Flutter Web fails to launch Chrome or Edge on Windows 11 ("Failed to launch browser after 3 tries") #171436
Description
Steps to reproduce
- Install the latest stable version of Flutter and Dart SDK on Windows 11.
- Create a new Flutter project:
flutter create test_web_issue- Navigate to the project directory:
cd test_web_issue- Run the project targeting Chrome or Edge:
flutter run -d chromeor
flutter run -d edgeExpected results
The default Flutter web app should open in the selected browser without issues.
Actual results
The browser fails to launch with the following error message:
Failed to launch browser after 3 tries. Command used to launch it: C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe --user-data-dir=C:\Users\jeferson\AppData\Local\Temp\flutter_tools.2f50ca63\flutter_tools_chrome_device.5c0f322f --remote-debugging-port=61190 --disable-background-timer-throttling --disable-extensions --disable-popup-blocking --bwsi --no-first-run --no-default-browser-check --disable-default-apps --disable-translate --disable-search-engine-choice-screen http://localhost:8083
Finished with error: Failed to launch browser. Make sure you are using an up-to-date Chrome or Edge. Otherwise, consider using -d web-server instead and filing an issue at https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues.
Additional information
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Issue occurred on multiple computers within the same company.
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Already tried:
- Updating and reinstalling Chrome, Edge, Flutter SDK, and Dart SDK.
- Updating IDEs (Android Studio and VSCode).
- Restoring Windows 11.
- Flutter clean
- I've reinstalled the Dart and Flutter plugins.
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None of these actions resolved the issue.
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Issue appeared suddenly, without significant environmental changes.
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Edge version: 138.0.3351.55
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Chrome version: 138.0.7204.97
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It doesn't work in Android Studio, VSCode, or the terminal.
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Using web-server works
Code sample
Code sample
Screenshots or Video
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Logs
Logs
Failed to launch browser after 3 tries. Command used to launch it: C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe --user-data-dir=C:\Users\jeferson\AppData\Local\Temp\flutter_tools.2f50ca63\flutter_tools_chrome_device.5c0f322f --remote-debugging-port=61190 --disable-background-timer-throttling --disable-extensions --disable-popup-blocking --bwsi --no-first-run --no-default-browser-check --disable-default-apps --disable-translate --disable-search-engine-choice-screen http://localhost:8083
Finished with error: Failed to launch browser. Make sure you are using an up-to-date Chrome or Edge. Otherwise, consider using -d web-server instead and filing an issue at https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues.Flutter Doctor output
Doctor output
Doctor summary (to see all details, run flutter doctor -v):
[√] Flutter (Channel stable, 3.32.5, on Microsoft Windows [versÆo 10.0.26100.4484], locale pt-BR)
[√] Windows Version (11 Enterprise 64-bit, 24H2, 2009)
[√] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 34.0.0)
[√] Chrome - develop for the web
[√] Visual Studio - develop Windows apps (Visual Studio Community 2022 17.14.5)
[√] Android Studio (version 2025.1.1)
[√] VS Code, 64-bit edition (version 1.99.3)
[√] Connected device (3 available)
[√] Network resources
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