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Easily automate anything from your desktop

by Spanish Point - Mar 15, 2021
Easily automate anything from your desktop

Microsoft Power Automate Desktop is a new desktop-based robotic process automate (RPA) authoring solution that expands low-code automation capabilities for everyone in an organisation. Now in preview, Power Automate Desktop enables coders and non-coders alike to automate processes and tasks across desktop and web applications, bringing the value of Softomotive capabilities directly into Microsoft Power Automate. From simple data transfers between modern and legacy systems to more complex business workflows, Power Automate Desktop has the capabilities you need to get the job done with intelligence.


The business disruption and new normal of remote working induced by COVID-19 are prompting customers to have a deeper look into RPA as a tactical automation option, to digitise paper-based, routine human processes. It’s time to rethink automation. Power Automate, now with RPA, can help your business achieve more.


Start automating everyday tasks, no coding required

More than 350,000 organisations rely on Power Automate to easily create and manage automated workflows through a no-code guided experience. Power Automate Desktop extends the automation capabilities in Power Automate to on-premises processes and tasks, making it possible to automate any desktop or web-based application. Power Automate Desktop introduces a new drag-and-drop visual designer with over 370+ actions that run on your desktop, so you can automate everyday tasks to more complex business processes and workflows, all from one intelligent automation platform.

Building on the power of RPA, advanced functionality in the desktop environment enables any business user to:

  • Accelerate automation with an easy-to-use visual designer: Power Automate Desktop empowers all users to automate tasks or processes right from their Windows machine. The drag-and-drop visual designer and live debugging tool make it possible to automate processes by placing the steps in a logical manner, helping turn ideas into reality in a clear, simple way.
  • Simulate multiple scenarios with the web and desktop recorders: Automate your favourite web apps with the Web Recorder, or capture on-screen elements for your Windows apps with the Desktop Recorder. The recorders track keyboard and mouse interactions and translates them into a clear automation path that can be replayed across web apps and any Windows applications.
  • Automate between Windows applications with key actions: Automate both modern, Windows applications and legacy systems with a diverse set of actions, without making changes to your current IT infrastructure. A single flow can support tasks across systems that include SAP, websites, and legacy terminals such as mainframes and AS/400, Citrix, and more.
  • Reduce bottlenecks with flexible exception handling: Prepare for the unexpected by leveraging error-handling at any point in the automation process. Ensure automations run with precision and speed by setting up safeguards such as retries, alternate execution, or notifications when errors occur. Each action in the script supports no-code error and exception handling, and execution logs that include error details and screenshots to help with troubleshooting.

Ready to empower your team to start automating repetitive tasks? Contact Spanish Point if you’re looking for the right RPA solution and expertise for your organisation.

Learn more about Power Automate Desktop—a new, on-premises, robotic process automation tool at our upcoming webinar!