Dear Sirs,

I have just received the Icon from Windows for a free upgrade to windows 10..
I would like to know if this is going to create problems with TIA Portal..
Should I update or forget about it and stay using windows 7

Keith Marshall

Hello,

and note if you update to Windows 10 then you must new install all SIEMENS SW on the system.

The icon you mean is only the registration for the free update to Windows10, is doesn't perform a update to windows 10 !

Regards

Christoph

Hello Laarmann,

its not a good idea to update to a new OS, that has not yet been checked for compatibility by Siemens. In most cases you will run into problems.

Windows 7 has been tested and checked for compatibility by Siemens and thus you should not have any problems with it. When you run Siemens software on Windows 10 by now, you act just as a test pilot. Might be no problem if you are a student and have time, but if you want to do industrial projects you would prefer a stable system for sure.

regards

Since Windows 10 will be the last version of windows for now, I wonder if Siemens can keep up (with their sell before it's decent strategy).

Windows 10 updater will prob. auto upgrade to new kernel versions.

Thanks for trying.. if you manage to get any sucses please let us know..

Hi,

ok last night i had make a experiment:

install Windows 10 Pro x64 from ISO-IMAGE fresh to a new virtual machine
install .NET 3.5 support for win10pro 
install TIA STEP7 V13 SP1 from ISO-IMAGE , no modificated installdata !
install without any error
after install reboot, start TIA Portal -OK
create project ->OK
create PLC -> OK

install WinCC Professional V13 SP1 -> no error
install Safety advanched V13 SP1 -> no error
install TIAPORTAL UPD4 -> no error
install Safety UPD4 -> no error

Create project, create PLC( 1518-4F V1.6) no error

try to go online -> not possible

disable Windows firewall, start Siemens Simatic Security Controller -> activate all settings -> reboot
after reboot, open Project and try go online

-> working, can connect the PLC and download works

Regards

Christoph

ChristophD

ok last night i had make a experiment..
...

-> working, can connect the PLC and download works...

Christoph - how long did all this take to do?!
5 stars is just not enough. Brilliant work!

Thank you for sharing the result with us.

I was looking into (researching only) installing VirtualBox onto a Windows10 host. It seems as though there are still some issues with that - even though Oracle says that their VirtualBox V5.0 is suppose to be able to handle it. Early days (?).

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