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--- en:v3:core:ugd:ugd_licensing [2024/04/09 11:16]
maria_k [Deactivate ASTER licenses]
+++ en:v3:core:ugd:ugd_licensing [2024/04/09 11:32] (current)
maria_k [Clearing ASTER license information]
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 Deactivation is done in the '**ASTER Activation Dialog'** window, which can be opened by clicking on the** 'Registration' **button on the **'General Settings'** tab, and then selecting** 'Deactivate Licenses'**
-{{  ..:..:..:deactivationdialog_v2_26.png?nolink&808x660  |Forming of a request to deactivating licenses}}
+{{  ..:..:..:deactivationdialog_v3.png?nolink&1165x532  |Forming of a request to deactivating licenses}}
-Select the licenses that you want to deactivate and enter a message describing the reason for deactivation and you can specify special wishes about deactivated licenses (for example, to link new licenses to other names and/or email addresses), though we do not recommend making such requests. You can change the name and address in the **"Your name"** and **"Your e-mail"** fields if necessary. This data will be used to generate activation codes, which you will receive in return for deactivated licenses. After the request is successfully sent, a message with a unique request number will appear. We recommend you save the request number just in case (for example, to reference it in the support request in case of any problems).
+In the dialogue box that appears, select the licenses you wish to deactivate. Enter the email address where notifications of the license deactivation will be sent. Choose the reason for deactivation from the list, and if necessary, provide a message describing the reason for deactivation. In the last column, you can see the number of available transfers. You are allowed a **maximum of 4 transfers per year.** Once everything is filled out, click the **'Transfer'** button. A confirmation window for deactivation will appear.
-Due to the limitations of the license server, it is not possible to completely automate the process of processing deactivating the license from the requests, thus this process may take some time. While the license is requested for deactivation, you can still use ASTER. At each start of the ASTER Control Panel, it will check the readiness of deactivation data. Once the request is processed and executed, a notification will be displayed in the form of a pop-up window or notification in the system tray:
+{{  ..:..:..:deactivation_perfv3.png?nolink&1033x150  |Confirmation}}
-{{  ..:..:..:trayicon_deactivationready.png?nolink&242x166  |System tray}}After receiving this notification, it is necessary to complete the deactivation procedure by clicking on the "Deactivate licenses" button in the ASTER Activation Dialogue window, there you can also cancel the deactivation using the Ctrl + Alt + Shift + X hotkeys. The program will contact the licensing server, consider the information required for deactivation and ask for confirmation of the deactivation operation. If the answer is yes, the selected licenses will be deactivated. New keys will be displayed after deactivation (information about the number of seats for each key will be indicated in brackets):
+In the open window, select the licenses to confirm deactivation and click** 'Proceed with Transfer'**. After successfully sending the request, you will receive a message on the specified email with a unique request number. It is recommended to save this number just in case (for example, to refer to the request in case of any issues).The deactivation request is processed almost immediately (sometimes within a few minutes). After the process is successfully completed, you will receive a second email confirming that your request has been processed, and a window with new activation keys will open. You can save these keys in a text file or copy them to the clipboard. Starting from version 2.51, the keys remain the same. Once you have saved the keys using one method provided, the **'I have saved Activation Keys in a safe place'** button will activate. Click on it and, if you choose to restart ASTER, the 'ASTER Activation Dialog' window will open, where you will see the new licensing status on this PC. Now, with the new keys you have obtained, you can activate ASTER on a new PC or in case of hardware replacement.
-<WRAP center round 570px> {{..:..:..:activationdialog_deactivatedids.png?nolink&|Deactivation confirmed}}{{..:..:..:activationdialog_replacementids.png?nolink&|Your new activation IDs}}</WRAP>
+<note>If a license is deactivated in the new version of ASTER (from version 2.51), it cannot be used in earlier versions. An alert message will indicate that the license has been deactivated.</note>
-Copy them to a safe place and use the licenses at your discretion.
 If for some reason you cannot save new activation codes (for example, accidentally closed the last dialog), do not worry. Just do the last step of deactivation again (starting with clicking the **"Deactivate licenses"** button) and get a new list of activation codes again.
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 ===== 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:
-  * 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.
-  * 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.
   * 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.
-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]]).
-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:
-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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