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AnyDesk-Reset.cmd
@echo off & setlocal enableextensions
title Reset AnyDesk
reg query HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-19 >NUL || (echo Please Run as administrator.& pause >NUL&exit)
chcp 437
call :stop_any
del /f "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\AnyDesk\service.conf"
del /f "%APPDATA%\AnyDesk\service.conf"
copy /y "%APPDATA%\AnyDesk\user.conf" "%temp%\"
rd /s /q "%temp%\thumbnails" 2>NUL
xcopy /c /e /h /r /y /i /k "%APPDATA%\AnyDesk\thumbnails" "%temp%\thumbnails"
del /f /a /q "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\AnyDesk\*"
del /f /a /q "%APPDATA%\AnyDesk\*"
call :start_any
:lic
type "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\AnyDesk\system.conf" | find "ad.anynet.id=" || goto lic
call :stop_any
move /y "%temp%\user.conf" "%APPDATA%\AnyDesk\user.conf"
xcopy /c /e /h /r /y /i /k "%temp%\thumbnails" "%APPDATA%\AnyDesk\thumbnails"
rd /s /q "%temp%\thumbnails"
call :start_any
echo *********
echo Completed.
echo(
goto :eof
:start_any
sc start AnyDesk
sc start AnyDesk
if %errorlevel% neq 1056 goto start_any
set AnyDesk1=%SystemDrive%\Program Files (x86)\AnyDesk\AnyDesk.exe
set AnyDesk2=%SystemDrive%\Program Files\AnyDesk\AnyDesk.exe
if exist "%AnyDesk1%" start "" "%AnyDesk1%"
if exist "%AnyDesk2%" start "" "%AnyDesk2%"
exit /b
:stop_any
sc stop AnyDesk
sc stop AnyDesk
if %errorlevel% neq 1062 goto stop_any
taskkill /f /im "AnyDesk.exe"
exit /b
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AR-69 commented Jul 9, 2025

All methods doesn't seem to work any more for me.
I used to just delete the following two files:
"C:\ProgramData\AnyDesk\system.conf"
"C:\ProgramData\AnyDesk\service.conf"

and it would work. Now that is not the case anymore. Even with all the scripts provided here, none of them worked.
Each time Anydesk tries to connect to the network it fails and I get "Disconnected from the network".
Anyone else having this issue as well?

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itikumyap commented Jul 22, 2025

i have the same issue like AR 69 above anything doesnt seems to work anymore

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melodiazz commented Jul 22, 2025

can we do this on macos?

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digitalonellc commented Jul 22, 2025

i have the same issue like AR 69 above anything doesnt seems to work anymore

Uninstall, change Mac address, run script, reinstall.

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TechMorgan commented Jul 24, 2025 •
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Can someone tell me whether the above code or the scripts below work?

https://github.com/henriquelucas/Reset-Licen-a-Anydesk
https://github.com/MKultra6969/AnyDesk-reset

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ugurkan-syntonym commented Aug 13, 2025

anyone for macos?

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digitalonellc commented Aug 13, 2025 •
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Can someone tell me whether the above code or the scripts below work?

https://github.com/henriquelucas/Reset-Licen-a-Anydesk https://github.com/MKultra6969/AnyDesk-reset

They work, use the ones in the comments. I added a post below with all the OS instructions.

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digitalonellc commented Aug 13, 2025 •
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Windows Instructions:

open terminal or cmd type notepad anydeskreset.bat

Paste the following, and after Run the batch file by double clicking or right click run as administrator.


