Your Trial Period Has Expired: 5 Ways to Fix it

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Universal apps are one of the main parts of the Windows 10 operating system, but many have reportedYour trial period has expiredmessage.

This is somewhat different thatTeamviewer trial expiredissue that we covered earlier since this one affects only Universal apps.

This issue will prevent you from running certain apps on your PC, but there’s a way to fix it, and this guide will show you how.

Why does Your trial period has expired appear?

What can I do when getting Your trial has expired message?

1. Restart Windows 10 Universal apps

Go and check your problematic apps now, the problem with trial license should be solved. However, if this didn’t help, check out the next solution.

Bonus: If you’re not sure how to turn on your Firewall, do the following:

2. Change license period

echo offnet stop clipsvcif “%1″==”” (echo ==== BACKING UP LOCAL LICENSESmove %windir%\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Local\Microsoft\clipsvc\tokens.dat%windir%\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Local\Microsoft\clipsvc\tokens.bak)if “%1″==”recover” (echo ==== RECOVERING LICENSES FROM BACKUPcopy %windir%\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Local\Microsoft\clipsvc\tokens.bak%windir%\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Local\Microsoft\clipsvc\tokens.dat)net start clipsvc

Once again, we didn’t test if it works on Windows 10, but we assume that it could be a proper solution, since it fixes the problem with license.

3. Repair your apps

This solution is particularly useful if the error message occurred shortly after you installed the latest Windows 10 updates on your computer.

4. Run an SFC scan

Go to Start and typecmd.Right-click Command Prompt and selectRun as Administrator.
Now type thesfc /scannow
Wait for the scanning process, and then restart your computer. All corrupted files will be replaced on reboot.

In case you encounter any issues with the SFC scan, we have a great guide on what to do ifSFC scannow is not working.

5. Use the Windows Store Apps troubleshooter

That’s about it, I hope this article helped you to solve theYour trial period has expirederror in Windows 10.

In case you have any additional problems, ourapps won’t open on Windows 10guide should be able to help you.

If you have any questions, reach for the comment section below.

Your Trial Period Has Expired: 5 Ways to Fix it#

Why does Your trial period has expired appear?#

What can I do when getting Your trial has expired message?#

1. Restart Windows 10 Universal apps#

2. Change license period#

3. Repair your apps#

4. Run an SFC scan#

5. Use the Windows Store Apps troubleshooter#