Article - CS285278

How to transfer a license for PTC Kepware Products

Modified: 29-Sep-2025   


Applies To

  • Kepware Server (formerly KEPServerEX) 6.0.2107.0 to 6.18
  • ThingWorx Kepware Server (legacy) 8.0 to 6.18

Description

  • Can the License Activation ID used in a development server be moved to a production server?
  • How to transfer a License Activation ID to a different computer
  • How to prepare the License Activation ID for redeployment after re-installing / repairing the operating system
  • How can we transfer licenses from the old server to the new VM server?
  • Is there a way to remove license from current active machine in Kepware
  • I'm making hardware changes to my machine
    • Avoid a broken license with a License Transfer (Bank), then re-deploy once changes are complete
  • License transfer in PTC Kepware Products
  • Activation response not received following license transfer
  • Users unable to proceed with product activation due to license validation failure
  • How to transfer KEPServerEX license from one system to another
  • License was applied to the wrong Kepware server.
    • How do I remove and reapply the license to correct server?
  • License bank request
  • The user has two KEPServerEX licenses that need to be transferred to two new machines, but the user is not the original activator
  • How to remove multiple instances of same license when it's a certificate-based license
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