Machine-based activation
A licence is planned to be associated with a machine activation rather than an ongoing subscription.
PLANNED LICENSING
Buy once.
Activate your machine.
The planned model is straightforward: a purchased licence activates NeoWorks on an allowed machine without a monthly subscription. Final legal terms will be published before release.
This page describes the planned licensing model, not final contractual terms. Device allowances, business-use rights and upgrade rules are still subject to final publication.
1. PurchaseReceive a licence entitlement.
2. Licence keyA key identifies the entitlement.
3. ActivateThe app registers an allowed PC.
4. ValidateNeoWorks checks licence status.
5. TransferDeactivate an old PC before moving.
Reasonable recovery
The system should account for Windows reinstalls and hardware changes without forcing customers into unnecessary support loops.
Deactivate and move
The intended user flow is to deactivate the old machine and activate the replacement machine within the licence allowance.
Defined by entitlement
Different purchases or Kickstarter rewards may allow different machine counts. The final allowance will be visible before purchase.
Terms before launch
Commercial-use rights and business device allowances will be published clearly rather than implied.
No surprise promises
The policy for future major versions will be stated before release. NeoWorks will not invent lifetime-upgrade promises here.
FUTURE ACTIVATION SERVICE
Prepared, not faked.
The website now reserves the architecture for activation, deactivation and licence-status services without pretending those endpoints are live.
/api/licence/activate
Future authenticated activation endpoint.
/api/licence/deactivate
Future machine-release endpoint.
/api/licence/status
Future entitlement validation endpoint.