HOW TO RESET/DELETE THE SOLIDWORKS REGISTRY

The windows registry is a collection/database of the system and applications settings. Aside from that, also stores information about hardware, OS and the Windows User.

 

Whenever a new program is installed, new folders are created in the registry containing some settings about that program. This is not different for SolidWorks. Deleting or renaming the Solidworks registry folder will erase any trace of the previous settings and the software will generate a new set of registry keys on the next launch. Registry reset is a technique that can fix a lot of issues in SolidWorks. We have to make sure SolidWorks is fully closed before proceeding.

 

To open the registry:

 

 

You can also type in regedit in windows start and open it from there.

 

Once the windows registry is open, we can navigate to the following folders and rename them. Renaming folder will keep them in the registry but they will be inactive. This method is useful for troubleshooting as you can always deleted the newly created folders and rename them back to its original name to recover your settings.

 

For Systems Without PDM:

 

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SolidWorks\

 

For Systems With PDM:

 

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SolidWorks\SOLIDWORKS 20XX