In some situations, the Proficy License Server service gets hung up during the hardware check and fails to find a license. This may cause other Proficy services to stop. Resolution 1. Open the Registry Editor. 2. Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.ccflic 3. Right-click .ccflic, point to New and select DWORD (32-bit) Value. 4. Name the new DWORD hw_bypass. 5. Right-click hw-bypass and select Modify. 6. In the Edit DWORD dialog box, click the Decimal option and type 1 in the Value data box. 7. Click OK. 8. Exit the Registry Editor. 9. Restart the Proficy Licensing service.