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Jul 07, 2018  I received this message this morning when I started my. Which installs a Protexis Licensing service or Protexis Licensing V2 service in Windows. This PSIService.exe program by Protexis automatically installs a service known as Protexis Licensing service (PLS) or Protexis Licensing Version 2 (V2) into Windows OS. Alan jones seismic eruption program. Protexis’s copy protection Digital Rights Management (DRM) and the license management software basically protect an application or software from being illegally copied.

• Protexis Licensing Service Act

If you have installed trial or paid licensed version of Corelsoftware products, you probably may notice a third-party unannouncedsoftware application makes its way into your computer too. The programis PSIService.exe by Protexis, which installs a Protexis Licensingservice or Protexis Licensing V2 service in Windows operating system.
PSIService is part of Protexis copy protection DRM (digital rightsmanagement) and license management software, which intends to protect asoftware or application from piracy and illegal copying. Thus PSIservice is normally installed by another program, such as Corel PaintShop Pro Photo X2, Corel Paint Shop Pro XI (X1), Corel Paint Shop ProX, that uses its service to gather licensing information to send homemuch like spyware, ensure copy protection and authenticate user thatuses genuine version of the program.

To make matter worse, the ProtexisLicensing service may make PCboots up slower, and when disabled, will cause Corel Paint Shop Pro tostop working, in addition to warn you of running illegal copy ofnon-genuine software. Besides, PSIService.exe does not uninstalltogether with the application that installed it, when the applicationis uninstalled and removed.

In any case, whether you want to get rid of Protexis while keepingthe application that dependent on it still working properly and able torun (contrary to popular belief, Protexis Licensing service is notrequired for program to run), or now need to clean the ProtexisPSIService spyware manually due to non-removal by original applicationthat installs it, the procedures to complete uninstall and removeProtexis is easy. In fact, the instructions to uninstall PSIservice isprovided on Protexis website.

Protexis Licensing Service Act

If you are certain that no applications using PSIService are stillinstalled on your system, and this service is still running, you canremove it manually by following these instructions:

1. Remove the following registry entry:

   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesProtexisLicensing]

2. Reboot your computer.
3. Delete the following files:

   %windir%System32PSIService.exe
   %windir%System32PSIKey.exe

Of course, in order to keep applications such as Corel Photo ShopPro continue running without error, the complete removal instructionscannot be followed. Use the following workaround instead:

1. Open Services (services.msc) in Control Panel’s Administrators Tools.
2. Locate ProtexisLicensing or Protexis Licensingservice. If you are seeing Protexis Licensing V2 service, use the nextguide. Stop the service and then set the Startup Type to Disabled.
3. Bowse to %SystemDrive%WindowsSystem32 folder.
4. Copy original PSIKey.dll to program folder ofapplication that relies on Protexis, e.g. %SystemDrive%ProgramFilesCorelCorel Paint Shop Pro Photo XI.
5. Rename PsiClient.dll to PsiClient.bak, or simply delete it.
6. Rename PSIKey.dll to PsiClient.dll
7. Rename PSIService.exe to PSIService.bak, or simply delete it.

Flashtool 0.9.10.0 windows. If the Protexis DRM softare installed on your system is of version 2, follow these steps instead:

1. Open Services (services.msc) in Control Panel’s Administrators Tools.
2. Locate Protexis Licensing V2 service. Stop the service and then set the Startup Type to Disabled.
3. Bowse to %SystemDrive%Program FilesCommon FilesProtexisLicense Service folder.
4. Copy original PSIKey_2.dll to program folder ofapplication that relies on Protexis, e.g. %SystemDrive%ProgramFilesCorelCorel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2.
5. Rename PsiClient.dll to PsiClient.bak, or simply delete it.
6. Rename PSIKey_2.dll to PsiClient.dll
7. Rename PSIService_2.exe to PSIService_2.bak, or simply delete it.

Now, Protexis Licensing Service is tamed and disabled properly sothat PSIService no longer run in background, without affectingfunctionality of installed application.