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Ansys Learning Forum Forums Installation and Licensing Ansys Products Question Regarding ANSYS Mechanical APDL License Upgrade Reply To: Question Regarding ANSYS Mechanical APDL License Upgrade

Mrunali Barde
Ansys Employee

Hello there,

The installation is different for students and commercial packages. 

You might need to install separate packages as well.

Students version is usually installed under 'C:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\ANSYS Student' whereas for Commercial you it is in 'C:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc'. 

If you wish to upgrade to the full version, I suggest reinstalling the full package as an admin. 

I hope this helps, 

Mrunali.