SOLIDWORKS Fast Start

To start more quickly, SOLIDWORKS begins loading components in the background when you start your computer.

SOLIDWORKS Fast Start might slow down your Windows login time slightly.

To turn off SOLIDWORKS Fast Start:
  1. Open Windows Task Manager.
  2. On the Startup tab, right-click InstallShield and click Disable.
To restore SOLIDWORKS Fast Start, right-click InstallShield and click Enable.

Repairing an Installation

If you encounter problems with an installed SOLIDWORKS product, you can use the SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager to repair the installation.

To repair an installation, your computer must have all the source files from the previous installation and any applied service packs. These must be in the location where you originally installed them.

You can repair an individual installation. You cannot repair an administrative image; you must uninstall and then reinstall the administrative image.
  1. Open the Windows Control Panel and click Programs > Programs and Features.
  2. Right-click the SOLIDWORKS version that you want to repair and click Change.
  3. On the Welcome to SOLIDWORKS Installation Manager screen, click Repair your installation and click Next.
  4. On the Products to Repair screen, select the product to repair.
  5. Clear the rest of the products on the screen.
  6. Click Repair.