft Edge 10. To verify that the installation was successful - In Microsoft Edge, click on the **Settings and more button** (Alt+F), then select **Extensions** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1639736345947.png) Verify that the **Panaya Recorder for Web Applications** add-on appears and is turned on. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/Panaya_installed.jpg) 11. Open your Windows **Control Panel** and select **Programs and Features**. Verify that the **Panaya Web Recorder for Chrome** is installed. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/control_panel1.jpg) **Panaya Recorder for Web Applications did not install properly? Were you unable to download it?** You can download it from **Settings![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1639736391126.png) > Configuration > Web Recorder > Installer** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/web_recorder.jpg) **No admin rights or cannot add the extensions?** **Contact your IT Administrator** for assistance The default installation directory of the PanayaWebRecorderChromeInstallation.exe is under the logged-in user's **AppData/Roaming** folder. Received the "**Browser Extension Communication Error**" message? Verify that the **Panaya Web Recorder for Chrome** is installed properly (Step 10). If it's installed, please restart your computer and try recording again. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/Browser%20Extension%20Communication%20Error(1).png)