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. These 9 steps should lead to a resolution. 

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.