To remove the Protexis Licensing Service (ProtexisCMD/PSIService) associated with CorelDRAW X5, you can follow these manual steps to disable the background service while keeping the application functional Disable and Remove Protexis Service Stop and Disable the Service menu by typing services.msc in the Windows Run box (Win + R). Protexis Licensing V2 ProtexisLicensing Right-click the service, select , then right-click again, choose Properties , and set the Startup Type Replace Required Files Navigate to
Even after stopping the service, the process may be running: corel x5 remove protexiscmd new
You're referring to CorelDRAW X5 and wanting to know about removing ProtexisCmd and creating a new feature. net stop "Protexis Licensing V2" /y sc config
@echo off title Corel X5 - Remove ProtexiSCMD (New Method) echo Stopping Protexis Service... net stop "Protexis Licensing V2" /y sc config "Protexis Licensing V2" start= disabled echo Killing ProtexiSCMD.exe... taskkill /f /im ProtexiSCMD.exe 2>nul echo Renaming Protexis folders... if exist "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Protexis" ren "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Protexis" Protexis_Disabled if exist "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Protexis" ren "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Protexis" Protexis_Disabled echo Removing Registry keys... reg delete "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ProtexisLicensing" /f 2>nul reg delete "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\PSIService" /f 2>nul echo Done. Restart your PC. pause rename the folder:
Replacing DLL files can be risky. Ensure you have your original installation media and serial number handy before attempting this. Method 3: Clean Reinstallation without Protexis
There are several reasons why you may want to remove ProtexisCmd from CorelDRAW X5:
Instead of deleting files outright (which can cause "missing DLL" errors), rename the folder: