Article - CS310741
Starting SolidWorks connected with Windchill Workgroup Manager fails with error: "Unable to connect to Windchill Workgroup Manager. If more than one instance of the authoring application is running, the new one will run disconnected."
Modified: 22-Jan-2026
Applies To
- Windchill PDMLink 11.0 to 13.1
- Windchill Workgroup Manager (WWGM)
- SolidWorks (All Releases)
Description
- Starting SolidWorks connected with Windchill Workgroup Manager (WWGM) fails with error:
- Unable to connect to Windchill Workgroup Manager. If more than one instance of the authoring application is running, the new one will run disconnected.
- What is the corrective action to re-register swadapter_loader_net.dll to complete the SolidWorks registration with Windchill Workgroup Manager
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