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SolidWorks Service Packs

If you are a SolidWorks subscription customer, you can take advantage of SolidWorks service packs that are regularly posted on the SolidWorks Web site.

The SolidWorks Installation Manager checks for downloads and installs updates. If an update is located, the SolidWorks Installation Manager appears.

To check for updates manually:

In SolidWorks, click Help, Check for Updates.

To allow the Installation Manager to check periodically:

  1. In SolidWorks, click Help, Check for Updates.

  2. Specify a number of days in Check for updates every X days, where X can be between 1 and 99.

  3. Click Close.

To initiate the Installation Manager manually:

In Windows, click Start, All Programs, SolidWorks Installation Manager, Check for Updates.

 



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