AutoCAD 2015: Managing the Application Manager

Wed, 26 Mar 2014 21:49:04 +0000

AutoCAD 2015 includes a new feature called Application Manager (http://help.autodesk.com/view/INSTALL_LICENSE/2015/ENU/?guid=GUID-448769B1-CA69-4566-9EAF-D97DBD85AF88). I’m sure it serves a lofty purpose, but it comes across a lot like the slimy Norton and Adobe updaters that are really just Trojans in disguise. It gets installed by default, with no option to prevent installation. To Autodesk’s credit, they do provide instructions for preventing installation of Application Manager (http://help.autodesk.com/view/INSTALL_LICENSE/2015/ENU/?guid=GUID-FAB40CCD-0A6C-4E55-A994-0D237CD954A2), and instructions for removing it after the fact (http://help.autodesk.com/view/INSTALL_LICENSE/2015/ENU/?guid=GUID-D2340FA4-3A0C-4B7C-9558-EB50F6402472). Uninstalling requires several additional clicks, as if they really, really want you to think twice before taking such a drastic measure.

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AutoCAD 2015: Managing the Application Manager