At 5:00 PM, the production manager poked his head in. “Well?”
Many plants currently run this version.
| From Version | To Version | Direct In-Place Upgrade? | Requires OS Reinstall? | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | InTouch 7.1 | InTouch 10.1 | No (Must convert DB via DB Dump) | Yes | | InTouch 9.5 | InTouch 2014 R2 | No (Must re-import .APP via Application Mover) | Yes | | InTouch 10.1 | InTouch 2017 | Yes (via Version Migration Wizard) | No (if staying on Win7) | | InTouch 2014 | InTouch 2020 | Yes (but Galaxy republish required) | Maybe (Win10 required) | | InTouch 2017 | InTouch 2023 | Yes (AVEVA Migration Tool) | No (Win10→Win11 possible) | wonderware intouch compatibility matrix
InTouch is not a standalone executable; it is a complex ecosystem of WindowMaker (IDE), WindowViewer (Runtime), and Alarms/Historical logging subsystems. Each of these components relies on specific Windows APIs. When Microsoft pushes a security patch (e.g., KB5000000), it can break OPC connectivity or rendering in older InTouch versions.
The InTouch startup screen appeared. Alarms initialized. Tags went live. The bourbon aging line’s simulated temperature curve rose smoothly on the trend chart. At 5:00 PM, the production manager poked his head in
Since AVEVA acquired Wonderware, the compatibility landscape has shifted dramatically. With the sunset of Windows 7 and the rise of subscription-based license models, knowing exactly which Operating System (OS), SQL version, DAServer, and Virtualization platform works with your specific InTouch version is no longer optional—it is mandatory for system stability.
You cannot take a WindowViewer application that ran on Windows XP (InTouch 10.0) and open it in WindowMaker on Windows 11 (InTouch 2023). The bitmap fonts ( Arial , Tahoma ) will shift by 2 pixels, breaking all popup touch zones. | Requires OS Reinstall
Two: The legacy SCADA system—Wonderware InTouch 10.1—was older than some of her interns.
Older DAServers (DASABCIP for Rockwell, DASMBTCP for Modbus) contain a wwtapif.dll that was compiled with Visual Studio 6.0.
