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title: "Licensing"
slug: "edge-dx-licensing"
updated: 2025-09-02T15:52:01Z
published: 2025-09-02T15:52:01Z
canonical: "support.controlup.com/edge-dx-licensing"
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# Licensing

Each device that is connected to your environment with the ControlUp for Desktops Agent uses 1 license.

To see your license details and current usage, go to the [**Subscription** page](/v1/docs/what-is-the-new-subscription-feature).

## Delete Devices

If you delete a device from your environment, the license is returned. You can use that license to connect to a different device. Device data history is lost if you delete a device.

Deleted devices can reconnect to your environmentA deleted device will reconnect to your environment if the Agent is installed and running on the device, and the Agent configuration (tenant name and device registration code) is still valid.  
  
To prevent a deleted device from reconnecting to your environment, you need to stop or uninstall the Agent on the device.  

**To delete devices****:**

1. Go to the Devices Details grid.
2. Select the devices you want to delete using the checkboxes next to the device names.
3. Click the delete icon at the top of the grid.![Delete button highlighted.](https://cdn.document360.io/098100b7-b9da-4bea-b4b9-017140ab863e/Images/Documentation/DeleteIcon.png)
4. Confirm that you want to delete the devices by typing "DELETE".
5. Click **Delete.**

### Automatically Delete Inactive Devices

You can automatically delete devices that have not communicated with your environment for a specified duration.

See when your devices have last communicatedThe **Online** column in the Devices dashboard grid shows the time since the last Agent communication for each device. Note that devices are considered **offline** if they have not communicated with your environment for at least 1 hour.

**To automatically delete inactive devices:**

1. Go to **Configuration > Settings > Maintenance**.![Maintenance settings page in ControlUp for Desktops.](https://cdn.document360.io/098100b7-b9da-4bea-b4b9-017140ab863e/Images/Documentation/AutomaticallyDeleteDevices.png)
2. Enable **Remove Devices that have had no communication for x day(s)**.
3. Use the slider to change the required inactivity duration.