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Selenium WebDriver timing out while trying to switch to newly opened tab in Firefox

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I'm working with an scenario with Selenium WebDriver where it consistently times out when trying to switch to a newly opened tab in Firefox (version 117). The test case involves clicking a link that opens a new tab, and then attempting to switch focus to this tab. The timeout behavior I'm working with is `TimeoutException: Timed out waiting for a reply`. I've tried using both `driver.switchTo().window(windowHandle)` and `new WebDriverWait(driver, Duration.ofSeconds(10)).until(ExpectedConditions.numberOfWindowsToBe(2));` to ensure that the new window is opened before switching to it, but it still fails. Hereโ€™s a simplified version of what Iโ€™m trying to achieve: ```java // Initialize WebDriver WebDriver driver = new FirefoxDriver(); driver.get("https://example.com"); // Click the link that opens a new tab WebElement link = driver.findElement(By.id("openNewTab")); link.click(); // Wait for the new window to open new WebDriverWait(driver, Duration.ofSeconds(10)).until(ExpectedConditions.numberOfWindowsToBe(2)); // Get the current window handle String originalWindow = driver.getWindowHandle(); // Switch to the new window for (String windowHandle : driver.getWindowHandles()) { if (!windowHandle.equals(originalWindow)) { driver.switchTo().window(windowHandle); } } ``` The click action works flawlessly, and the new tab opens, but when I try to switch to it, it never gets there and throws the timeout exception. I suspect there might be an scenario related to how Firefox handles the new window/tab context or maybe some configuration in the WebDriver settings. I've also checked that the Firefox options are properly set to allow pop-ups. Iโ€™ve read about using `driver.manage().timeouts().implicitlyWait(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS);`, but Iโ€™m not sure if itโ€™s applicable in this case since I need to specifically wait for the new window. Has anyone encountered a similar scenario or have any insights on how to resolve this?