Article - CS326825

Content of Embedded Browser shown as a blank page, when Creo Parametric is started with connection to Windchill server

Modified: 11-Mar-2025   


Applies To

  • Creo Parametric 4.0 to 10.0
  • Windchill PDMLink 11.1 to 13.0
  • Creo+
  • PTC Windchill Workgroup Manager
  • Embedded Chromium Browser

Description

  • Content of Embedded Browser is not visible, blank page, when starting Creo Parametric or Workgoup Manager client linked to a Windchill server
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  • Clicking on the Creo Embedded browser shows message zbcefr.exe from PTC is not responding
  • Information is missing in the certain columns such as last modified or created on or the Folder path is missing in the Windchill pages
  • Images / logos not updated in embedded browser
  • When working from home using VPN and Creo with cache generated in office (<Windchill server ip when pinged from office>), Windchill pages are shown as blank or folder icons are shown as broken image sign in Creo embedded browser
  • In the Network page of Chrome DevTools with Embedded Browser (CS273018 ), the content could not be shown due to the CORS error (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing error:InvalidPrivateNetworkAccess (failed) preflight Preflight)
  • Accessing workspace in Creo embedded browser results in blank page
  • Accessing Windchill in Creo embedded browser results in blank page
 
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