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| ===== Clearing ASTER license information ===== | ===== Clearing ASTER license information ===== | ||
| - | Some of the situations when there is a need to remove all ASTER license information from a computer are listed below: | + | Some situations when there is a need to remove all ASTER license information from a computer are listed below: |
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| - | * The Home license was activated on the computer (and it is not over yet), and you want to activate the Pro-license on this computer (or vice versa). Home and Pro licenses cannot be activated on one computer, so you need to delete the previously activated license from the disk. | + | |
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| - | * You want to clean the computer after deactivating the license (See. [[.:ugd_licensing#ugd_licensing_deactivation|Deactivate ASTER licenses]] ) and transfer the license to another computer. For this case, it is not necessary to clear the license information as the license is unusable. | + | |
| + | * You want to clean the computer after deactivating the license (See. [[.:ugd_licensing#ugd_licensing_deactivation|Deactivate ASTER licenses]]) and transfer the license to another computer. For this case, it is not necessary to clear the license information as the license is unusable. | ||
| * The computer has a long list of invalid licenses that were once activated on it. This list may be annoying to you, and you would like to get a **"clean"** list of the ASTER licenses. This can be done by removing all the license information, and then re-activate only the valid activation codes. | * The computer has a long list of invalid licenses that were once activated on it. This list may be annoying to you, and you would like to get a **"clean"** list of the ASTER licenses. This can be done by removing all the license information, and then re-activate only the valid activation codes. | ||
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| * In rare cases, the ASTER support service can recommend you to clean licenses to troubleshoot or get a clean list. | * In rare cases, the ASTER support service can recommend you to clean licenses to troubleshoot or get a clean list. | ||
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| This is executed in the Windows shell window, which is not convenient. | This is executed in the Windows shell window, which is not convenient. | ||
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| - | In version 2.17, on the "Restore / Deactivate" tab, [[.:ugd_licensing#ugd_activation_restore_deactivate|Deactivate ASTER licenses]] right-click context option **"Clear ASTER license information"** was added for convenience. | ||
| The action of clearing the license information requires user confirmation, and if the answer is yes, you will be prompted to save the activation codes (See. [[.:ugd_licensing#ugd_licensing_viewkeys|Viewing keys activated on the computer]]). | The action of clearing the license information requires user confirmation, and if the answer is yes, you will be prompted to save the activation codes (See. [[.:ugd_licensing#ugd_licensing_viewkeys|Viewing keys activated on the computer]]). | ||
| - | You can still use the old method to clear licenses - via the command line. | + | The second method is the 'Clear License' button in the context menu of the 'System' section in the 'Workplaces' tab, which can be accessed by clicking on: |
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| - | The button for clearing the license is duplicated in the context menu of the image of the system unit in the **"Workplaces"** tab: | + | |
| - | {{ ..:..:..:computermenu_cleanlicense_v2_26_3.png?nolink&687x423 |Clear ASTER license information through the use of context menu}} | + | {{ ..:..:..:computermenu_cleanlicense_v3.png?nolink&974x611 |Clear ASTER license information through the use of context menu}} |
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