Solidworks 2013 Windows 10 Compatibility Link

SolidWorks 2013 and Windows 10 are not friends; they are uneasy roommates who tolerate each other under strict conditions. For a student learning CAD or a hobbyist with an old license, this setup is viable. For a professional engineering firm billing $200/hour, the risk of a random crash corrupting an assembly file is too high.

If you are reading this article, you are likely in one of two positions: you have an older workstation running SolidWorks 2013 that you need to upgrade to Windows 10, or you have a new Windows 10 machine and are trying to install a legacy copy of SolidWorks 2013. Solidworks 2013 Windows 10 Compatibility