diff --git a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/package.json b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/package.json
index 852255e0b9f1..0dc850c6790e 100644
--- a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/package.json
+++ b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/package.json
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     "terser-webpack-plugin": "1.4.3",
     "webpack": "4.39.2",
     "webpack-dev-middleware": "3.7.2",
-    "webpack-dev-server": "3.9.0",
+    "webpack-dev-server": "3.11.0",
     "webpack-merge": "4.2.1",
     "webpack-sources": "1.4.3",
     "webpack-subresource-integrity": "1.1.0-rc.6",
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/files/package.json.template b/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/files/package.json.template
index 5dd09ebeaf5c..f8cb89ff6092 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/files/package.json.template
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/workspace/files/package.json.template
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     "karma-coverage-istanbul-reporter": "~2.0.1",
     "karma-jasmine": "~2.0.1",
     "karma-jasmine-html-reporter": "^1.4.0",
-    "protractor": "~5.4.0",<% } %>
+    "protractor": "~7.0.0",<% } %>
     "ts-node": "~7.0.0",
     "tslint": "~5.15.0",
     "typescript": "<%= latestVersions.TypeScript %>"
diff --git a/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/tests/basic/e2e.ts b/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/tests/basic/e2e.ts
index c3c7db2d6c49..8f7ef2de0569 100644
--- a/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/tests/basic/e2e.ts
+++ b/tests/legacy-cli/e2e/tests/basic/e2e.ts
@@ -57,13 +57,6 @@ export default function () {
           },
     `, `allScriptsTimeout: 11000,`
     ))
-    // Should start up Element Explorer
-    .then(() => execAndWaitForOutputToMatch('ng', ['e2e', 'test-project', '--element-explorer'],
-      /Element Explorer/))
-    .then(() => killAllProcesses(), (err: any) => {
-      killAllProcesses();
-      throw err;
-    })
     // Should run side-by-side with `ng serve`
     .then(() => execAndWaitForOutputToMatch('ng', ['serve'],
       /: Compiled successfully./))
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index f49c5fb0c343..471bef042f5e 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2133,7 +2133,7 @@ ansi-styles@^2.2.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ansi-styles/-/ansi-styles-2.2.1.tgz#b432dd3358b634cf75e1e4664368240533c1ddbe"
   integrity sha1-tDLdM1i2NM914eRmQ2gkBTPB3b4=
 
-ansi-styles@^3.2.1:
+ansi-styles@^3.2.0, ansi-styles@^3.2.1:
   version "3.2.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ansi-styles/-/ansi-styles-3.2.1.tgz#41fbb20243e50b12be0f04b8dedbf07520ce841d"
   integrity sha512-VT0ZI6kZRdTh8YyJw3SMbYm/u+NqfsAxEpWO0Pf9sq8/e94WxxOpPKx9FR1FlyCtOVDNOQ+8ntlqFxiRc+r5qA==
@@ -3091,6 +3091,15 @@ cliui@^4.0.0:
     strip-ansi "^4.0.0"
     wrap-ansi "^2.0.0"
 
+cliui@^5.0.0:
+  version "5.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cliui/-/cliui-5.0.0.tgz#deefcfdb2e800784aa34f46fa08e06851c7bbbc5"
+  integrity sha512-PYeGSEmmHM6zvoef2w8TPzlrnNpXIjTipYK780YswmIP9vjxmd6Y2a3CB2Ks6/AU8NHjZugXvo8w3oWM2qnwXA==
+  dependencies:
+    string-width "^3.1.0"
+    strip-ansi "^5.2.0"
+    wrap-ansi "^5.1.0"
+
 clone-deep@^4.0.1:
   version "4.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/clone-deep/-/clone-deep-4.0.1.tgz#c19fd9bdbbf85942b4fd979c84dcf7d5f07c2387"
@@ -5437,6 +5446,11 @@ html-entities@^1.2.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/html-entities/-/html-entities-1.2.1.tgz#0df29351f0721163515dfb9e5543e5f6eed5162f"
   integrity sha1-DfKTUfByEWNRXfueVUPl9u7VFi8=
 
