The error message “Adobe: This unlicensed Adobe app will be disabled soon” often appears when you attempt to use Adobe software without a valid license.
How to fix “Adobe unlicensed error: Adobe app will be disabled soon” on Windows:
Method 1: Purchase an Adobe license
This is the best way to ensure you have genuine software with full features, updates, and technical support. You can either license individual apps or buy a Creative Cloud package that includes multiple apps.
Method 2: Create a firewall rule to block Adobe’s host
This will prevent Adobe’s system from checking your computer and the license status of the Adobe software you are using. In this tutorial, we will block unlicensed pop-ups of Photoshop 2024 as follows:
– Step 1: Download the latest version of GenP from: https://www.reddit.com/r/GenP/ or the link provided at the end of this article.
– Step 2: Open GenP and click on ‘Search’ -> ‘Patch’ to ensure Photoshop is activated. Then, close GenP.
– Step 3: Open GenP again and click on the ‘ (X) Pop-up ‘ icon to add Windows host blocking rules. You can then locate the hosts file in the ‘C:WindowsSystem32driversetc’ folder. Afterward, turn off or restart the internet connection and check if the error has been resolved. If the error message persists, proceed with the following steps.
– Step 4: Search for “Task Manager” in the Windows search bar and “End task” for any processes related to Adobe, including Adobe Photoshop if it’s running.
– Step 5: Add rule: Continue searching for “firewall” from the search bar. Click on Advanced settings -> Outbound Rules.
– Step 6: Click New Rule… -> Program , line This program path: enter the path to your application file, I am fixing the error for Photoshop 2024 so my path is:
C:Program FilesAdobeAdobe Photoshop 2024Photoshop.exe
This step is important to enter the correct installation folder path to the exe file.
– Step 7: Click next and select Block the connection , check all 3 fields: Domain, Private, Public. Continue clicking Next, give it any name like “Adobe disable popup” and Finish to complete.
– Step 8: Turn off/on the Internet connection again and now you can reopen the Photoshop application and there will no longer be the message “Adobe this unlicensed Adobe app will be disabled soon”.
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