Automate your desktop
Connect old and new systems and reduce repetitive tasks using UI-based automation with desktop flows—the robotic process automation (RPA) capability in Power Automate.
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Automate your way
Run automation with human interaction or in the background
Build automation with Power Automate for desktop, directly from your Start menu in Windows 11.
Safely automate at every level with built-in exception handling and available governance, privacy, and data loss–prevention technology.
Easily deploy across virtual machines with hosted unattended RPA bots and auto scale automation across your enterprise with Power Automate and Azure.
Ramp up learning and creating with desktop flows examples in Power Automate for desktop. Understand logic and enhance pre-built examples for your unique needs.
See Power Automate in action
Explore use cases
See how to automate large-scale processes, manage data, and streamline reporting.
Access Power Automate on your desktop
If you are a Windows 10/11 user, you have access to personal desktop flows in Power Automate for desktop for free. Simply download from the Microsoft Store or launch the app from the Start menu.
What customers are saying about RPA in Power Automate
“It was too costly to create APIs for our legacy applications… and we also had to navigate a third-party website. We used Power Automate RPA bots to fill these gaps and automate the process.”
Allan McDaniel
Manager of Development for BI and Master Data, Coca-Cola
Bottling Company United
What analysts are saying about RPA in Power Automate
Learn why Microsoft was named a Leader in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Robotic Process Automation (RPA).1
Read the report
Microsoft is named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Robotic Process Automation, Q1 2021.
Read the reportExplore RPA resources
Learn how to boost productivity with RPA in Power Automate, now built into Windows 11.
Manage RPA workloads with greater ease using the new Azure Virtual Desktop starter kit (preview).
Focus on important tasks by training RPA software bots to perform the repetitive ones.
Get step-by-step guidance on how to use Microsoft Power Automate.
Get started with desktop flows
Windows 11
Automate personal desktop flows on your machine using the app, available in the Start menu.
Power Automate
Experience everything Power Automate offers with access to all flows, add-ons, and apps.
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