License Key Not Available Wincc Logging For Runtime Advanced Link Jun 2026

If you upgraded a project from older versions like WinCC flexible 2008 to TIA Portal, the project might carry over the "OPC Server" service setting or legacy "SmartServer" services. Even if you don't need the feature, the presence of these activated services in the project settings triggers the check for a valid license.

In the Siemens TIA Portal ecosystem, licensing is modular. Having a base license for engineering or the runtime environment does not automatically cover specialized option packages.

In industrial automation environments utilizing Siemens TIA Portal and WinCC, the error message represents a critical interruption to Human-Machine Interface (HMI) operations. This error indicates a discrepancy between the licensed functionality requested by the runtime application and the available authorization keys present on the target system. If you upgraded a project from older versions

Siemens licenses must reside in specific root directories:

: Often starts automatically; if unused, disable the "CoRTSmartServer" service in Windows. Having a base license for engineering or the

If your TIA Portal project runtime version is , your logging license must be V18 (or a newer version like V19 which covers older iterations).

Required if you use recipe management features. Primary Troubleshooting Steps Siemens licenses must reside in specific root directories:

: 6AV2107-0GA00-0BB0 (Physical USB) or 6AV2107-0GA00-0BH0 (Online Download) Troubleshooting Steps