If you cannot find the license you need to reactivate please click on the button on the top left, to register your software.Īmong others, you can apply the already used activation code for registering a license.

Only registered licenses can be reactivated!.

Select the Soft-eLicenser containing the license to be reactivated.

A list of all registered licenses that can be reactivated appears.

On the new page, click on the button at the top left.

Make sure you are on the 'Products' page.

Some installers allow for including latest updates during the installation.

Verify online, if updates are available and install them where required.

Install your Steinberg software on the new system.

If a further activation of a new software installation is necessary - for instance, in case the operating system has been reinstalled or you've switched to a new machine - new activation codes for licenses registered with a MySteinberg account can be requested via the reactivation process. Reactivations are required because in general, activation codes can only be used once to download a software license. Why is it necessary to reactivate licenses?

Activating the software license which means downloading the license by entering the new activation code in the eLicenser Control Center on your computer.

Requesting a new activation code for a registered license via a MySteinberg account.

A reactivation takes place after a new installation and consists of two steps: Reactivation means further activation of a software license that already has been activated before. If the USB-eLicenser holding the corresponding license is connected, the licensed software can be used right after the installation. Licenses on a USB-eLicenser (dongle, key) cannot and don't need to be reactivated. This page is about reactivating software licenses that have been stored locally on hard disk in the so called Soft-eLicenser. The following information is not relevant for you. If your software uses Steinberg Licensing introduced in January 2022, This article refers to eLicenser-based license management.

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