title: Webdriver: IE11: I/O exception (java.net.SocketException) caught when processing request: Software caused connection abort: recv failed
body: <p>While running my test scripts in win7 IE11 using Selenium WebDriver I am getting below error:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Error:
  ==============================================================================================
  Started InternetExplorerDriver server (64-bit)
  2.42.0.0
  
  Listening on port 13127
  
  org.apache.http.impl.client.DefaultRequestDirector tryExecute
  
  INFO: I/O exception (java.net.SocketException) caught when processing request: Software 
  caused connection abort: recv failed
  
  org.apache.http.impl.client.DefaultRequestDirector tryExecute
  
  INFO: Retrying request
  
  JavaScript error (WARNING: The server did not provide any stacktrace information)
  Command duration or timeout: 169 milliseconds
  Build info: version: '2.41.0', revision: '3192d8a', time: '2014-03-27 17:17:32'
  System info: host: 'blr2261913', ip: '10.177.101.114', os.name: 'Windows 7', os.arch: 'x86', os.version: '6.1', java.version: '1.7.0_51'
  Session ID: 71972154-3b97-4623-b651-aaa0bb460ffb
  Driver info: org.openqa.selenium.ie.InternetExplorerDriver
  Capabilities [{platform=WINDOWS, javascriptEnabled=true, elementScrollBehavior=0, ignoreZoomSetting=false, enablePersistentHover=true, ie.ensureCleanSession=f
  r=dismiss, version=11, ie.usePerProcessProxy=false, cssSelectorsEnabled=true, ignoreProtectedModeSettings=false, requireWindowFocus=false, handlesAlerts=true,
  e, browserAttachTimeout=0, ie.browserCommandLineSwitches=, takesScreenshot=true}]
  com.thoughtworks.selenium.SeleniumException: JavaScript error (WARNING: The server did not provide any stacktrace information)
  Command duration or timeout: 169 milliseconds
  Build info: version: '2.41.0', revision: '3192d8a', time: '2014-03-27 17:17:32'
  System info: host: 'blr2261913', ip: '10.177.101.114', os.name: 'Windows 7', os.arch: 'x86', os.version: '6.1', java.version: '1.7.0_51'
  Session ID: 71972154-3b97-4623-b651-aaa0bb460ffb
  Driver info: org.openqa.selenium.ie.InternetExplorerDriver
  Capabilities [{platform=WINDOWS, javascriptEnabled=true, elementScrollBehavior=0, ignoreZoomSetting=false, enablePersistentHover=true, ie.ensureCleanSession=f
  r=dismiss, version=11, ie.usePerProcessProxy=false, cssSelectorsEnabled=true, ignoreProtectedModeSettings=false, requireWindowFocus=false, handlesAlerts=true,
  e, browserAttachTimeout=0, ie.browserCommandLineSwitches=, takesScreenshot=true}]
      at com.thoughtworks.selenium.webdriven.SeleneseCommand.apply(SeleneseCommand.java:44)
      at com.thoughtworks.selenium.webdriven.Timer.run(Timer.java:40)
      at com.thoughtworks.selenium.webdriven.WebDriverCommandProcessor.execute(WebDriverCommandProcessor.java:143)
      at com.thoughtworks.selenium.webdriven.WebDriverCommandProcessor.doCommand(WebDriverCommandProcessor.java:73)
      at com.thoughtworks.selenium.DefaultSelenium.type(DefaultSelenium.java:317)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><strong>Env</strong>: Windows7-64 bit, IE11
  IEDriver version: Latest i.e 2.42.0
  Selenium Server: 2.41.0</p>
  
  <p>I have already followed the steps mentioned <a href="https://code.google.com/p/selenium/wiki/InternetExplorerDriver">https://code.google.com/p/selenium/wiki/InternetExplorerDriver</a> ! NO LUCK!</p>
  
  <p>Have searched enough over net but could not find any solution to my problem.</p>
  
  <p>Any help will be highly appreciated.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks in advance!  </p>