+html-entities@^1.3.1:
+  version "1.3.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/html-entities/-/html-entities-1.3.1.tgz#fb9a1a4b5b14c5daba82d3e34c6ae4fe701a0e44"
+  integrity sha512-rhE/4Z3hIhzHAUKbW8jVcCyuT5oJCXXqhN/6mXXVCpzTmvJnoH2HL/bt3EZ6p55jbFJBeAe1ZNpL5BugLujxNA==
+
 http-cache-semantics@^3.8.1:
   version "3.8.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/http-cache-semantics/-/http-cache-semantics-3.8.1.tgz#39b0e16add9b605bf0a9ef3d9daaf4843b4cacd2"
@@ -6954,6 +6968,11 @@ loglevel@^1.6.4:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/loglevel/-/loglevel-1.6.4.tgz#f408f4f006db8354d0577dcf6d33485b3cb90d56"
   integrity sha512-p0b6mOGKcGa+7nnmKbpzR6qloPbrgLcnio++E+14Vo/XffOGwZtRpUhr8dTH/x2oCMmEoIU0Zwm3ZauhvYD17g==
 
+loglevel@^1.6.8:
+  version "1.6.8"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/loglevel/-/loglevel-1.6.8.tgz#8a25fb75d092230ecd4457270d80b54e28011171"
+  integrity sha512-bsU7+gc9AJ2SqpzxwU3+1fedl8zAntbtC5XYlt3s2j1hJcn2PsXSmgN8TaLG/J1/2mod4+cE/3vNL70/c1RNCA==
+
 long@^4.0.0:
   version "4.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/long/-/long-4.0.0.tgz#9a7b71cfb7d361a194ea555241c92f7468d5bf28"
@@ -8435,6 +8454,15 @@ portfinder@^1.0.25:
     debug "^3.1.1"
     mkdirp "^0.5.1"
 
+portfinder@^1.0.26:
+  version "1.0.26"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/portfinder/-/portfinder-1.0.26.tgz#475658d56ca30bed72ac7f1378ed350bd1b64e70"
+  integrity sha512-Xi7mKxJHHMI3rIUrnm/jjUgwhbYMkp/XKEcZX3aG4BrumLpq3nmoQMX+ClYnDZnZ/New7IatC1no5RX0zo1vXQ==
+  dependencies:
+    async "^2.6.2"
+    debug "^3.1.1"
+    mkdirp "^0.5.1"
+
 posix-character-classes@^0.1.0:
   version "0.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/posix-character-classes/-/posix-character-classes-0.1.1.tgz#01eac0fe3b5af71a2a6c02feabb8c1fef7e00eab"
@@ -9909,6 +9937,15 @@ sockjs@0.3.19:
     faye-websocket "^0.10.0"
     uuid "^3.0.1"
 
+sockjs@0.3.20:
+  version "0.3.20"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/sockjs/-/sockjs-0.3.20.tgz#b26a283ec562ef8b2687b44033a4eeceac75d855"
+  integrity sha512-SpmVOVpdq0DJc0qArhF3E5xsxvaiqGNb73XfgBpK1y3UD5gs8DSo8aCTsuT5pX8rssdc2NDIzANwP9eCAiSdTA==
+  dependencies:
+    faye-websocket "^0.10.0"
+    uuid "^3.4.0"
+    websocket-driver "0.6.5"
+
 socks-proxy-agent@^4.0.0:
   version "4.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/socks-proxy-agent/-/socks-proxy-agent-4.0.2.tgz#3c8991f3145b2799e70e11bd5fbc8b1963116386"
@@ -10125,6 +10162,17 @@ spdy@^4.0.1:
     select-hose "^2.0.0"
     spdy-transport "^3.0.0"
 
+spdy@^4.0.2:
+  version "4.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/spdy/-/spdy-4.0.2.tgz#b74f466203a3eda452c02492b91fb9e84a27677b"
+  integrity sha512-r46gZQZQV+Kl9oItvl1JZZqJKGr+oEkB08A6BzkiR7593/7IbtuncXHd2YoYeTsG4157ZssMu9KYvUHLcjcDoA==
+  dependencies:
+    debug "^4.1.0"
+    handle-thing "^2.0.0"
+    http-deceiver "^1.2.7"
+    select-hose "^2.0.0"
+    spdy-transport "^3.0.0"
+
 speed-measure-webpack-plugin@1.3.1:
   version "1.3.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/speed-measure-webpack-plugin/-/speed-measure-webpack-plugin-1.3.1.tgz#69840a5cdc08b4638697dac7db037f595d7f36a0"
@@ -10317,7 +10365,7 @@ string-width@^1.0.1:
     is-fullwidth-code-point "^2.0.0"
     strip-ansi "^4.0.0"
 
