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How to Disable 3DEXPERIENCE Login Prompt in SOLIDWORKS

If you have ever installed a 3DEXPERIENCE add-in or product while using SOLIDWORKS, then you most likely are prompted to log into 3DEXPERIENCE whenever you launch SOLIDWORKS. The login prompt may still display even if you have the 3DEXPERIENCE add-in disabled or uninstalled. This occurs because the prompt setting is stored in the Windows registry, so even if you turn off or uninstall the add-in requesting the login, the registry key remains and triggers the login anyways. 

viewing 3dexperience login window

Logging in while selecting the Remember Me option will only leave you logged in for up to 7 days before prompting you again. If you’d like to prevent the prompt entirely, you can make a change to your registry to stop the prompt permanently. 

 

Here is an example of a 3DEXPERIENCE add-in installed and activated, which will prompt for 3DEXPERIENCE login each time SOLIDWORKS is launched. 

viewing add-ins for solidworks launch

Once the 3DEXPERIENCE login prompt is disabled by following the steps in this guide, you will still be able to log into the 3DEXPERIENCE apps as needed manually, typically by accessing the add-in within the SOLIDWORKS Task Pane as shown below. 

viewing 3dexperience login prompt

Step 1: Backup the Registry

CAUTION: Incorrect changes to the Windows Registry can cause installed applications or Windows to fail. Use caution when making changes to the Windows Registry or have an IT professional make these changes for you. 

  1. Close all applications, including all SOLIDWORKS products. 
  2. Windows search for ‘regedit’ and launch the Registry Editor app. 
viewing registry editor in start menu
  1. Browse to the folder named HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Dassault Systemes, right-click and select Export. Name the file and save it in case it’s needed to restore values.  
viewing folder location for step 3

Step 2: Disable 3DEXPERIENCE Login Prompt

  1. Browse to the folder named HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Dassault Systemes\SolidWorksPDM\Servers\3DEXPERIENCE and review the string value named SW_Login_Disable. By default, the value should be set to ‘False’

    If the string does not exist, you can right click and select New > String Value to create SW_Login_Disable 
viewing folder location for step 1
  1. Right-click SW_Login_Disable and select the Modify option to edit the value. Change the Value Data to ‘True’ and then click OK. 
viewing folder location for step 2
  1. Close the Registry Editor and then launch SOLIDWORKS to test if the 3DEXPERIENCE login prompt has been disabled successfully. 

    As mentioned at the beginning of this guide, once the 3DEXPERIENCE login prompt is disabled, you will still be able to log into the 3DEXPERIENCE apps as needed manually, typically by accessing the add-in within the SOLIDWORKS Task Pane as shown below. 
viewing 3dexperience login prompt

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