Cannot open Chrome browser using Selenium Webdriver. Download unpacked extensions disabled by administrator.

Question

I am automating my application using Selenium Webdriver, C #, Visual Studio and the Chrome browser.

I get under a popup when selenium tried to open Chrome browser.

Failed to load extension from:C:\Users\VARA~1.PAK\AppData\Local\Temp\scoped_dir6712_14913\internal.
Loading of unpacked extensions is disabled by the administrator.

As soon as I click the OK button of the popup, Chrome opens successfully, but my test does not work due to the error below.

Test Name:  _3_EnterDetailsAndSelectAnAddress_John
Test FullName:  Veolia.BrentGWP.UserStories.Features.BrentGWPFeature._3_EnterDetailsAndSelectAnAddress_John
Test Source:     : line 2147483647
Test Outcome:   Failed
Test Duration:  0:00:47.8059413

Result Message: 
Test method Veolia.BrentGWP.UserStories.Features.BrentGWPFeature._3_EnterDetailsAndSelectAnAddress_John threw exception: 
System.InvalidOperationException: unknown error: cannot get automation extension
from unknown error: page could not be found: chrome-extension://aapnijgdinlhnhlmodcfapnahmbfebeb/_generated_background_page.html
  (Session info: chrome=41.0.2272.118)
  (Driver info: chromedriver=2.9.248315,platform=Windows NT 6.1 SP1 x86_64)
Assert.Fail failed. Please check through the execution report against scenario
Result StackTrace:  
at OpenQA.Selenium.Remote.RemoteWebDriver.UnpackAndThrowOnError(Response errorResponse)
   at OpenQA.Selenium.Remote.RemoteWebDriver.Execute(String driverCommandToExecute, Dictionary`2 parameters)
   at OpenQA.Selenium.Remote.RemoteWebDriver.InternalExecute(String driverCommandToExecute, Dictionary`2 parameters)
   at OpenQA.Selenium.Remote.RemoteWindow.Maximize()
   at Veolia.Libraries.Driver.BeforeScenario() in c:\development\Veolia.Web.Brent\development\testing\Automation\Veolia.test.Framework\Libraries\Driver.cs:line 105
   at lambda_method(Closure , IContextManager )
   at TechTalk.SpecFlow.Bindings.BindingInvoker.InvokeBinding(IBinding binding, IContextManager contextManager, Object[] arguments, ITestTracer testTracer, TimeSpan& duration)
   at TechTalk.SpecFlow.Bindings.BindingInvokerExtensions.InvokeHook(IBindingInvoker invoker, IHookBinding hookBinding, IContextManager contextManager, ITestTracer testTracer)
   at TechTalk.SpecFlow.Infrastructure.TestExecutionEngine.FireEvents(HookType bindingEvent)
   at TechTalk.SpecFlow.Infrastructure.TestExecutionEngine.FireScenarioEvents(HookType bindingEvent)
   at TechTalk.SpecFlow.Infrastructure.TestExecutionEngine.OnScenarioStart(ScenarioInfo scenarioInfo)
   at TechTalk.SpecFlow.TestRunner.OnScenarioStart(ScenarioInfo scenarioInfo)
   at Veolia.BrentGWP.UserStories.Features.BrentGWPFeature.ScenarioSetup(ScenarioInfo scenarioInfo) in c:\development\Veolia.Web.Brent\development\testing\Automation\Veolia.test.Framework\BrentGWP\UserStories\Features\AddressSearch.feature.cs:line 0
   at Veolia.BrentGWP.UserStories.Features.BrentGWPFeature._3_EnterDetailsAndSelectAnAddress(String firstname, String lastname, String postcode, String email, String phoneNumber, String[] exampleTags) in c:\development\Veolia.Web.Brent\development\testing\Automation\Veolia.test.Framework\BrentGWP\UserStories\Features\AddressSearch.feature:line 16
   at Veolia.BrentGWP.UserStories.Features.BrentGWPFeature._3_EnterDetailsAndSelectAnAddress_John() in c:\development\Veolia.Web.Brent\development\testing\Automation\Veolia.test.Framework\BrentGWP\UserStories\Features\AddressSearch.feature.cs:line 0

Each time selenium opens chrome, it will load the automation extension into chrome to work with it.

But in our organization, we use Google mail, and our IT department blocked the addition of extensions (third-party and unpacked) to the Chrome browser for security reasons.

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chromeOptions: {
    args: ['--start-maximized', '--disable-extensions'],
    useAutomationExtension: false
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require('chromedriver')
var seleniumWebdriver = require('selenium-webdriver');
var {defineSupportCode} = require('cucumber');

function CustomWorld() {

  var chromeCapabilities = seleniumWebdriver.Capabilities.chrome();

  var chromeOptions = {
    'args': ['--disable-extensions', '--start-maximized'],
    'useAutomationExtension': false
  };

  chromeCapabilities.set('chromeOptions', chromeOptions);

  this.driver = new seleniumWebdriver.Builder()
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    .build();
}

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})

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  System.InvalidOperationException: unknown error: cannot get automation extension from unknown error: page could not be found: chrome-extension://aapnijgdinlhnhlmodcfapnahmbfebeb/_generated_background_page.html

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