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--- rhino:installingrhino:5:validation_fails [2025/10/08]
stevefuchs [Windows 11 25H2:]
+++ rhino:installingrhino:5:validation_fails [2025/10/08] (current)
stevefuchs [Microsoft Recommendations]
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 ===== The Issue =====
-With the new Windows 11 25H2 security update, Rhino 5 can not reach the validation server, so it can not get a validation code.
+With Windows 11's 25H2 security update, Rhino 5 can not reach our Rhino validation server, so it can not get a validation code.
-If the customer has the earlier version of Windows 11 24H2, install and validated Rhino 5, then upgraded to Windows 11 25H2, Rhino 5 runs since it already has a the been give the validation code and the license files were already created.
+If a customer has an earlier version of Windows 11 24H2, with Rhino 5 installed & validated, then they upgrade to Windows 11 25H2, Rhino 5 runs since it already has been given the validation code and the license files have already been created.
-**Rhino 5 customers with a with Windows 11 25H2, will not be able to validate Rhino 5.**
+**Rhino 5 customers with computers using Windows 11 25H2 or later, will //not// be able to validate Rhino 5.**
 ===== Rhino Workaround: Offline Validation =====
-If the Rhino 5 validation fails on Windows 11, you will need to to use the offline validation.
+If Rhino 5 fails to validates on Windows 11, you are welcome to try using our offline validation method. However, we are no longer recommending or supporting this for Rhino 5 on Windwos 11 operating systems.
 **The details are [[https://wiki.mcneel.com/rhino/installingrhino/6/offline|here]].**
-With the offline validation you will:
+With an offline validation you will:
-  *  Only get one offline validation for one computer
+  *  Only get one offline validation per computer
-  *  Be required to call McNeel Sales department //sales@mcneel.com// to manually ignore or remove the offline validation before installing on another computer
+  *  Be required to call McNeel's Sales Department //sales@mcneel.com// to manually ignore or remove the offline validation before installing Rhino 5 on another computer.
 ===== Microsoft Recommendations =====
-Microsoft offers registry keys workarounds [[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/secauthn/tls-10-11-deprecation-in-windows|here]].
+Microsoft offers registry key workarounds [[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/secauthn/tls-10-11-deprecation-in-windows|here]].
 We have been unsuccessful getting these to work on a couple customers' computers.
 Let us know by emailing //tech@mcneel.com//, if these suggestions work for you.
 //MAF Last edit:10/8/2025//

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