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TractorGuy14-Alexandrite
14-Alexandrite
November 15, 2024
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Windchill Browser Window Focus

  • November 15, 2024
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I have been trying to find an answer to this question but nothing I have tried so far works. I have an issue where I can not pull the Windchill browser window to the front above all of the other Creo windows. I'm currently using Creo 7.0.8 and this is happening to all users who are currently running Windows 11 (but now Windows 10). There doesn't seem to be any way at all to move it to the front so we have to resort to moving all Creo windows to one monitor and the Windchill browser to another monitor.

 

I suspect that this has something to do with the Windows 11 window manager but even the settings that appear to fix other applications do not fix this issue in Creo. Anyone have an idea what I can try?

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llie17-Peridot
17-Peridot
November 19, 2024

@TractorGuy  We have turned off all other windows on launch and only show one tab which is Windchill. If the users want to open/add another tab they can do so on their own by selecting the + icon.

afx_enabled no
enable_3dmodelspace_browser_tab no
enable_partcommunity_tab no
enable_resource_browser_tab no
enable_punditas_browser_tab no

 

We have also set the Creo internal browser to Chrome through our config as recommended from PTC.

windows_browser_type chromium_browser

 

 

 

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TractorGuy14-AlexandriteAuthor
14-Alexandrite
November 19, 2024

I have tried all of those options but it still won't bring the Windchill browser window to the front of the other windows. 

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llie17-Peridot
17-Peridot
November 19, 2024

What other windows do you have open? Please add an image. We are running Windows 11 and Creo 7080.

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anursinghCommunity Manager
Community Manager
December 18, 2024

Hi @TractorGuy,

 

I wanted to see if you got the help you needed.

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joe_morton
18-Opal
joe_morton18-Opal
18-Opal
January 10, 2025

It sounds like you have the config setting web_browser_in_separate_window set to yes. You could try setting it to no. The web browser will be suck inside Creo, but at least it should open on top of all other Creo windows.

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    AchrisK8513-Aquamarine
    13-Aquamarine
    October 14, 2025

    We started seeing the same thing when Windows 11 started to hit the environment.

     

    The two solutions we offer our users:

     

    1. Set web_browser_in_separate_window to No
      • I understand that people who set this to Yes do so because they want it that way. I personally do not like it
    2. Click the Show Browser toggle icon in the lower left to hide the bowser, then click it again to Show the browser.
      • This brings it forward for our users. Unfortunately it is a temporary solution that must be done each time the issue presents itself.
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