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# How to remove/deactivate a FNP license

## Objective:

Learn how to remove or deactivate a FlexNet Publisher (FNP) licenses

## Applies to:

* FlexNet Publisher (FNP) License System

## Procedure:

First, let's open LMTOOLS.

1. Navigate to the 'Start/Stop/Reread' tab.

2. Select the service associated with the nTop license.

3. Click 'Stop Server' and select the Force Server Shutdown checkbox.

![A diagram showing sequentially how to stop an fnp server using LMTOOLS.](https://files.learn.ntop.com/help-articles/access-and-installation/25557175274387.png)

4. Navigate to the 'Config Services' tab.

5. Select the Service for nTop software under the 'Service Name' dropdown (the suggested name was “nTopLM”)

6. Click on 'Remove Service'.

![A diagram showing how to sequentially remove FNP service from LMTOOLS. ](https://files.learn.ntop.com/help-articles/access-and-installation/25557175287315.png)

And that's it! You have successfully removed the FNP license file.

Do you still need help? Contact the [support team](https://support.ntopology.com/hc/en-us/requests/new), and we'll be happy to help!

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