eLicenser mess up after every half yearly Windows update

[chk071]

Is it just me, or does eLicenser mess up after any of the half yearly Windows 10 updates?

Last time, I had it that I had to repair the soft eLicenser, and this time, it told me again that the soft eLicenser was broken. The eLicenser software told me that I had to start the software as an admin user then, but, that ended up with an error message as well, because, obviously, there still was some eLicenser process running or something. I then rebooted, and installed the latest version of the eLicenser software, and that fixed the issue.

Thank god that Steinberg discontinues eLicenser now. Never had such issues with iLok. Or any other copy protection scheme, for that matter.

[Vee Nee]

I have this errors after each big update too, but running eLicenser control center as admin fixes everything for me. Never had to reinstall it except for the purpose of updating.

[chk071]

It might have worked after the reboot, when I would have started eLicenser CC as admin. I guess there simply was a process still running after shutting down eLicenser CC the first time.

Nonetheless, the soft eLicenser shouldn't be broken after every half yearly update. As you say, it's been like that for years now.

[MirkoVanHauten]

This of course only happens to the 3% of people who use the soft eLicenser.

No issues with the eLicenser, but then I also don't use the soft eLicenser. Doesn't make sense to me to keep a license singleton on something that can be damaged by a flipped bit. And I agree, I had no issues with iLok or other dongle protections either aside from codemeter, which then also messed up the other protections software or drivers. I had no issues in something being messed up by a Windows update at all (besides cleaning up the useless Cortana installation or changing back the keyboard layout).

[Vee Nee]

Oh dammit, i missed that it is about soft elicenser. I'am using dongle only. Still it brakes on each update and have to repair something running as admin. Dunno maybe it repairs my empty software elicenser container? Still better than codemeter anyway!

[chk071]

Oh dammit, i missed that it is about soft elicenser. I'am using dongle only. Still it brakes on each update and have to repair something running as admin. Dunno maybe it repairs my empty software elicenser container?

Probably. I only ever had issues with the soft eLicenser after the big updates, not with the dongle. That works fine after the big updates, in my experience.

[dellboy]

The dongle is always plugged in for each update and is always fine. For some reason Steinberg also installs a soft elicencer and that always breaks, but I leave it broken because its not needed.

On the other hand the i-lok dongle complains all the time. Even if I boot into Linux it asks to be unplugged and plugged back in. If I reinstall windows it thinks its a new computer and breaks. But its still a lot better than a software i-lok licence. The very reason I bought the hardware dongle was because the software one broke continuously for anything and everything.

[audiojunkie]

Serials or keyfiles only for me. i-lok or C/R? No way! Dongle or no dongle...

[BBFG#]

Not every update. But a couple of them.
And running the eLicense maintenance easily fixed it on those occasions.

[chk071]

Not every update. But a couple of them.

If you're on Windows 10, it's the big ones, which resemble a fresh OS install, which break the soft eLicenser. Not the small ones.

[BBFG#]

Yes, on Win 10. Never as big of a problem as others are making out here though. And always easily fixed by running the eLicense maintenance so far.

[chk071]

It's true that I was always able to fix it. "Easily fixed", hmm... most probably not for the not so advanced computer user. Took me some reading in Steinberg's Answerbase as well. It would have been great if they would have fixed this behavior, because, it's been a few years since Windows 10 was released, and, this issue seems to be very widespread, and is existant for a long time now.

Anyway. No more eLicenser soon anyway. *uncorks champaign*

[kritikon]

Right from the outset I figured I'd avoid the soft eLicenser like the plague. I use a dongle, yet every single time I load up Cubase I get the same silly message that soft eLicenser doesn't have the right something-or-other to allow Cubase to work. Of course the dongle is in, I click OK and continue on and it works fine, but I figure - how come the dumb thing can't recognise that the dongle's already in - which of course it can because it always works, so why put the warning up? It reeks of not working properly. Just never had a single problem with the dongle, no matter what OS update has been done. I feel your pain though - it's a real pain in the tits for any s/w to be so flaky - especially apparently pro s/w. I suspect the new Steinberg protection is going to be a septic tank full of fun for some unlucky users, if the old one is anything to go on...

[jancivil]

haven't had a real issue in prob. a decade. (physical key, soft elicenser/tied to the computer NIX.)
for my uses you pretty much have to keep it current. have no idea why, but if not trouble may find you
o' course that's all on windows, amiright