Minitab licensing

If you need to download and install Minitab (used for teaching/research in Statistics) see Software you can download on the following page: https://www.kent.ac.uk/itservices/software/index.html

If you need to update a current installation you can either download the newest version from the link shown, or link a new license file when the current one expires at the end of August.

Instructions follow for versions 16 and 17, though you should note that the earlier version is no longer supported by the makers of the software.

  1. The license file is available for download via the following link, and you will be asked to provide a valid Kent login to access this. Right-click the link and select “Save link as…” in order to download the file: https://www.kent.ac.uk/smsas/restricted-content/minitab.lic.
  2. Save the license file to C:\Program Files\Minitab\Minitab 16 or C:\Program Files\Minitab\Minitab 17 depending on the version. If you have a 64-bit version the destination folder will be C:\Program Files(x86)\Minitab\Minitab16 or C:\Program Files(x86)\Minitab\Minitab17
  3. minitab-lic-imgLaunch Minitab and if prompted to “specify the License Manager or choose a file” (see screenshot) select the second radio button Specify the License File.
  4. Browse to the license file in the location you used at step 2.
  5. Click Open
  6. Click OK to launch Minitab.

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