Until then, automation engineers will keep one dusty Windows 10 laptop in the cabinet, or a VMware snapshot labeled DO_NOT_DELETE_FLEXIBLE .
Published by: An Automation Engineer’s Notebook Reading time: 6 minutes The Uncomfortable Truth Siemens ended mainstream support for WinCC flexible 2008 over a decade ago. Windows 11, by contrast, represents the latest in security, hardware acceleration, and driver models. Putting these two together is not a “supported configuration.” It never will be. wincc flexible 2008 windows 11
So, the question isn’t “Should you run WinCC flexible 2008 on Windows 11?” The question is: “If you must, how do you do it without corrupting projects, crashing the IDE, or bricking a panel?” Until then, automation engineers will keep one dusty
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. Putting these two together is not a “supported
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.