Convert from Trial Version to Free Version

Software-based VM-centric and flash-friendly VM storage + free version
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Sam
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Joined: Mon Nov 14, 2022 5:49 pm

Mon Nov 14, 2022 5:53 pm

I used the trial version to figure out how to make a 2 Node HA vSAN. I was able to get it to work. I want to convert to free version but it doesn't look like this is an option.

I completely uninstalled StarWind and Reinstalled it but I still can not apply the free license. It says you can not use free license after trial license. Is there some thing I must delete to completely remove StarWind and license info so I can start over with free version?
yaroslav (staff)
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Mon Nov 14, 2022 10:45 pm

Welcome to StarWind Forum. Reinstalling StarWind VSAN will not fix it. Please consider reinstalling OS or clearing the registry.
Feel free to contact StarWind Support (support@starwind.com) if you require more details.
dengland
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Joined: Tue Apr 28, 2026 4:22 pm

Tue Apr 28, 2026 4:25 pm

Can we get the details posted here? Where in the registry does the key reside?
yaroslav (staff)
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Tue Apr 28, 2026 5:35 pm

Sadly, you can't convert from trial to free. Only redeploy of the OS.
HINT: you can save StarWind VSAN headers and StarWind.cfg and swap them after the redeploy. You can redeploy one node at a time.
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