Article - CS303945

Windows Security dialog (genlwsc.exe) does not appear in front of Creo Parametric or Workgroup Manager window on Windows 10

Modified: 18-Feb-2026   


Applies To

  • Creo Parametric 4.0 M060
  • Windchill PDMLink 10.2 to 11.1
  • Windows 10
  • Windchill Workgroup Manager 

Description

  • Windows Security dialog (genlwsc.exe) is appearing in the background window i.e not in the foreground
  • Unable to access the validation prompt as it comes up hidden behind the main window 
  • The credentials dialog box for logging appears in the background
  • Users experiencing WGM lockout, closing the genlwsc.exe process fixes the issue
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