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- Open the Windows Control Panel and select System and Security.
- Select System from the System and Security options.
- Select Advanced system settings from the list of options in the left column of the System window.
- From the System Properties dialog that appears, select Environment Variables...
- Under System variables, select New...
- For the Variable name, enter LMX_BORROW or vendor_BORROW (where vendor is the name of the software vendor for the software to be borrowed). Set the value to the number of hours for which you want to borrow the license. This number cannot be greater than the number of hours the software vendor allows.
- Click OK to add the variable.
- Click OK from the Environment Variables dialog to save your changes, and then click OK from the System Properties dialog.
If you're running the application, be sure to restart it after setting the environment variable change to ensure that the settings are picked up. The license will be borrowed the next time you checkout the license and will be available for the specified number of daysduration, after which the application will no longer be available without connecting to the license server. - If you want to do an early return of the license at any time before its expiration, repeat the steps above to access the environment variables, then select LMX_BORROW from the list of environment variables, and click Edit.
- Change the value to -1 (or any negative value). This will return the license so it's once again available for other users to check out.
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