Installation Contents Installation Access Starting with SP0 for SOLIDWORKS Student and Education Editions Users with Student and Education licenses can install SOLIDWORKS version 2024 starting with SP0. Previously, these users could not access SOLIDWORKS until SP2. Render Installation Manager with Microsoft Edge WebView 2 The SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager uses Microsoft Edge WebView2 to render the Installation Manager pages. WebView2 installs if not found on your machine. Inactivity Timeout for SOLIDWORKS Simulation, SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation, and SOLIDWORKS Plastics When you run SOLIDWORKS Simulation, Plastics, or Flow Simulation studies, the network licenses remain active and do not time out. SOLIDWORKS holds the licenses during the calculation process, which is considered an activity. Show Install Progress in Windows Taskbar When you open the SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager (SLDIM) and select installation options, the progress bar shown in the SLDIM reflects in the Windows taskbar.