You had unassigned the License Key remotely from your WinAutomation support account. The machine ID is being generated using the UUID of the machine and the SerialNumber of the OS. The machine ID is also stored in that file, so if your machine ID changed, it will behave as it is now in a different machine. When the WinAutomation Server will retrieve the License Key from the above file, it will check if it matches the correct machine ID that was generated. The License Key is retrieved when the WinAutomation Server starts, so if the file was missing, you will be prompted to register it again. If the file is missing, it will be auto generated when WinAutomation Server boots. This file contains the License Key encrypted. The 'C:\ProgramData\Softomotive\WinAutomation\GlobalSettings.dat' is missing.
The license is usually prompted to be registered again in the following scenarios: This is normal for the first time you open the WinAutomation Console, but it may also occur in the future for a number of reasons. Sometimes, when you open the WinAutomation Console, you are prompted to register your license key.
