Lock licensing options in ArcGIS Pro

Summary

ArcGIS Pro is one of the five desktop GIS applications included in the ArcGIS Desktop suite. The option to lock licenses on a machine is available to administrators, preventing users from altering license and authorization settings of a shared machine. This can be useful in virtual machines where the license levels may reset with each new login, or in an environment with many shared machines that require a static authorization setting. This article provides the steps to lock licensing options in ArcGIS Pro.

Procedure

Warning:   
The following workaround includes editing the Windows registry. Editing the Windows registry requires administrator privileges on the machine and must only be done as a last resort. Perform a backup of the registry or machine before proceeding with the steps below. Consult a qualified computer systems professional, if necessary. Esri is not liable for incorrect modifications following these instructions. User discretion is advised.

1. Open the Registry Editor in Windows 10. Refer to Microsoft Windows Support: How to open Registry Editor in Windows 10 for the steps to do this.
2. In the Registry Editor window, expand the following registry key folder in the folder tree:

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ESRI\ArcGISPro\Licensing

3. In the ArcGIS Pro Licensing key pane, right-click the ARCPRO_AUTH_TYPE string and select Modify... to change the key value according to the owned license level, as indicated below.

• For Basic: Viewer
• For Standard: Editor
• For Advanced: Professional

4. Click OK.

5. Right-click the AUTHORIZATION_TYPE string and select Modify... to change the key value according to the owned license type, as indicated below.

• For Single Use: SINGLE_USE
• For Concurrent Use: CONCURRENT_USE

6. Click OK.

7. If there is a license server set up, right-click the LICENSE_SERVER string, select Modify... and change the key value to @<licenseservername>.
8. Click OK.

9. Right-click the LOCK_AUTH_SETTINGS string, select Modify... and change the key value to True.
10. Click OK.

11. Right-click the SEAT_PREFERENCE string and select Modify... to change the key value according to the license type, as indicated below.

• For Single Use: Fixed
• For Concurrent Use: Float

12. Click OK.

13. Right-click the SOFTWARE_CLASS_FN string and select Modify... to change the key value according to the license level, as indicated below.

• For Basic: Viewer
• For Standard: Editor
• For Advanced: Professional

14. Click OK.

15. Right-click the SOFTWARE_TYPE string, select Modify... and change the key value to CLASSIC.
16. Click OK.