Run automations in PiP mode
- Updated: 2025/09/19
Use these settings in the Bot editor to run your private automations in virtual desktop or virtual window, Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode.
Prerequisites
While running your private automations in PiP mode, following are the points that you
must consider:
- Citizen Developers and Professional Developers can run only their private automations in virtual desktop or virtual window.
- For Co-Pilot User to run their automations in PiP mode, see Using virtual desktop for picture in picture.
- When you have a device with AzureActive Directory configuration, ensure that the Remote Desktop Services is up and running to use virtual window or desktop.
- When you select any of the options to run your autimation in PiP mode, the Virtual desktop option is enabled by default.
- When you configure an automation from a parent automation which have virtual window enabled, the child automation will run in the same environment (PiP or desktop or runner) as the parent automation.
- Virtual desktop pop-up will be closed when that automation deployment completes successfully. Citizen Developers and Professional Developers will be redirected to the main session if they had joined the virtual desktop session.