Returning a License to Your Account on the Activation Server
AdminStudio 2023 | 25.0
If you have activated AdminStudio on a machine but you no longer want it to be activated on that particular machine, you can return your license to your account on the activation server. Note that if you do this without uninstalling AdminStudio, AdminStudio reverts back to trial mode if any days remain in your trial period. If the trial period has ended, AdminStudio will stop working.
One example of when you may want to return a license is if you want to permanently transfer your license to another machine in your organization. You can first return the license on the initial machine, and then use your activation code to activate AdminStudio on a different machine.
To return a license to your account on the activation server:
| 1. | Launch AdminStudio. |
| 2. | On the Help menu, click About AdminStudio. The About AdminStudio dialog box opens. |
| 3. | Click the Return License button. |
AdminStudio transmits the license return request to the activation server. When the server receives your request, it returns your license.
In case of subscription, the license will be returned to the activation server. So, if you click the Return License button on the About AdminStudio dialog box, then the subscription license will be returned, and the subscribed version installed on that machine revert to trial mode if any days remain in your trial period. If the trial period has ended, AdminStudio will stop working.
If the license cannot be returned—for example, if your machine is not connected to the Internet when you attempt to return the license—the Activation Wizard is displayed, enabling you to return your license through a Web page that you can access from a different machine. The procedure is essentially the same as off-line activation: the Activation Wizard creates an activation request file, you browse the request file from a Web page, and the Web page prompts you for a location for saving the corresponding response file. Next, you browse to the response file in the Activation Wizard. For more information, see Activating Through a Web Page.
Important:Note that there is a limit to the number of times that you can return your license and then activate it on another machine. AdminStudio allows you to return the license back to the activation server two times. If you want to move the license beyond two times, contact your AdminStudio sales or support representative.
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