{"id":463251,"date":"2026-09-04T06:26:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T06:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/aedt-student-2025-r2-hfss-license-error-web-licensing-403-and-read-only-mode\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T06:26:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T06:26:56","slug":"aedt-student-2025-r2-hfss-license-error-web-licensing-403-and-read-only-mode","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/aedt-student-2025-r2-hfss-license-error-web-licensing-403-and-read-only-mode\/","title":{"rendered":"AEDT Student 2025 R2 HFSS license error: Web Licensing 403 and read-only mode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I installed Ansys Electronics Desktop Student 2025 R2 on Windows.<br \/>The download page says its built-in license is valid until 07\/31\/2027.<\/p>\n<p>When I open an HFSS design, AEDT reports:<br \/>&ldquo;Web Licensing checkout call &#8230; electronics3d_gui, hfss_gui failed&rdquo;<br \/>&ldquo;Status code 403&rdquo;<br \/>and opens the design read-only.<\/p>\n<p>I removed a separate Ansys 2026 R1 installation and reinstalled AEDT Student,<br \/>but the error remains. 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