Altair Student Edition - Deactivate from one computer to activate in another computer for rare cases

Rahul_P1
Rahul_P1
Altair Employee
edited February 20 in Academic

Note that this deactivation and reactivation is limited to very few times per user. After exhausting the number of deactivations and reactivations the license key will not be usable and no new license key will be provided.

Note: if you do not have access to the older computer, i.e. if it is lost or malfunctional please let us know in this community and we can deactivate the license for a limited very few times per user.

To activate the license on another computer, you must first deactivate it from the computer where it was previously activated.

To deactivate your license from your previous computer, please follow these steps:

  1. Locate and double-click on almutil_gui.exe to open the Altair License Utility. Navigate to System (C:) > Program Files > Altair > 2023 > security > bin > win64 > gui.
  2. In the Altair License Utility, go to Tools > Deactivate License.
  3. Enter the activation key in the provided box and click on 'Deactivate.' (Refer to the image below)
  4. Once you have successfully deactivated the license on your computer, you can now activate the license on your other computer using the same activation key.

NOTE: Please note that there are a limited number of chances to deactivate and reactivate a license. After which it will not be possible to use the key, and no new key will be provided, Therefore avoid deactivating it several times.

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You can now reactivate in the new computer with the same license key.

NOTE: Please note that there are a limited number of chances to deactivate and reactivate a license. After which it will not be possible to use the key, and no new key will be provided, Therefore avoid deactivating it several times.

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  • std511271
    std511271 Altair Community Member

    I F I HAD FORMA MY OLD PC THEN CANNOT WORKING THE LICENSE MANAGER. IT IS ADVICE ME THAT IT FAULT THE DEACTIVATION. HOW CAN THEN DEACTIVATE AND AFTER INSTALL TO ANOTHER BEST TECHNOLOGY PC ??? PLEASE HELP ME

  • Rahul_P1
    Rahul_P1
    Altair Employee

    Hi @std511271

    Your previous license key activation is now deactivated in Altair one, you can now reactivate the student license with the same license key.

    Deactivation and reactivation feature is only if a computer breaks down and is only allowed a few times per user.

    You can deactivate the license from one machine and reactivate in another by yourself if you have access to both machines as per –

    https://community.altair.com/discussion/34280/altair-student-edition-deactivate-from-one-computer-to-activate-in-another-in-the-rare-case-a-computer-is-lost-or-malfunctional#latest

  • Manfred_Rainer22
    Manfred_Rainer22 Altair Community Member

    Hi, I have activated my License on my old Macbook Pro, but realised later that the computer was too slow and now I would like to activate it on my Mac Mini M4Pro. I cannot find a way to do this on a mac. Could you please help? Thank you!

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