License activation of TBM which is still in demo mode

Hi RWS Team,

I have changed my computer to upgrade to Win 11. Therefore, I had to re-install Studio 2021 and Trados Business Manager. The license activation of Studio went like a charm but I am stuck with TBM. Earlier this morning, I had 1 license available. So I went to TBM and as I could not activate via the license server, I tried the offline activation. I copy paste the content of the Isercv file in TBM. That did not activate TBM. I think that after I committed a mistake by returning the license. I suppose this is why I have 0 available license. What should be the next steps? Ask for a license reset ? Or can you on your side make it available again? And why can I not deactivate via the license manager ?

Thank you in advance for your help, Manuella

Gray banner displaying 'Version 5.3.42. DEMO MODE.' in white text.

License details for SDL Trados Business Manager Team 5 showing 1 user, 1 in use, 0 available, and an expiry date of 08-08-2025 with a 'Reset License' option.

 Trados License Manager window with a warning message: 'No licenses are currently available for the specified activation code.' and an OK button.



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[edited by: RWS Community AI at 9:59 AM (GMT 1) on 8 Aug 2025]
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