How to reset Design Review to defaults

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To quickly reset Design Review:

1. Click the application menu at the top-left of the program and choose Options.
2. Click "Restore Defaults."

To manually clear Design Review settings:

1. Exit Design Review.

2. Turn on hidden files/folders (see How to turn on hidden files and folders on Windows).

3. Delete the following folders:

   For Windows 10 and 11:

   C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\ADR
   C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\Autodesk Design Review
   C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Autodesk\Autodesk Design Review
   C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\ADR

4. Press WINDOWS-R on the keyboard to bring up the Run window, enter REGEDIT and click OK.

5. Delete the following registry keys:

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\Design Review
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\DWF Common

6. Launch Design Review to have it rebuild its settings files.

Warning!
Improperly editing the Windows registry can make your computer operating system unusable. The Microsoft Knowledgebase provides critical information that you need to know about the registry. Use the Microsoft Registry Editor only at your own risk and only after backing up the registry as outlined for your operating system in the Microsoft article How to back up and restore the registry in Windows and in the related solution How to back up the system registry. You can also find more information about the registry in the Help topics in the Microsoft Registry Editor.