Windows UI Automation
That Actually Works

from appium import webdriver
from appium.options.windows import WindowsOptions

options = WindowsOptions()
options.app = 'C:\\Windows\\System32\\notepad.exe'
options.automation_name = 'Wincore'

driver = webdriver.Remote('http://127.0.0.1:4723', options=options)

# Find and interact
title_bar = driver.find_element('name', 'Notepad')
driver.execute_script('windows: maximize', title_bar)

import io.appium.java_client.windows.WindowsDriver;
import org.openqa.selenium.remote.DesiredCapabilities;
import java.net.URL;

DesiredCapabilities caps = new DesiredCapabilities();
caps.setCapability("platformName", "Windows");
caps.setCapability("appium:automationName", "Wincore");
caps.setCapability("appium:app", "C:\\Windows\\System32\\notepad.exe");

WindowsDriver driver = new WindowsDriver(
    new URL("http://127.0.0.1:4723"),
    caps
);

driver.findElementByName("Notepad").click();

import { remote } from 'webdriverio';

const driver = await remote({
  hostname: '127.0.0.1',
  port: 4723,
  capabilities: {
    platformName: 'Windows',
    'appium:automationName': 'Wincore',
    'appium:app': 'C:\\Windows\\System32\\notepad.exe',
  },
});

const el = await driver.$('~AppNameTitle');
await el.click();

using OpenQA.Selenium.Appium;
using OpenQA.Selenium.Appium.Windows;

var options = new AppiumOptions();
options.PlatformName = "Windows";
options.AddAdditionalAppiumOption("automationName", "Wincore");
options.AddAdditionalAppiumOption("app", @"C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe");

var driver = new WindowsDriver(
    new Uri("http://127.0.0.1:4723"),
    options
);

driver.FindElement(MobileBy.AccessibilityId("AppNameTitle")).Click();