And yet, thousands of production lines worldwide still run HMIs programmed with WinCC flexible 2008. Upgrading to TIA Portal is expensive, time-consuming, and for some legacy panels (like the old MP277 or TP177), simply impossible.
Until then, automation engineers will keep one dusty Windows 10 laptop in the cabinet, or a VMware snapshot labeled DO_NOT_DELETE_FLEXIBLE . wincc flexible 2008 windows 11
If you have successfully run WinCC flexible 2008 on Windows 11 without a VM, share your magic combination of compatibility settings in the comments. We’re all suffering together. Disclaimer: This configuration is not supported by Siemens. Use at your own risk. Always test panel transfers on a non-production unit first. And yet, thousands of production lines worldwide still