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How to Change a SOLIDWORKS Serial Number on Windows 11

Monday March 17, 2025 at 8:00am

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SOLIDWORKS serial numbers can be changed through the SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager.

At some point in your design journey, you may need to add a SOLIDWORKS Visualize licence to a PC or switch between a SOLIDWORKS Standard, Professional, or Premium licence.

Whatever your reason for changing your SOLIDWORKS serial number, our simple guide will help you to change and add SOLIDWORKS serial numbers in Microsoft Windows 11.

This guide is for the Windows 11 operating system. Using Windows 10? Check out our guide over here!

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How to Modify SOLIDWORKS Serial Keys

Here’s a step-by-step guide to changing your SOLIDWORKS serial number in Windows 11:

Begin by deactivating the license from the computer.
Inside SOLIDWORKS, go to Help > Licenses > Deactivate.

Follow the Wizard until the process succeeds.
Close any/all open instances of SOLIDWORKS.
Open the Windows Start menu and type ‘Add or Remove’. Choose to open the Add or Remove Programs system settings from the search results.
Select SOLIDWORKS from the list of programs and click Modify to open the SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager.
In the Installation Manager, select Modify your installation and click Next.
Change the serial numbers as required on this page then click Next, and allow SOLIDWORKS to install whatever extras it requires.
Click through Next until the final page where you can click Modify Now.
The Serial number which this computer is associated to for SOLIDWORKS has now been changed.

This process is applicable to standalone installations only on the Windows 11 operating system. For help with network licensing (SNLs) and admin image installations, please get in touch with our expert Technical Support team.

Take the Next Steps

If you find your workflow disrupted or just have a question about SOLIDWORKS, then be sure to utilise the benefits of your SOLIDWORKS subscription.

Give us a call on 01926 333 777 or drop us an email and one of our expert Engineers will be in contact.

How to Change a SOLIDWORKS Serial Number on Windows 11

How to Modify SOLIDWORKS Serial Keys

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