License Activation Error / TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 depreciated

The following issue occurs in activating standalone legacy licenses when TSL 1.0^** and 1.1^** are in use on older machines:

License Activation Error

If other programs can access the internet and the above error is received, please update StandAloneKey.exe.config file by adding the following two lines needed to override Microsoft operating system defaults and to set .NET SSL/TLS to TLS 1.2 or newer:

<runtime>
<AppContextSwitchOverrides value="Switch.System.Net.DontEnableSchUseStrongCrypto=false" />
<AppContextSwitchOverrides value="Switch.System.Net.DontEnableSystemDefaultTlsVersions=false"/>
<loadFromRemoteSources enabled="true"/>
</runtime>

Or download the appropriate version of StandAloneKey.exe.config for your licenses, or

** Please note that TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 have been depreciated and are no longer supported by Microsoft Azure as of Aug 31, 2025, to learn more please see Microsoft’s notice Update: Azure support for TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 extended to August 31, 2025 - Microsoft Lifecycle