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Issues installing SAS, Solidworks and Microsoft Remote Desktop on Windows Home Edition

This article explains how to run SAS, Solidworks, and Remote Desktop from a computer with Windows Home. It also links to the article "How to upgrade your Windows license to Windows 10 Enterprise" in case you want to upgrade your Windows Home license to Windows 10 Enterprise.

List of university licenses not compatible with Windows Home

We are aware that the following applications are not compatible with the Home edition of Microsoft Windows:

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How to bypass this issue

There are different ways to access SAS, Solidworks, and Remote Desktop:

1. Use the Southampton Virtual Environment (SVE) and the Common Learning Space (CLS) workrooms.

Find more information about accessing SVE and CLS in the article “How to access Southampton Virtual Environment (SVE) and Common Learning Spaces (CLS) workrooms

2. Use a Common Learning Space computer. Find the closest Common Learning Space computer to you.

3. Postgraduate Research Students (PGRs) and staff can use their university-supplied computer to download and install software. These computers will already have the correct version of Windows installed.

4. You can purchase a Windows Pro licence. That will allow you to download, install, and run SAS, Solidworks and Remote Desktop from your computer. Find full guidance on the web page “Upgrade Windows Home to Windows Pro - Microsoft Support”.

If none of these options are suitable for the University work you need to do, you can upgrade the installed Home edition of Windows to the university Windows Enterprise version. 

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Upgrading your license from Windows Home to Windows Enterprise

You can upgrade your Windows Home edition to the university Windows Enterprise version by following the knowledge base article "How to upgrade your Windows license to Windows 10 Enterprise".

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How to upgrade your Windows license to Windows 10 Enterprise

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