Running a on Windows 11 is not officially supported and carries significant technical and legal risks. While some users have managed to get older versions running, the consensus from experts and official documentation is to avoid this setup for production environments. Compatibility & Performance Review SOLIDWORKS on Windows 11 - Solid Solutions SOLIDWORKS 2022 SP2 and newer are supported for Windows 11. Solid Solutions SOLIDWORKS 2016 SP5 Release Notes
: Dassault Systèmes states that Windows 11 is not supported for any version prior to SolidWorks 2022. solidworks 2016 activator windows 11 upd