# OpenRPA workflow elements stop working

**URL:** <https://discourse.openiap.io/t/openrpa-workflow-elements-stop-working/3159>\
**Category:** OpenRPA\
**Tags:** openrpa\
**Created:** [October 18, 2025, 7:59am UTC](https://discourse.openiap.io/t/openrpa-workflow-elements-stop-working/3159 "2025-10-18T07:59:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![mhsaffari](https://discourse.openiap.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@mhsaffari](https://discourse.openiap.io/u/mhsaffari)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2025, 7:59am UTC](https://discourse.openiap.io/t/openrpa-workflow-elements-stop-working/3159/1 "2025-10-18T07:59:53Z")

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I am running an HDRobot and everything works great at first.  
However, after a while, the **Get Element** actions in a Windows application stop working. They fail to recognize the element — for example, even the **Highlight** action cannot detect the element anymore.

If I **restart the OpenRPA application manually** , without changing anything in the selector, it immediately works again.

So my questions are:

- Why does this happen after some time?
- Is there any way to **restart the OpenRPA application automatically from the OpenCore server** when this issue occurs?

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**Author:** ![system](https://discourse.openiap.io/uploads/default/original/2X/a/a1ca7b164ac9a826839704d9ac82c7b5e6bcf557.png) [@system](https://discourse.openiap.io/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2025, 8:00am UTC](https://discourse.openiap.io/t/openrpa-workflow-elements-stop-working/3159/2 "2025-10-25T08:00:10Z")

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