Why can't I see updates in Autodesk Access?
Access only displays updates for supported products you have installed and for which you have an active subscription. Here are some other considerations:
- Access displays only the latest update. For example, if updates 2024.1 and 2024.2 are available, only the 2024.2 update is shown.
- In most cases, to see product updates you need:
- To be signed into Access
- To have a product subscription or assignment
Note: Users of network licensed software may not see updates.
- Extensions, plugins, content, and language packs aren't shown. You can download these from Autodesk Account. Find your product under Products and Services and select View Details.
- Some online installations will already include product updates, as when you use the Install method in Autodesk Account. Check your product version in the application About dialog to see if you're already up-to-date.
- After you install Access for the first time, or after you install or uninstall a product, Access may take a few minutes to show the correct updates.
- Access supports the current release plus three prior release years. Older updates aren't shown.
What is the current benefit of Autodesk Access?
Autodesk Access is continually evolving to provide new features and enhancements. The current version of Access provides the following capabilities:
- Easy updates of critical product components to provide stable and secure service to customers. Such components include, but aren't limited to limited to: authentication, authorization, licensing, installation, license compliance and fixes for security vulnerabilities.
- Access to software updates, new features, and hot defect fixes so you can stay productive without interference with your workflow.
- Admins can allow end users to manually install updates for products installed on their machines.
- By using simple registry keys, admins can enable or disable a user's ability to install product updates through Access. See Controlling updates in Access.
- Enhanced security, better reliability, and improved performance reduce the risk of downtime.
What will Access do for me in the future?
- Automatically install approved opt-in updates on a regular, predictable basis on a time schedule set by the admin.
- Understand what product versions and updates have been applied to each of your user's machines.
- Provide notifications about new updates when they become available.
- Allow you to stay on a particular product version until you're ready to update.
- Automatically provide users with specific deployment packages with company settings and extensions included, instead of any product version with no settings.
Do Autodesk Access services consume resources on my device?
All services consume some resources. Autodesk Access, and specifically the Access Core, consumes approximately 34 MB of RAM and 0% CPU while idle. The only time it's not idle is during startup, and when it is installing an update, where, as expected, it would consume some resources related to installations.
Can I remove or uninstall Access?