# BFD License Manager (Not Responding) - FIXED **URL:** https://forum.bfddrums.com/t/bfd-license-manager-not-responding-fixed/4383 **Category:** Bug Reports **Created:** [January 27, 2023, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.bfddrums.com/t/bfd-license-manager-not-responding-fixed/4383 "2023-01-27T21:59:04Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 4
### Author: ![ggmanestraki](https://forum.bfddrums.com/user_avatar/forum.bfddrums.com/ggmanestraki/32/98_2.png) [@ggmanestraki](https://forum.bfddrums.com/u/ggmanestraki) #### Post date: [January 28, 2023, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.bfddrums.com/t/bfd-license-manager-not-responding-fixed/4383/4 "2023-01-28T12:02:28Z")
> [@JPJapes](#): > > I try to open BFD License Manager but the program opens and just says BFD License Manager (Not Responding) in the window title bar. It seems like it launches in this state from the very start, so I think it is the same situation as this one: > [@\[EXPECTED BEHAVIOR\] License manager not responding](https://forum.bfddrums.com/t/expected-behavior-license-manager-not-responding/1075): > > i unplugged one of my usb external drives and now the license manager will not respond… just a white box and no graphics. i would try to plug the external usb data drive in but i don’t have it at this time lol but for the life of me i can’t figure out why a usb drive would affect the new BFD License Manager. does the license manager authenticate a machine using plug in external devices? if so that is kinda dumb imo… it should only use actual hardware physically attached to the motherboard or… which is tagged as expected behaviour. Well. I don’t think it is expected behaviour, expected behaviour would be if the License Manager could revert to a default path like C:\User\Documents or C:\User\Downloads if it can’t find the specified path, instead of crashing, waiting for the drive to come and connect itself. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.bfddrums.com/t/bfd-license-manager-not-responding-fixed/4383)._