Create Custom Actions in Power Automate Desktop - Advanced Tutorial

Learn how to create custom C# actions in Microsoft Power Automate Desktop with this advanced tutorial. Discover the full capabilities of Power Automate Desktop in a step-by-step format. Whether you're an experienced developer or just starting, this video is designed to guide you through coding and implementing custom actions in Power Automate using C#. Starting from the basics, we'll introduce you to the Power Automate Desktop environment, highlighting its powerful features and how custom actions can enhance your automated workflows. You'll get a step-by-step walkthrough on writing your first lines of C# code, debugging, and testing your custom actions to ensure they perform as intended within your automated tasks. This tutorial goes beyond the basics, exploring advanced topics like integrating external libraries, error handling, and optimizing your custom actions for peak efficiency. You'll learn the best practices for developing robust, reusable actions to solve complex automation challenges. By the end of this advanced tutorial, you will know how to create custom actions in Visual Studio with C# for use in Power Automate Desktop. Additionally, you'll master the advanced techniques of signing and uploading custom files to Power Automate, guaranteeing robust and secure automated workflows. Unlock the full potential of Power Automate Desktop with custom C# actions and transform your approach to automation. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Get Power Automate help and network with 11.000+ RPA developers in my FREE Discord community: https://discord.gg/iloveautomation 📚 LINKS FROM THE VIDEO - Course materials: https://andersjensen.org/create-custom-actions-in-power-automate-desktop-advanced-tutorial/ - Download Visual Studio: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/ - Download .NET Framework 4.7.2: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework/thank-you/net472-developer-pack-offline-installer 📺 VIDEOS FOR YOU - Power Automate Desktop Developers must learn this: https://youtu.be/cieSRNUykvo - Advanced PAD Best Practices: https://youtu.be/QjrxLPg_TdI RESOURCES (AFFILIATE LINKS) 👨‍💻 Learn Power Automate Desktop as a Beginner: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXXz88_TPiHpY_5bfeV8RAOHnBKgc-rtw 🥇 Power Automate Best Practices: https://youtu.be/QjrxLPg_TdI 📖 Best Power Automate Desktop Book: https://geni.us/FZQlmt 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 RPA Developer Community: https://discord.gg/iloveautomation 👨 PAD Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/754059285247921 💼 PAD LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12566435 📜 PL-500 Microsoft RPA Preparation Guide: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXXz88_TPiHrnu0itj7At0K-xEZyl2XNr ► LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andersjensenorg ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andersjensenorg ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andersjensenorg ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/andersjensenorg ► Email Newsletter: https://andersjensen.org/email-newsletter ⌚ TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 Basic PAD Script 00:06:18 Copilot for VBScript 00:18:46 Install Visual Studio 00:20:02 Create a Visual Studio Project 00:21:56 Install PAD Package 00:25:06 Create the code 00:31:19 Create Certificate 00:38:54 Sign with Signtool 00:45:20 Cab Compress 00:47:55 Sign the Cabinet file 00:49:11 Upload to Power Automate 00:50:29 Use the Custom Action in PAD 00:53:23 Finish the PAD flow 01:01:14 Error-handling 01:08:45 PowerShell Execution Policy Reset #powerautomatedesktop #powerautomate #powerplatform