Developers using Playwright (often alongside GitHub Copilot) in corporate environments may encounter the error “DevTools remote debugging is disallowed by the system admin.” This cryptic message usually means your company’s group policies are blocking Chrome or Edge from running in remote-debug/automation mode. In such locked-down setups, Playwright’s attempt to launch a Chromium-based browser gets shut down by admin rules, leading to that error in your test logs. Quick Fix: Use WebKit Instead of Chrome/Edge Rather than wrestling with IT to relax the policies or applying hacky workarounds, the easiest solution is to avoid the restricted browsers entirely. Playwright supports multiple browser engines (Chromium, Firefox, WebKit). By configuring the Playwright MCP server to run tests on WebKit , you bypass the corporate restrictions affecting Chrome/Edge.…