ArcGIS Pro for Windows - How to Install the Software or Update Your License

The following instructions will guide you through the installation of ArcGIS Pro. For instructions on how to install ArcGIS Desktop (aka ArcMap), refer to these instructions instead.

To complete the installation, you will need:

• An ArcGIS Authorization Number
• An ArcGIS Pro Provisioning File

You can order these from our Service Catalog (note there are separate licenses for students and employees). You'll receive an email with everything you need to complete the install.

Before you install or renew

1. Visit the ArcGIS for Desktop site to activate your Authorization Number for ArcGIS software. You must do this before installing ArcGIS; otherwise, ArcGIS will fail to install properly.
2. Click the button to login using your existing Esri Account or, if necessary, sign-up for a new Esri Account.
3. Enter your Authorization Number and click "Activate ArcGIS".
4. In the next window, select the version of ArcGIS Pro that you'd like to install.
5. In the next window you are presented with instructions on how to download ArcGIS Pro.

Renewing your Standalone License

If you're installing ArcGIS Pro for the first time, skip to the next section.

1. Open ArcGIS Pro and select the button labeled "About ArcGIS Pro" in the bottom left.
2. On the next page select "Licensing" (on the left side of the screen) and then select the button "Configure your licensing options".
3. The "Licensing" window will open. Change the "License Type" to "Single Use License".
4. Click "Authorize" at the bottom of the window.
5. The "Software Authorization Window" will open.  Select "I have received an authorization file and am now ready to finish the authorization process" and then click the "Browse...." button.
6. Select the "ArcGISPro.prvc" file you downloaded from Google Drive and then select "Open".
7. Click "Next".
8. Click "Authorize with Esri now using the Internet" and then click "Next".
9. On the next two screens, fill out the forms to register the license under your name and click "Next".
10. On the next two screens, accept the default license numbers and just click "Next" on each screen.
11. After the software is authorized, click "Finish".
12. You'll return to the "Licensing" window where you started. Click "OK" to finish.

Installing ArcGIS Pro for the first time

1. Double click the file you downloaded and follow the prompts to extract and install the software, agree to any agreements, and accept all the default settings.
2. After the install is done, ArcGIS Pro will open and ask you to sign in. NOTE: DO NOT SIGN IN. Instead, click the "Configure Licensing Options" at the bottom of the window.
   
   • If you try to sign in, you'll see error messages that you are not authorized because the license you were given is a Single Use license, not a Named User license. 
3. The "Licensing" window will open. Change the "License Type" to "Single Use License".
4. Click "Authorize" at the bottom of the window.
5. The "Software Authorization Window" will open.  Select "I have received an authorization file and am now ready to finish the authorization process" and then click the "Browse...." button.
6. Select the "ArcGISProAdvanced.prvc" file you downloaded from Google Drive and then select "Open".
7. Click "Next".
8. Click "Authorize with Esri now using the Internet" and then click "Next".
9. On the next two screens, fill out the forms to register the license under your name and click "Next".
10. On the next two screens, accept the default license numbers and just click "Next" on each screen.
11. After the software is authorized, click "Finish".
12. You'll return to the "Licensing" window where you started. Click "OK" to finish.