PC Guard introduces early error visibility for ACEN validation tasks
Product Update: PC Guard 06.00.0970 Introduces Early Error Visibility for ACEN Validation Tasks
We are excited to announce the release of PC Guard v06.00.0970, featuring an important improvement designed to give developers and system administrators greater visibility into license validation workflows.
This update introduces new option for both License Alive Report and License Validation tasks: "Display errors during threshold period."
The Problem It Solves
In previous versions, when a validation task encountered a failure (such as network drops or unexpected server response errors) and a consecutive days threshold was set, the protected application would continue to run completely silently in the background. While this prevented unnecessary interruptions for the end-user, it also kept system administrators in the dark. Problems like local firewall blocks or internet connection drops went unnoticed until the threshold period completely expired and the application suddenly executed its final, restrictive action.
Early Warning, Seamless Execution
The new "Display errors during threshold period" option bridges this gap by providing an early warning system. When enabled, any failure that occurs during the threshold period will immediately display the exact error message returned by the Activation Center (ACEN).
- Non-blocking Alert: Users or administrators are notified of the exact error immediately.
- Immediate Resume: Clicking "OK" or closing the dialog allows the protected application to resume execution immediately and continue running normally.
- No Premature Penalties: The final threshold action (e.g., resetting the license or exiting the application) is still only executed if the failures persist consecutively for the entire defined threshold period.
This gives your team or your end-users valuable time to diagnose and fix root network or configuration issues well before the countdown ends and the software locks down.
Independent Configuration & Best Practices
Because flexibility is key, this option can be enabled or disabled independently for the License Alive Report and the License Validation tasks.
Since both tasks can trigger error dialogs on failure, enabling this option for both tasks simultaneously might cause consecutive error prompts on the same day. To maintain a clean user experience, we recommend enabling it only for your most critical validation task.
