Article - CS343197

Error "(-83) License Server is not compatible. Please set license source to FLEX server version 11.19 or higher" occurs while launching Flexnet based applications.

Modified: 13-Aug-2025   


Applies To

  • Creo Parametric 8.0 to 12.4
  • Mathcad Prime 7.0 to 11.0
  • Creo View 9.1 to 12.1
  • Creo Illustrate 8.1 to 12.1

Description

  • Error "(-83) License Server is not compatible. Please set license source to FLEX server version 11.16 or higher" occurs while launching application
  • Error "(-83) License Server is not compatible. License server is not compatible. Please set license source to version 11.9 or higher" while launching Creo Parametric 10.0 
  • Creo 8.0 is not starting after updating License Server with new license file.
  • Mathcad Prime 8.0 does not start even after updating License Server with new license file.
  • Error (-140) Bad message command occurs while launching application
  • Getting error message License request failed for feature XXX: (-83) License Server is not compatible. License server is not compatible. Please set license source to version 11.9 or higher when launching the application
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