Resetting the Actian Zen Trial Period

Resetting the Actian Zen Trial Period


  2. # The following Powershell script will reset the Actian Zen trial period.  In order to leverage this, you will need to run this script in an elevated ("Run As Administrator") PowerShell session.
  3. #  Please note the comments below and modify this script to match your system's configuration.
  4. Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope LocalMachine -Force

  6. Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -Force

  8. Install-Module -Name Invoke-CommandAs -Force -AllowClobber -Scope AllUsers

  10. Import-Module Invoke-CommandAs

  12. Invoke-CommandAs -AsSystem -ScriptBlock { 
  13.     #Update the script below so that:
  14.     #  1.  The Path to RunAsDate is correct.  RunAsDate can be downloaded from:
  15.     #      https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/run_as_date.html
  16.     #      Notice that there are two downloads: 32-bit and 64-bit.
  17.     #      You should use the download the corresponds to your app's bitness. (likely x64)
  18.     #  2.  The Date and time are correct.  Use the format of DD-MM-YYYY HH:MM:SS
  19.     #      These should likely be the date you installed Actian with a time that is at least 1 hour after you did the install.
  20.     #  3.  The Attach:{FILENAME} is the name of a currently running process that you want to override the date in.
  21.     C:\Users\TonyValenti\Downloads\runasdate-x64\RunAsDate.exe 30-04-2026 13:00:00 Attach:zenengnsvc.exe
  22. }


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