Web Test recorder does not allow me to record a test IE11 windows 7

Question

I am trying to record a Web Performance Test using the Web Test Recorder 12.00 plugin that comes with VS 2013.

This is what I get when the toolbar opens:

As you can see the buttons are greyed out and disabled.

I have followed this work around, but without any luck.

Are there any restrictions for this tool?

Is that a known issue?

Answer 1

I have disabled the Web Test Recorder Helper Add-on and restarted IE, and enabled Add-on again. And it worked for me.

Answer 2

I'm brand new to performance testing, and ran into the same problem using VS 2015, Win 7, IE11. The culprit in my case was an IE11 add-on called "Office Document Cache Handler". Microsoft was the one that created the add-on (which I find rather frustrating), but hopefully this helps someone down the road.