Note: You will need to right-click and run as Administrator. When you launch the script (you may have to allow it in Windows 10 or if you have UAC enabled) you will see the following screen: Method #2: Download and run the command script attached at the bottom of this article with elevated privileges.ġ. Note: For 2021 products, you need to logout of your Autodesk/SSO username within the software to manually reset named user licensing. Also with the 2021 release and named user login, the manual method requires additional steps to force the logout and the release of the assigned license before the Autodesk application can reset the licensing dialogue. You can find this using the LIST argument and plugging your values into the command.īecause the normal everyday user is unlikely to be able to follow and comprehend these instructions clearly, I have decided to write a batch file to perform these actions without requiring the knowledge necessary in the Autodesk KB article. This method, however, is quite obtuse and requires you to also know the Product Key and the Product Version for your installed product. Method #1: Essentially, you would need to run a command similar to this for AutoCAD 2021:ĪdskLicensingInstHelper change -prod_key 001M1 -prod_ver 2021.0.0.F -lic_method '' This is the same for 2021.ĭetailed instructions for how to find and use the AdskLicensingInstHelper.exe and all of its commands and options can be found at this link:

Solution: With the introduction of the Autodesk 2020 software release, changing the licensing now requires commands to be entered via an elevated command prompt. Reason: Autodesk has changed how the Autodesk 2020/2021 products are licensed and apparently there is no simple way to do this from Help > About to Manage Licenses, or by deleting LGS file information as in previous versions. Problem: You have Autodesk 2021 software installed, but are now unable to simply change the licensing from Single User to Multi-User, Networked Licensed, or Trial version.

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