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Is it a requirement to have administrative privileges to install SolidWorks or upgrade to the latest Service Pack?

April 26, 2017administrative install latest pack privileges requirement service SolidWorks upgrade

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Is it a requirement to have administrative privileges to install SolidWorks or upgrade to the latest Service Pack?

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Yes, this is a requirement because the SolidWorks installation or upgrade needs to update system DLLs and drivers which require administrative privileges. Note that you are only required to have administrative privileges on the machine on which you are installing or upgrading SolidWorks.