UI Automation is not work in windows 11

[kamb1mca]

Several patterns are returning null. Automation elements are not returned such several issues are faced after upgrading to windows 11.
Can anyone guide us to upgrade automation correctly/expected manner?

[rahulkhanna1605]

This seems like a classic UIA issue and not remote operations. Could you confirm what issue you are facing and which language?

[tilleul]

I too have some problems with UIAutomation since updating to Win 11 22H2.

A simple code like Automation.AddAutomationFocusChangedEventHandler(OnFocusChangedHandler); does not exit and my program does not continue to the next line.

It worked fine before updating to 22H2 ... I need advice as this is used by many of our customers with disabilities. Thanks.

[3xtant]

The UI automation examples from different Microsoft blogs do not work for UI Automation (e.g. https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20141013-00/?p=43863)
If the direction is to stop work with managed code, please state so, but this issue should be addressed in some way. Accessibility should be a priority for any piece of software, and a major one for an operating system. Please provide some answers

Windows 11
Version 22H2 (OS Build 23601.1000)

[3xtant]

After further investigation, the issue is that the System/User Promoted Notification Area does not exist anymore in Windows 11. There is no documentation anywhere about the change. The notification icons can be identified via their properties, but it used to be possible to speed up the search for elements by referring to the promoted notification area and now one has to run a full search (which takes several seconds) to identify the notification icons and decide whether it is needed to show the hidden ones.

Updated documentation and possible workarounds for the search would be really welcome. Thanks!