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How to Disable Ansys Product Improvement Program

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      When first start Electronics Desktop after a new installation, user is prompted to enable the Product Improvement Program by a popup menu. Sometimes this feature contradicts the local office policy for software usage. Solution: To disable the ANSYS Product Improvement Program for all users so that each user is not prompted to enable the Program when they first start Electronics Desktop, after installing the software, run the following command as a user with permissions to modify the installed fileset, replacing [2017.2] with the version number, if needed: UpdateRegistry.exe -set -ProductName ElectronicsDesktop[2017.2] -RegistryKey Desktop/Settings/ProjectOptions/ProductImprovementOptStatus -RegistryLevel install -RegistryValue 1 This solution can be found in on-line Help by navigating to Getting Started with ANSYS Electronics Desktop > The ANSYS Electronics Desktop > Top Menu Bar > The ANSYS Product Improvement Program

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      1. How%20to%20disable%20Ansys%20Product%20Improvement%20Program_.pdf