You can use the Settings Administrator Tool to set system options that are applied when deploying or
upgrading the SOLIDWORKS software, and to prevent users from changing those options. This tool replaces the Copy
Settings Wizard for deploying settings, although that wizard is still available for copying settings.
You can start with:
- The default set of options for that release of SOLIDWORKS.
- Options previously applied on that computer.
- Options specified in an existing .sldreg or .sldSettings file.
Two columns of check boxes let you select which of these options to apply, and which of the
applied options to lock so users cannot change them.
When users access the System Options dialog box, the locked options appear unavailable with a lock
icon 
. However, you can create a password that allows users to unlock options. When users hover over a
locked option, a tooltip displays your name and email, so they can contact you and request that
password.
You select whether the system options apply only the first time a user starts the software, or
every time the SOLIDWORKS software starts, and whether customizations apply at the same time. You
also select whether the options remain locked when users cannot access the network location with the .sldSettings file where the lock definitions are stored.
The Settings Administrator Tool is installed with a SOLIDWORKS administrative image. You can run the
tool from the location where you stored the image.
The Settings Administrator Tool is stored in the following default location: C:\SolidWorks Admin\SOLIDWORKS <version>\64bit\SOLIDWORKS\Program Files 64\SOLIDWORKS\sldSettingsAdmin.exe.