Autodesk Access Release Notes

August 2025 - v 2.17

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Fixes

Resolved minor defects.
Fixed an issue that caused a crash for some users when fetching the update list.

June 2025 - v 2.15

Fixes

Resolved an issue where Access briefly showed an incorrect "ADP Desktop SDK" update in the list of available updates.
Resolved an intermittent crash that occurred on some machines when Access attempted to fetch available updates.
Resolved minor defects.

February 2025 - v 2.13

New Features

Autodesk Access and the Autodesk Installer now support A/B installs of packages. This means that products can install newer versions while current versions are still running. We will be adding support for A/B installs to some products and shared components in the future. Only "Autodesk Shared Components" support this currently.

Fixes

Minor security issues in third-party components have been resolved.

January 2025 - v 2.12

Fixes

Resolved an issue where users who had successfully signed in to Access were incorrectly displayed as not logged in.
Minor defects resolved.

October 2024 - v 2.10

Fixes

Resolved an issue in allowing users to install updates without install permissions.
Minor defects resolved.

September 2024 - v 2.9

Fixes

Resolved an issue where some product updates were not showing for users who were signed in.
Minor defects resolved.

June 2024 - v 2.7

Fixes

Resolved an intermittent crash while getting available updates.
Resolved an issue with an update hanging after cancelling.
Resolved an issued that occurred while launching a browser to view an update's Release Notes.
Minor defects resolved.

May 2024 - v 2.6

New Features

Autodesk Access now gives admins the option to allow users without installation permissions on their devices to self-install updates. Reliance on admins can be reduced with users able to get up-to-date software through Access.
A new registry key is provided to enable the new self-install option.

Fixes

Resolved a crash that occurred when starting an Access update install while an external install is already running.
Minor defects resolved.

March 2024 - v 2.5

Fixes

Minor defects resolved.

February 2024 - v 2.4

New Features

Autodesk Access now installs separately from the Autodesk Installer. When installed, Access includes the latest version of the Autodesk Installer as well.
Access is included with all custom installs. For deployments, there is now an option to exclude Access from the deployment installation.

Note: When Access is not installed, some Access services that are part of the installer may still run on the device.

Fixes

Minor defects resolved.

November 2023 - v 1.44

Fixes

Made core installer changes to enable functionality for a future release.
Corrected a security issue with our extraction tools.
Made back-end infrastructure changes to ensure secure and stable services.

September 2023 - v 1.43

New features

Enhancements to items displayed in the update list
- Improvements to the update list after a product installation, uninstallation, or other product changes.
- Back end data revisions to some product updates that displayed when not applicable.

Fixes

Corrected a minor security issue.
Fixed an issue that occurred when dragging elements in the user interface.
Repaired several sources of crashes.

August 2023 - v 1.42

New features

If you're a standard user and your Windows User Account Control (UAC) is set to "Never notify," Access won't install updates. Instead, you'll see a message that Access updates are managed by your admin. Once you re-enable UAC (move the UAC slider away from Never Notify), Access will allow update installation again.
The default value for the updates filter had been changed:
- Previously, the default was to show updates for only the past three months.
- The new default shows all updates.

Fixes

Fixed a bug in the redirection to Autodesk Account from the Access user menu.
Fixed an issue causing a crash.

July 2023 - v 1.41

New features

Behavior of the DisableManualUpdateInstall registry key has the following change:
- Now, if you set the value to 1, Access won't launch at startup and the Access icon won't display in the system tray.
- As before, setting the value to 2 will show available updates to users without the ability to install.
When not signed into Access, users now see the message, "Sign in to view all available product updates." Users should be signed into Access to be certain they see all updates they're entitled to.
At first launch, users will see Access gathering information about installed products before loading a list of available updates. Previously, Access displayed the incorrect message that products were up to date.

May 2023 - v 1.40

New features

When using the DisableManualUpdateInstall registry key we have made the following changes:
- Setting the value to 1 will maintain the current behavior.
- Setting the value to 2 will show available updates to users without the ability to install.
Filter updates by recent date ranges using the dropdown in the upper right of the update list.

Fixes

Security fix mentioned in this Security Advisory.
Improvements to the updates shown in the update list.
- Improvements to the update list after a product uninstallation and other product changes.
- Backend data improvements for Revit updates that were showing, but not applicable.
Defect fixes including improvements to install success.
Minor user experience improvements.
Addressed several crash issues.

March 2023 - v 1.39

New features

Uses our new installer technology for faster, more reliable installs
Admin controls for disabling update installations, a feature that is often requested by companies that tightly manage updates. When updates are disabled for users, they also won't receive new update notifications.
New foundation for future capabilities.

Privacy note

When Autodesk Access is installed, it collects information on the product download and install success. It also collects information about how you interact with the app to help us improve your experience. Your information will be used as described in the Privacy Statement.