He can save to the local C: Drive with no issues, we have installed a fresh copy of SW on another PC and still the same issues. He upgraded to SW 2017 and ever since the upgrade when he tries to save to the folder on the server SW crashes and then he loses connection to the mapped drive he then has to log out/in to reconnect to the drive. Please contact your Reseller.One of our users was using SW 2016 and saving his work in a folder on the server, (Hyper V VM, Server 2012 R2 Standard) and this was working fine for him with no issues.

Beginning with SOLIDWORKS 2020, DVD distribution media will only be provided on request.

Users may be directed to work directly with their VPN provider to resolve issues on a case-by-case basis.

SolidWorks does not test or certify VPN (Virtual Private Network) solutions but provides best-effort support.

To ensure optimum performance, it is not recommended to install antivirus software on the SOLIDWORKS PDM vault computer.

For PDM Professional, it is recommended the Archive and Database servers are two separate, dedicated machines.

It is not recommended to install any instances of other applications on the SOLIDWORKS PDM Archive or Database Server.

SOLIDWORKS 2018 on Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 requires the Microsoft April 2014 update.

Apple Mac ® based machines running Windows using Boot Camp are not supported.

Windows Home Editions and Windows To Go are not supported.

Refer to the Microsoft Windows Server documentation to select the Windows Server edition that meets your needs.

SolidWorks recommends using a Windows Server operating system for all SOLIDWORKS server-based products.

SolidWorks supports each Windows 10 release for applicable SOLIDWORKS releases as long as it is still covered by both the SOLIDWORKS Product Support Lifecycle and Microsoft Windows Lifecycle Fact Sheet.

SolidWorks recommends using the latest Microsoft update of Windows, Office and Internet Explorer.

SOLIDWORKS Product Support Lifecycle defines the End Of Support for SOLIDWORKS versions.

SOLIDWORKS releases after the EOL are not supported for the said Microsoft product and SOLIDWORKS installation is blocked in the case of an operating system.

End Of Life (EOL) corresponds to the last SOLIDWORKS release where a Microsoft product is supported (This is synchronized with the Microsoft Mainstream Support End Date).

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