Temporarily disable Windows Defender, McAfee, Norton, or Malwarebytes. They often quarantine the ODIS (Autodesk component installer) or setup.exe as false positives.
For optimal stability:
User Account Control (UAC) frequently blocks the installer from writing to protected registry keys. Autocad 2016 Installation
Even with careful preparation, errors occur. Here is the most frequent error log. Temporarily disable Windows Defender
AutoCAD 2016’s 2D wireframe and some 3D visual styles rely on DX9. Autocad 2016 Installation
Cause: Corrupted Microsoft Visual C++ libraries or insufficient permissions.
Solution: