Mobaxterm Professional License Key Location

C:\Users\YourUsername\AppData\Roaming\MobaXterm\

The Pro.key is not bound to a specific machine. Anyone with your key file can activate Professional on their PC. Treat it like a password. Do not share it, upload it to GitHub, or send it via unencrypted email.

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: Close and relaunch MobaXterm; it will automatically detect the file and upgrade your session to the Professional Edition. Finding Other Related Locations

Here is where many users get lost. MobaXterm does not scan the whole hard drive. It follows a strict order of precedence to find Pro.key : mobaxterm professional license key location

The free version of MobaXterm offers a impressive set of features, including:

If you have placed the Custom.mxtpro file in the correct directory but MobaXterm still shows as the Home (Free) Edition, consider the following checks: C:\Users\YourUsername\AppData\Roaming\MobaXterm\ The Pro

If you run MobaXterm as admin, it may look in Administrator's documents ( C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MobaXterm ) instead of yours. Run normally, or place a copy in both locations.

If "Settings file" shows C:\Users\John\Documents\MobaXterm\MobaXterm.ini , then your Pro.key must be in C:\Users\John\Documents\MobaXterm\ Do not share it, upload it to GitHub,

The portable version ( .exe ) runs without a formal installation process. For the portable version to recognize your Professional status, the license file must sit in the exact same directory as the executable file.