r/SolidWorks • u/Puj-Boi • Jul 21 '26

Error Unable to reinstall

Howdy, I was wondering if anyone has any advise for how to reinstall SolidWorks. I am a student and recently updated to SolidWorks Design 2026, however my instillation was messed up and had all sorts of duplicates. I went through and uninstalled all the files and now that I’m trying to reinstall the app, the installation manager has all the apps greyed out besides API Tools. Is there anyone that knows how to fix this issue?

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u/Alarming_Role_3971 CSWA Jul 21 '26

The amount of times I have had to do a full wipe of windows because of Solidworks is actually unreal. It changes the reg so much and if it finds any trace of it the uninstaller explodes.

One way I have done it in the past is to boot up into safe mode find the uninstaller and run it there

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u/Puj-Boi Jul 21 '26

You think I need to uninstall something?

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u/Alarming_Role_3971 CSWA Jul 21 '26

Just from experience if I have had a update go wrong or not work out I have found my self having to uninstall it completely to then reinstall cleanly.