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How to uninstall and reinstall the Autodesk Licensing Service

October 22, 2025 Ken Williams

How to uninstall and reinstall the updated Autodesk Licensing Service

Issue:

You are getting licensing errors when opening an Autodesk product.

Solution:

  1. Open Windows explorer and go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\AdskLicensing
  2. Right-click the uninstaller.exe and choose run as administrator to start the uninstall
  3. The folder should slowly empty as the uninstaller starts working
  4. Go HERE to download the current Autodesk Licensing Service
  5. Unzip the AdskLicensingInstaller-win-xx.x.x.zip file
  6. Right-click AdskLicensing-Installer.exe and choose properties 
  7. On the General tab at the bottom, if there is a Security section, make sure you check the Unblock
  8. Click OK to close the window
  9. Double-click the EXE file to start the installation

About the Author

Ken Williams

Installation Technical Support Specialist<br><br>Ken Williams has over 20 years of experience as a systems administrator helping organizations with installation, configuration, and maintenance. At IMAGINiT, Ken puts his knowledge of Microsoft, SQL, servers, and Autodesk to work ensuring clients are able to stay up-and-running, install their software easily, and maintain their solutions.

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