"Renew your subscription" message when you launch a Creative Cloud app

"Renew your subscription" window appears when you launch a Creative Cloud app

When you attempt to launch an Adobe Creative Cloud application, you receive a message that says, "Renew your subscription," even though your subscription is current. 

Try the following solutions in the given order to fix this isse. Move to a subsequent solution only if a previous one doesn't work.

Solution 1: Sign out of the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop app

  1. Depending on your version of the Creative Cloud desktop app, select the Account icon in the upper right, and then select Sign out.

    Sign out from Creative Cloud desktop app

    Sign out from Creative Cloud desktop app (Old version)

  2. Sign back in.

Solution 2: Click the "License this software" button

  1. Select License this Software.

  2. Verify that you have an active Internet connection.

  3. Verify that your system clock is set to the correct time.

  4. If this process fails, wait a few minutes and select the Try again button.

Additional information

This window can appear for several reasons. Examples include
 resetting your password, switching from one Creative Cloud subscription to another, or activating your software on more than the allowed number of machines.

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