-string-width@^3.0.0:
+string-width@^3.0.0, string-width@^3.1.0:
   version "3.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string-width/-/string-width-3.1.0.tgz#22767be21b62af1081574306f69ac51b62203961"
   integrity sha512-vafcv6KjVZKSgz06oM/H6GDBrAtz8vdhQakGjFIvNrHA6y3HCF1CInLy+QLq8dTJPQ1b+KDUqDFctkdRW44e1w==
@@ -10379,7 +10427,7 @@ strip-ansi@^4.0.0:
   dependencies:
     ansi-regex "^3.0.0"
 
-strip-ansi@^5.1.0, strip-ansi@^5.2.0:
+strip-ansi@^5.0.0, strip-ansi@^5.1.0, strip-ansi@^5.2.0:
   version "5.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/strip-ansi/-/strip-ansi-5.2.0.tgz#8c9a536feb6afc962bdfa5b104a5091c1ad9c0ae"
   integrity sha512-DuRs1gKbBqsMKIZlrffwlug8MHkcnpjs5VPmL1PAh+mA30U0DTotfDZ0d2UUsXpPmPmMMJ6W773MaA3J+lbiWA==
@@ -11133,6 +11181,11 @@ uuid@^3.0.0, uuid@^3.0.1, uuid@^3.1.0, uuid@^3.3.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/uuid/-/uuid-3.3.3.tgz#4568f0216e78760ee1dbf3a4d2cf53e224112866"
   integrity sha512-pW0No1RGHgzlpHJO1nsVrHKpOEIxkGg1xB+v0ZmdNH5OAeAwzAVrCnI2/6Mtx+Uys6iaylxa+D3g4j63IKKjSQ==
 
+uuid@^3.4.0:
+  version "3.4.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/uuid/-/uuid-3.4.0.tgz#b23e4358afa8a202fe7a100af1f5f883f02007ee"
+  integrity sha512-HjSDRw6gZE5JMggctHBcjVak08+KEVhSIiDzFnT9S9aegmp85S/bReBVTb4QTFaRNptJ9kuYaNhnbNEOkbKb/A==
+
 v8-coverage@1.0.9:
   version "1.0.9"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/v8-coverage/-/v8-coverage-1.0.9.tgz#780889680c0fea0f587adf22e2b5f443b9434745"
@@ -11340,7 +11393,46 @@ webpack-dev-middleware@3.7.2, webpack-dev-middleware@^3.7.2:
     range-parser "^1.2.1"
     webpack-log "^2.0.0"
 
-webpack-dev-server@3.9.0, webpack-dev-server@^3.1.4:
+webpack-dev-server@3.11.0:
+  version "3.11.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/webpack-dev-server/-/webpack-dev-server-3.11.0.tgz#8f154a3bce1bcfd1cc618ef4e703278855e7ff8c"
+  integrity sha512-PUxZ+oSTxogFQgkTtFndEtJIPNmml7ExwufBZ9L2/Xyyd5PnOL5UreWe5ZT7IU25DSdykL9p1MLQzmLh2ljSeg==
+  dependencies:
+    ansi-html "0.0.7"
+    bonjour "^3.5.0"
+    chokidar "^2.1.8"
+    compression "^1.7.4"
+    connect-history-api-fallback "^1.6.0"
+    debug "^4.1.1"
+    del "^4.1.1"
+    express "^4.17.1"
+    html-entities "^1.3.1"
+    http-proxy-middleware "0.19.1"
+    import-local "^2.0.0"
+    internal-ip "^4.3.0"
+    ip "^1.1.5"
+    is-absolute-url "^3.0.3"
+    killable "^1.0.1"
+    loglevel "^1.6.8"
+    opn "^5.5.0"
+    p-retry "^3.0.1"
+    portfinder "^1.0.26"
+    schema-utils "^1.0.0"
+    selfsigned "^1.10.7"
+    semver "^6.3.0"
+    serve-index "^1.9.1"
+    sockjs "0.3.20"
+    sockjs-client "1.4.0"
+    spdy "^4.0.2"
+    strip-ansi "^3.0.1"
+    supports-color "^6.1.0"
+    url "^0.11.0"
+    webpack-dev-middleware "^3.7.2"
+    webpack-log "^2.0.0"
+    ws "^6.2.1"
+    yargs "^13.3.2"
+
+webpack-dev-server@^3.1.4:
   version "3.9.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/webpack-dev-server/-/webpack-dev-server-3.9.0.tgz#27c3b5d0f6b6677c4304465ac817623c8b27b89c"
   integrity sha512-E6uQ4kRrTX9URN9s/lIbqTAztwEPdvzVrcmHE8EQ9YnuT9J8Es5Wrd8n9BKg1a0oZ5EgEke/EQFgUsp18dSTBw==
@@ -11438,6 +11530,13 @@ webpack@4.39.2:
     watchpack "^1.6.0"
     webpack-sources "^1.4.1"
 
