LabVIEW 3rd Party Add-on Deactivation

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Manually deactivate 3rd party LabVIEW add-ons to stop the add-on activation window each time LabVIEW starts.

LabVIEW 3rd Party Add-ons

3rd party LabVIEW add-ons sometimes cause a persistent license activation window to pop-up when LabVIEW starts even after the 3rd party addon is uninstalled. Follow these steps to remove and deactivate the 3rd party add-on.

Instructions

  1. Uninstall the add-on from LabVIEW x86 & x64

  2. Delete the license file (*.lf)

%ProgramData%\National Instruments\Partners\<Add-on>\Licenses\*.lf
  1. Manually delete the Windows registry add-on folder (requires Admininstrator privledges):
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\National Instruments\LabVIEW\<Version>\PartnerAddons\<Add-on>

and/or

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\National Instruments\LabVIEW\<Version>\PartnerAddons\<Add-on>
  1. Restart LabVIEW to verify the 3rd Party Activation window no longer pops-up.

Third Party LabVIEW Add-On Activation Does Not Work in LabVIEW 64-Bits