
Open a Command Prompt windows by typing ‘cmd’ into the Run box and navigate to the ThinApp application folder:Ĭd C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware ThinAppįollowing this, type ‘relink.exe followed by the path and full name of your ThinApp.Įxample: relink.exe “C:\Users\User\Desktop\PINs 4\PINs 4.exe”

Copy all of the application files for your ThinApp to a computer that has a a valid ThinApp license running the ThinApp application. To relink your ThinApps with a working license key, follow the simple steps below:

Thankfully VMware have included the ReLink application to deal with such issues allowing you to rebuild your ThinApps under a valid license. I had this very problem after creating a number of ThinApps for a proof of concept when they unexpectedly returned the above message. This message occurs when the license used to create the ThinApp has expired most commonly found with trial licensing. In this post we will be a addressing the issue of receiving the error message ‘your runtime license has expired’ as shown below.
