Skip to main content

How to : Bypass ZKTime.Net 3.0 Expired license

ZKTime.NET 3.0 License is expired...Easy solution (not working with other versions)

People who are dealing with ZKTeco Attendance Management and Access Control devices can manage them using a software designed by this company like the traditional ZKTime 5.0, ZKTime.NET 3.0, ZKAccess 3.5 or the latest ZKTeco software BioTime. Each one has it's own features and architecture, some are free to use and the most of them require a valid license that can be obtained directly from ZKTeco or any other autorized distributor or reseller. 

For ZKTime.NET v3.0, this software comes with a trial period (90 days = 3 months) that allows you to test and explore all its features or even deploy it in your company or for your customer. This is a built-in free license, but when it expired, you can't use the software anymore and you are forced to purchase a new license or change the software completly. So all of your attendance data are there but you're not able to access to it.


The question that most of people (technicians) are asking in this situation : Is there any other solution to keep using ZKTime.Net 3.0 even it's expired ? The anwser is YEEES  !!

Quick solution : change your system date to an older previous date when the software was still working (like 2 months ago). But this may cause another issues regarding your other applications or blocking you from browsing the Internet.

So what to do ? Easy Solution : use Time Stopper.

Time Stopper is a small tool that allows you to run any kind of application in a specific date before it gets expired. So the application is running exactly like if it was in that particular date (like time travel).


How this "Time Stopper" works with ZKTime.NET 3.0 to bypass the license expired issue ?

Step 1 : Download Time Stopper from this link, and install it on your computer.

Step 2 : Go to ZKTime.NET 3.0 shortcut on your desktop and do right-click on it then choose Properties.


Step 3 : Under General tab, write down the date shown in Created line (this is the date when the software was installed the first time on your computer). You are going to use exactly the same date with the tool Time Stopper. (in my case is 03/01/2021)

Step 4 : run Time Stopper and enter the following informations:

Click on Browse button and select the Main EXE file of ZKTime.NET 3.0 (under Program Files) or just go to the desktop and select its shortcut. This will fill the entire path to the program.


Choose the new date : here you MUST enter the same date found in step 3. (you may also choose the next day of that date, for example if the date found is 03/01/2021, you can enter the same date or 04/01/2021 it will work).


Then, enter the name for your new shortcut from which you will run ZKTime.NET from now on.

Finally, click on Create desktop shortcut button. Then close Time Stopper. You are done with it.

You can delete the old ZKTime.Net shortcut so you don't get confused about which is the working one.

Step 5 : The new shortcut MUST be run as Administrator. To do that, just do right-click on your new shortcut and select Properties. Then go to Compatibility Tab and below Privilege Level check the box "Run this program as an administrator", then click OK.


Now go ahead and run your program with the new shortcut. You should now open ZKTime.NET without any restrictions or license expiration message.




If you have any questions or get confused with something , feel free to leave me a comment below.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

How to : Reset ZKTeco device Admin Affirm Password

 Reset/Eliminate Admin Affirm Password from ZKTeco biometric machine (ALL POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS) Scenario introduction : When you install a new ZKTeco Attendance device, register the users and set all the settings (network connection, date & time adjustment...) this device remain open for everyone who wants to access its main menu and change these settings. To prevent the device data from being modified by an unauthorized person, the installer must set an Admininstator for it. This Administrator can be one of the employees such as the HR Manager, the Attendance Manager, in this case the administrator can open the device menu with his fingerprint/ID Card,  it can be an independent user account (not an employee) and so to access the menu , it must be done with an ID and password. The thing is when the Administrator is not longer working for the company (he resigned or change his position or fired), the new attendance manager find himself/herself stuck with a locked device with no inform
Post a Comment
Read more

Reset ZKTeco Admin Affirm Password (Tamper button)

  How to reset / unlock ZKTeco Biometric device from Admin Affirm Password using the Tamper button ZKTeco Access Control and Attendance devices are taking a large space among other access control brands, because there are easy to install and use, and also thanks to their good quality/price advantage. Anyway, when you install a new ZKTeco device you need to protect its menu access by an Administrator password (known as Supervisor ), so that only authorized persons can change and adjust the device settings. However, when the administrator is gone without leaving the information about how to open the ZKTeco device's menu, this can be a big problem for you if you are the new "Admin". So when you press the menu button you will get the famous message on the device screen : Admin Affirm . In a previous post I have explained how to unlock ZKTeco Device from Admin with two different ways (which can work with a lot of ZKTeco models) :  Using Attendance Management software over t
Post a Comment
Read more

ZKTime.NET 3.3.1.6 Full License (Best solution)

ZKTime.Net 3.x.x License expired...Not anymore (The best solution for all versions) The attendance management software ZKTime.Net is still taking place amoung ZKTeco softwares to manage biometric devices for attendance and access control purposes. However, the software users find themselves stuck in using it after the first 3 months trial version unless they buy a valid license to avoid losing their attendance data. But since not all of those users know this information and didn't take this point on their company's budget (or their own). So this side of people prefer to find "another way" to continue using ZKTime.Net without buying a license. And this is the main goal of this post, to help you (my dear reader) and other people to keep their software in action. If you want to know how to get rid of ZKTime.Net license expiration message, i suggest you to read and follow the instructions as described below. PS : This is the best solution to this problem so far and it'
1 comment
Read more