Published on   December 12, 2025 by Maxime CASIER

How do I activate or deactivate a SOLIDWORKS license?

Find out how to activate or deactivate a SOLIDWORKS license.
Step 1

Activating and deactivating SOLIDWORKS

License activation is mandatory to use SOLIDWORKS.

It can be done directly on the Internet or by e-mail. A fixed license is a single-user license that can be transferred to be installed and activated on a new computer.

1. SOLIDWORKS ACTIVATION

You can activate the SOLIDWORKS license when you start the software if you have just installed it, or if the license is not activated on the computer.

You can also activate or reactivate the SOLIDWORKS license by clicking on the question mark in the top right-hand corner, then selecting "Licenses" from the pop-up menu, then "Activate...".

If you need to activate the license when you start SOLIDWORKS, the window below will suggest that you activate the license now or, if possible (following a SOLIDWORKS installation, for example), activate it later and take advantage of the 30-day grace period. The software will be able to start up and run correctly, but this message will appear each time SOLIDWORKS is restarted until the license is activated.

Once the license has been activated, the grace period is definitively over.

Click on the "I want to activate my SOLDIWORKS product now" option,

Activate SOLIDWORKS automatically over the Internet

In the new window (activation window), you are prompted to select the products to be activated.

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