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 There are different types of licenses for the ASTER program:
-  * **Basic**  – Pro license for 2 or 6 workplaces:
+  * **ASTER Pro-X **license - a perpetual license where X is the number of seats:
-      * valid for a lifetime;
+      * The license is perpetual license.
-      * supports the increase in the number of workplaces by activating another (basic or additional) license;
+      * You can increase the number of seats by activating additional Pro-X licenses but no more than 12 seats on one PC (see details below).
-      * license transfer to other equipment is supported;
+      * License is transferable to other equipment after deactivation.
-      * can be activated, or transferred to another PC only in its entirety - partial activation on several computers is not supported;
+      * Activation or transfer to another PC can only be done as a whole - partial activation on multiple computers is not supported.
-  * **Additional**  - Pro-1 license for one additional workplace:
+  * **ASTER Annual-X **license - a license valid for 1 year, where X is the number of seats:
-      * allows you to connect to additional workplaces, but only if you already have a **basic**  license activated, this is the only difference from the **basic**  license.
+      * It is an annual subscription. meaning that to continue using it after the expiration of 1 year, a new Pro or Annual-X license needs to be purchased and activated.
-  * **Home**  – Home license for 2 workplaces for a period of 1 year:
+      * You can increase the number of seats by activating additional Annual-X licenses but no more than 12 seats on one PC (see details below).
-      * is an annual subscription, i.e. to continue using after 1 year, you will need to purchase a **new**  basic or home license;
+      * License is transferable to other equipment after deactivation.
-      * supports only 2 workplaces and cannot be expanded to more places;
+      * Activation or transfer to another PC can only be done as a whole - partial activation on multiple computers is not supported.
-      * Since version 2.28, it can be deactivated and transferred to another PC;
+      * This type of license is only supported on version ASTER 2.51 and newer.
-After activating the license key, it is attached to the **HWID**  of the equipment and this information is stored on the activation server. In the future, the license key can only be used on the PC on which it was activated, and in order to restore the license (for example, after reinstalling Windows), it is enough to activate ASTER with the same key.
+After activating the license key, it is tied to the **HWID**  (Hardware ID) of the equipment, and this information is stored on the activation server. In the future, the license key can only be used on the PC where it was activated. To restore the license (for example, after reinstalling Windows without hardware changes), simply activate ASTER using the same key.
-**HWID **consists of serial numbers of** HDD**  ((HDD or SSD on which Windows is installed))  and **CPU**, any other equipment can be changed without loss of license.
+The **HWID**  consists of the serial numbers of the **HDD**  <sup>1)</sup>   and **CPU**. Any other equipment can be changed without losing the license.
-Using the [[.:ugd_licensing#ugd_licensing_deactivation|deactivation]] procedure, you can transfer the license to other equipment. ((for example, to a new PC, or to replace the HDD / CPU))  <WRAP center round tip 60%> \\ To increase the number of workplaces, you need to additionally activate one or several Pro licenses on the PC, while the number of added seats will be equal to the sum of the indices in the license name, but not more than 12. For example, to add 3 workplaces you need to activate the licenses Pro-2 + Pro-1. \\ </WRAP>
+License can be transferred to another equipment using the [[.:ugd_licensing|deactivation]] procedure. <sup>2)</sup>   <WRAP center round tip 60%>
+  * To increase the number of workplaces, you need to activate **one or more Annual-X or Pro-X**  licenses on the PC. The number of added workplaces will be equal to the sum of the indexes in the license name, but not exceeding 12. For example, to create 8 workplaces, you need to activate one Pro-6 and one Pro-2 licenses.
+  * Starting from version ASTER 2.51, to increase the number of workplaces, you can combine **Pro-X and Annual-X licenses.**  For example, if you have Pro-3 and you want to have 5 workplaces for a year, you can purchase an annual license for 2 workplaces and simply activate it on ASTER and it will allow the 2.
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+  * You can also combine **two annual**  licenses:
+      * If the licenses have a **different**  number of workplaces, they are combined. For example, if you have activated an annual-3 license, then after activating an annual-2 license, you will be able to create up to 5 workplaces. When one of the license expires, you will still have the license whose validity period has not yet expired.
+      * If the licenses have** the same**  number of workplaces (for example, two annual-2 licenses), when activating the second license, you will have a choice: you can either expand the number of workplaces (in this case, up to 4), or extend the validity period of the current license. In other words, the new validity period of the license will be 1 year + the remaining duration of the existing license, without expanding the number of workplaces.
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+<sup>1)</sup>   HDD or SSD, on which Windows is installed (system disk).
+<sup>2)</sup>   For example, on a new PC or for replacing HDD/CPU.