Cannot find any elements in Selenium using Internet Explorer Driver

What worked for me was the solution noted at the bottom of this page:Running local HTML pages

To fix this, please go to "Internet options" in the Tools menu (or the gear icon in newer versions). Open the Advanced tab. Scroll down to "Security" and select "Allow active content to run in files on My Computer".

A reboot was then required.

I was able to solve the problem by lowering the the security level in "Internet Options" in the Internet zone from "High" to "Medium-high" or "Medium".

For those experiencing the issue on IE11, here is why: Microsoft released update KB3025390 via Windows Update[1] as part of its normal "patch Tuesday" update cycle. For most users, this update is downloaded and installed without user interaction. This update breaks the IE driver when using it with IE11.

https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!topic/selenium-users/TdY_rRNF-gw

The fix, remove the update. There is no Selenium update right now to workaround the issue.