Types of Windchill Releases

The application of code corrections is part of the normal maintenance of your system. PTC provides maintenance for Windchill products and applicable third-party applications via the following release vehicles:

Release Type

Content and Changes

Critical Patch Sets (CPS)

• Critical customer fixes

• Critical security fixes

• Upgrade fixes

• Qualification or certification of additional CAD tool releases

• Qualification or certification of client 3rd party components (for example, new browser releases.)

Maintenance Releases

• The latest Critical Patch Set

• Minor perfective maintenance features

• New optional modules to add to your installation

Major Releases

• All content from previous maintenance releases

• New features and content

• Platform updates

• User interface changes and improvements

Major releases may require upgrading your installation.

PSI update installation do not support updating Java from Oracle Java SE to Amazon Corretto Java (or vice versa) automatically. You need to change the JDK manually, after update installation. For more information about changing the JDK, see Changing the Java Development Kit (JDK)