--- title: Generate License Key for New or Re-Imaged Machine description: How to generate a new license key when you get a new computer or re-image an existing machine. --- [Skip to content](https://help.proquickdraw.com/helpcenter/generate-license-key#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [![Pro Quick Draw Logo\_Black](https://help.proquickdraw.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Pro%20Quick%20Draw%20Logo_Black.png?width=400&height=48&name=Pro%20Quick%20Draw%20Logo_Black.png)](https://www.proquickdraw.com?hsLang=en) - [Homepage](http://www.proquickdraw.com/) - [Customer Dashboard](https://dashboard.pqdcloud.com/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Homepage](http://www.proquickdraw.com/) - [Customer Dashboard](https://dashboard.pqdcloud.com/) - English Show submenu for translations - [Contact Support](http://www.proquickdraw.com/contact-support) [Contact Support](http://www.proquickdraw.com/contact-support?hsLang=en) How Can We Help? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. 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[As an account owner](https://help.proquickdraw.com/helpcenter/generate-license-key#account-owner) [As a user (self-service)](https://help.proquickdraw.com/helpcenter/generate-license-key#user-self-service) If you dont have access to the PQD Dashboard you will need to reach out to your account owner for a key, click below to see how to find out who your account owner is: [Who is my account owner?](https://help.proquickdraw.com/helpcenter/generate-license-key#who-account-owner) ### How does it work? ### **Navigate and login to the PQD Dashboard [here](https://dashboard.pqdcloud.com).** ##### Account Owner Under the Pro Quick Draw Licensed Users section of the Dashboard Account page select the **3 ellipses** next to the user that you want to generate a new key ![](https://help.proquickdraw.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Nov-13-2025-01-31-54-5906-PM.png?width=670&height=122&name=image-png-Nov-13-2025-01-31-54-5906-PM.png) Select **Generate New Key** from the menu ![](https://help.proquickdraw.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Nov-13-2025-01-32-15-5081-PM.png?width=260&height=244&name=image-png-Nov-13-2025-01-32-15-5081-PM.png) Click **Yes** on if you want to generate a new key for that user ![](https://help.proquickdraw.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Nov-13-2025-01-33-38-6716-PM.png?width=260&height=212&name=image-png-Nov-13-2025-01-33-38-6716-PM.png) Now as an admin if you are re-imaging a machine you can simply activate PQD with the new key or if you continue following you can send the new key to the coach via email - to do so you will **click on the 3 ellipses** next to their user account ![](https://help.proquickdraw.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Nov-13-2025-01-35-56-7907-PM.png?width=670&height=122&name=image-png-Nov-13-2025-01-35-56-7907-PM.png) Click on **Send Key to User** from the menu ![](https://help.proquickdraw.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Nov-13-2025-01-36-18-8317-PM.png?width=259&height=243&name=image-png-Nov-13-2025-01-36-18-8317-PM.png) Click **Yes** to send the key to the user ![](https://help.proquickdraw.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Nov-13-2025-01-37-12-5650-PM.png?width=260&height=212&name=image-png-Nov-13-2025-01-37-12-5650-PM.png) They will receive an email containing the key to activate PQD again   ##### User Self-Service Once logged into the Dashboard as a coach under the main **My License section click on the refresh icon under Key Options** ![](https://help.proquickdraw.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Nov-13-2025-01-41-25-3363-PM.png?width=571&height=250&name=image-png-Nov-13-2025-01-41-25-3363-PM.png) Click **Yes** to generate the new key ![](https://help.proquickdraw.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Nov-13-2025-01-42-05-9684-PM.png?width=281&height=227&name=image-png-Nov-13-2025-01-42-05-9684-PM.png) You will then notice the new key has been generated ![](https://help.proquickdraw.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Nov-13-2025-01-43-18-9732-PM.png?width=582&height=253&name=image-png-Nov-13-2025-01-43-18-9732-PM.png) ### Who is my account owner? 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