Get SoftwareCentral

1 Download the installer

The installer required to install or update SoftwareCentral is available from SoftwareCentral Update.

Select your SCCM version at SoftwareCentral Update and download the zip file.

The SoftwareCentral Update website. A version list shows SCCM Current Branch. Under the list, the text SCCM SCCM Current Branch describes the latest SoftwareCentral version for SCCM 2012 R2 and Current Branch, with a link to the zip file for that release. — The SoftwareCentral Update website, not the SoftwareCentral web application. Choose your SCCM version in the list, then click the zip file link under it. This picture is from an earlier visit; file names and versions change with each release.

When the zip file is downloaded, follow Acquire the update to unblock it before you unzip it, and Installing SoftwareCentral Overview for the installation.

2 License login

Every installation needs a license login before it can be activated.

Your license login Your SoftwareCentral supplier provides the license login. Have it ready before you start the installation. See SoftwareCentral License Information.

3 Best practice

Download only from SoftwareCentral Update. The default address that SoftwareCentral uses for its update checks is https://softwarecentralupdate.com/.
Choose the SCCM version that matches your site. Select your SCCM version in the list before you download.
Have the license login ready. An installation cannot be activated without it.
Unblock the zip file before you unzip it. See Acquire the update.

4 See also

Installing SoftwareCentral Overview

SoftwareCentral License Information

Update SoftwareCentral: how often to update, and how to see the current version