---
title: "Deactivating the Floating License"
canonical: "https://help.innovyze.com/space/IPL/12222718/Deactivating%20the%20Floating%20License"
format: markdown
---
Transferring an existing floating seat license to another server requires a deactivation key. Once the license has been deactivated, the current key may not be used again. When a new license key is requested, the new key will be displayed on the webpage and a confirmation email will be sent to the registered email address. If the software is being reinstalled, no deactivation key needs to be generated and it requires the latest CD key, serial number, and license key sent. To perform the deactivation process, please follow the instructions provided on [Deactivating Your Existing Floating Seat License](#DeactivatingtheFloatingLicense-DeactivatingYourExistingFloatingSeatLicense).


![image](media://b6fff2e5-3bba-4363-8935-8d3f2354d12c)

> ⚠️ Please note that we request a Deactivation Key when transferring Floating Seat Licenses between servers.

## Deactivating Your Existing Floating Seat License

The following installation needs to be done on your server. If you are a server administrator, follow the instructions below. Otherwise, you must contact your server administrator to perform the following installation and/or deactivate your existing floating license from the **Innovyze Floating Seat License Manager** on your server.

1. Locate the **Floating Seat License Manager** where the existing floating seat licenses are installed.
2. Deactivate the existing floating seat license by generating a Deactivation Key:
  1. From your **Innovyze Floating Seat License Manager**, highlight the license that you are deactivating. Make sure that the number of seats matches with the number of available seats for the license. If not, you need to contact your user(s) to check the license(s) back in.   
> Macro (inline-media-image)
  2. Click the **Deactivation** button at the bottom of the **Innovyze Floating Seat License Manager** to get to the **Deactivation** dialog.
  3. Once you are sure you want to deactivate, click the **Deactivate License** button. You will be prompted one last time before your license is deactivated on the current machine.   
> Macro (inline-media-image)
  4. Click the **Submit Key Online** button to submit the Deactivation Key online.  
> Macro (inline-media-image)