+websocket-driver@0.6.5:
+  version "0.6.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/websocket-driver/-/websocket-driver-0.6.5.tgz#5cb2556ceb85f4373c6d8238aa691c8454e13a36"
+  integrity sha1-XLJVbOuF9Dc8bYI4qmkchFThOjY=
+  dependencies:
+    websocket-extensions ">=0.1.1"
+
 websocket-driver@>=0.5.1:
   version "0.7.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/websocket-driver/-/websocket-driver-0.7.3.tgz#a2d4e0d4f4f116f1e6297eba58b05d430100e9f9"
@@ -11536,6 +11635,15 @@ wrap-ansi@^2.0.0:
     string-width "^1.0.1"
     strip-ansi "^3.0.1"
 
+wrap-ansi@^5.1.0:
+  version "5.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/wrap-ansi/-/wrap-ansi-5.1.0.tgz#1fd1f67235d5b6d0fee781056001bfb694c03b09"
+  integrity sha512-QC1/iN/2/RPVJ5jYK8BGttj5z83LmSKmvbvrXPNCLZSEb32KKVDJDl/MOt2N01qU2H/FkzEa9PKto1BqDjtd7Q==
+  dependencies:
+    ansi-styles "^3.2.0"
+    string-width "^3.0.0"
+    strip-ansi "^5.0.0"
+
 wrappy@1:
   version "1.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/wrappy/-/wrappy-1.0.2.tgz#b5243d8f3ec1aa35f1364605bc0d1036e30ab69f"
@@ -11667,6 +11775,14 @@ yargs-parser@^13.0.0:
     camelcase "^5.0.0"
     decamelize "^1.2.0"
 
+yargs-parser@^13.1.2:
+  version "13.1.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-13.1.2.tgz#130f09702ebaeef2650d54ce6e3e5706f7a4fb38"
+  integrity sha512-3lbsNRf/j+A4QuSZfDRA7HRSfWrzO0YjqTJd5kjAq37Zep1CEgaYmrH9Q3GwPiB9cHyd1Y1UwggGhJGoxipbzg==
+  dependencies:
+    camelcase "^5.0.0"
+    decamelize "^1.2.0"
+
 yargs-parser@^9.0.2:
   version "9.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-9.0.2.tgz#9ccf6a43460fe4ed40a9bb68f48d43b8a68cc077"
@@ -11727,6 +11843,22 @@ yargs@^11.0.0:
     y18n "^3.2.1"
     yargs-parser "^9.0.2"
 
+yargs@^13.3.2:
+  version "13.3.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs/-/yargs-13.3.2.tgz#ad7ffefec1aa59565ac915f82dccb38a9c31a2dd"
+  integrity sha512-AX3Zw5iPruN5ie6xGRIDgqkT+ZhnRlZMLMHAs8tg7nRruy2Nb+i5o9bwghAogtM08q1dpr2LVoS8KSTMYpWXUw==
+  dependencies:
+    cliui "^5.0.0"
+    find-up "^3.0.0"
+    get-caller-file "^2.0.1"
+    require-directory "^2.1.1"
+    require-main-filename "^2.0.0"
+    set-blocking "^2.0.0"
+    string-width "^3.0.0"
+    which-module "^2.0.0"
+    y18n "^4.0.0"
+    yargs-parser "^13.1.2"
+
 yauzl@2.4.1:
   version "2.4.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yauzl/-/yauzl-2.4.1.tgz#9528f442dab1b2284e58b4379bb194e22e0c4005"