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The information on this page refers to License Statistics v6.9 18 or newer, which introduced the License Statistics Manager improvements in terms of managing ability to activate the license from UI. If you are running an older version of License Statistics, see documentation for versions prior to v6.9.

For initial installation: Installing License Statistics on Windows requires some configuration, which is done using the License Statistics Manager. (For Linux installations, please see Installing License Statistics on Linux.)

For upgrading an existing installation: If you are upgrading License Statistics on Windows, the License Statistics Manager will automatically backup/restore your database and retain configuration settings from the previous installation. 

Step 1: Download and install License Statistics.


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The following steps are designed to help you get a new License Statistics installation up and running on Windows. To update an existing License Statistics installation, please see Updating License Statistics.
  1. Download

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  1. the License Statistics installation from

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  1. the License Statistics download page.
    • If you have purchased License Statistics: Enter your Activation Key

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    • the email sent to you after purchasing

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    • License Statistics,

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Step 2: Activate the license.

When the installation is complete, use License Statistics Manager to activate your license.

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  1. Start the installer and follow the installation instructions.

  2. Start License Statistics.
  3. Activate the license using Licensing page on UI.

    You may also use an alternative activation method, as described in Activating a License Statistics license.


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  1. must re-activate your license whenever you upgrade your license or renew your maintenance.

Step 3: Obtain all needed utility executables.

  1. Test that License Statistics is running normally by using the Open Browser button in the License Statistics Manager, or by going to http://localhost:80 (or other address matching your configuration). The first time you access the License Statistics web interface, your login credentials will be set to username = admin, password = admin.


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To begin monitoring license servers after a new installation, add the license server(s) to be monitored as instructed in Adding and editing license servers


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  • Make sure you have all the utility executables

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  • , as described in License server dependent requirements.
  • Ensure the utility version corresponds with the license server version. If you don't know which version to use, please contact your vendor.

Step 4: Start the service.

Start the service from the License Statistics Manager using the Start License Statistics button or by using Start License Statistics from the X-Formation application group. (To stop the service, use Stop License Statistics from the License Statistics Manager or the application group.)

Step 5: Configure the license servers

To configure license servers to be monitored by License Statistics, see Adding and editing realtime license servers.

When you configure your license servers, specify the path to your query tool if needed.

Step 6: Test that License Statistics is running normally.

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  • Make sure that 3rd party utilities are always stored outside of the License Statistics installation directory so they will not be removed by the installer upon subsequent installations.

Installing from a command line

Alternatively, you can install/update License Statistics from a command line (or remotely) using the msiexec tool. You must have administrative privileges to use this tool.

The msiexec tool uses the following syntax:

msiexec /i {msi_installer} INSTALLDIR="{path}" /qn

where INTALLDIR is optional (default: C:\Program Files\X-Formation\License Statistics)


For example:

msiexec /i license_statistics_v6.15.1_win64_x64.msi /qn

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