Civil 3d 2024.4 update isn't showing in Autodesk Access.

[brian.strandberg]

Civil 3d 2024.4 update isn't showing in Autodesk Access.  I can install this from manage.autodesk.com, but then I need to use my Admin Credentials, I don't through access.

I also posted in Installation & Licensing.  https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/installation-licensing/access-available-updates-list-refresh/td-p/127...

Thanks 🙂

[brian.strandberg · Accepted solution]

It is now.

[sirjoelsph]

Hey Brian,

I'm curious how your account and permissions are set up if you don't have to use admin credentials for updates through Autodesk Access.  I didn't know that was a thing that was possible.  I have to use my admin credentials for any update regardless of how I install it.

[brian.strandberg]

We recently started doing this.  There is a registry key that enables this function.  You can read about it here: https://help.autodesk.com/view/ACCESS/ENU/?guid=GUID-C369BE4F-F0D9-4D48-AFE6-004E37977F45

We used group policy to add the AllowSystemContextInstall registry key.  However I also looked at how to do this with batch file (this typically would have to be run with admin credentials).  I can share that with you here.  You will need to update the pathing for your system.


The nice thing is once we applied the AllowSystemContextInstall registry key, Access updated on its own, so we didn't need to do that.  Big time saver for me, and I'm all about saving time.  Access needs to be version 2.6 or higher I believe for this to work.

Please reach out if I can help.

[sirjoelsph]

Lots of great information there Brian.  Thanks!

[neilyj666]

@brian.strandberg How does Access get updated?

[brian.strandberg]

You can download a new version here: Autodesk Access | Formerly Autodesk Desktop App | Autodesk  (download button towards the top). What I found is once I applied the AllowSystemContextInstall registry key, access updated on its own.

[brian.strandberg]

@neilyj666, You can check what version is installed from the command line via this mini Powershell command.  I run this from our IT software to check if people are getting the update.  

powershell -command "Get-Item -Path Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Autodesk\ODIS

It will return this (or similar).  From this I can tell this user can install their own updates.  (They have access 2.6+ and have the allowsystemcontextinstall registry key)