ArcGIS 10.x – Which Registry Key Holds the License Type?

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I'm unable to change my license type (ArcView, ArcEditor or ArcInfo) in ArcGIS 10.0 using the Desktop Administrator due to permissions restrictions.

I'm trying to use the back-door method of changing the registry key in Regedit. In older versions of ArcGIS this was found under > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > Software > ESRI >
License but I'm not seeing this in ArcGIS 10.0

The post Opening ArcGIS on a specific license level mentions a similar problem on Citrix, however I'm unable to set a system variable due to the same permissions issues.

Which registry key holds the license type in ArcGIS 10.0, and is it still possible to change the license type using this method?

Best Answer

If its a 64bit machine it stores it under...
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\ESRI

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