:: BatchGotAdmin
:-------------------------------------
REM  --> Check for permissions
    IF "%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%" EQU "amd64" (
>nul 2>&1 "%SYSTEMROOT%\SysWOW64\cacls.exe" "%SYSTEMROOT%\SysWOW64\config\system"
) ELSE (
>nul 2>&1 "%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\cacls.exe" "%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\config\system"
)

REM --> If error flag set, we do not have admin.
if '%errorlevel%' NEQ '0' (
    echo Requesting administrative privileges...
    goto UACPrompt
) else ( goto gotAdmin )

:UACPrompt
    echo Set UAC = CreateObject^("Shell.Application"^) > "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"
    set params= %*
    echo UAC.ShellExecute "cmd.exe", "/c ""%~s0"" %params:"=""%", "", "runas", 1 >> "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"

    "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"
    del "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"
    exit /B

:gotAdmin
    pushd "%CD%"
    CD /D "%~dp0"

@echo off & setlocal enableextensions
title Reset AnyDesk
reg query HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-19 >NUL || (echo Please Run as administrator.& pause >NUL&exit)
chcp 437
call :stop_any
del /f "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\AnyDesk\service.conf"
del /f "%APPDATA%\AnyDesk\service.conf"
copy /y "%APPDATA%\AnyDesk\user.conf" "%temp%\"
rd /s /q "%temp%\thumbnails" 2>NUL
xcopy /c /e /h /r /y /i /k "%APPDATA%\AnyDesk\thumbnails" "%temp%\thumbnails"
del /f /a /q "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\AnyDesk\*"
del /f /a /q "%APPDATA%\AnyDesk\*"
call :start_any
:lic
type "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\AnyDesk\system.conf" | find "ad.anynet.id=" || goto lic
call :stop_any
move /y "%temp%\user.conf" "%APPDATA%\AnyDesk\user.conf"
xcopy /c /e /h /r /y /i /k "%temp%\thumbnails" "%APPDATA%\AnyDesk\thumbnails" 
rd /s /q "%temp%\thumbnails"
call :start_any
echo *********
echo Completed.
echo(
goto :eof
 
:start_any
sc start AnyDesk
sc start AnyDesk
if %errorlevel% neq 1056 goto start_any
set AnyDesk1=%SystemDrive%\Program Files (x86)\AnyDesk\AnyDesk.exe
set AnyDesk2=%SystemDrive%\Program Files\AnyDesk\AnyDesk.exe
if exist "%AnyDesk1%" start "" "%AnyDesk1%"
if exist "%AnyDesk2%" start "" "%AnyDesk2%"
exit /b
 
:stop_any
sc stop AnyDesk
sc stop AnyDesk
if %errorlevel% neq 1062 goto stop_any
taskkill /f /im "AnyDesk.exe"
exit /b

Linux instructions:

Open terminal



#use ifconfig to determine your wlan interface and use below to set random and permanent 
Replace your-interface-from-ifconfig with your interface name usually wlp3s0 wlan0, wlp0s0, etc.

ifconfig 
sudo ifconfig your-interface-from-ifconfig down
sudo apt -y install macchanger
sudo macchanger -r -b your-interface-from-ifconfig
sudo ifconfig your-interface-from-ifconfig up
rm -rf ~/.anydesk
sudo apt autopurge anydesk -y
sudo apt -y install anydesk

To make a shortcut to the script, sudo pico /sbin/resetanydesk and paste code above.
change the wlan interface and save to /sbin/resetanydesk by pressing ctrl +o in pico then ctrl +x to exit, then run
chmod +x /sbin/resetanydesk and run resetanydesk

MacOS:

Quit Anydesk
Remove Anydesk from Applications folder

Open terminal
type:

mv ~/.anydesk ~/.anydesk.old
rm -rf ~/.anydesk

sudo sh -c "curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/shilch/macchanger/master/macchanger.sh > /usr/local/bin/macchanger && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/macchanger"

route -n get default | grep interface

sudo macchanger -r - p your-interface-name-from-previous-step

Download, install and Start Any desk (if it shows no id or the id is 0) then do a Logout from your MacOS user

Login again and start Anydesk

to revert changes
rm -rf ~/.anydesk
mv ~/.anydesk.old ~/.anydesk

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GERENCIALG7 commented Aug 14, 2025 •
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boa tarde galera, não consigo tirar o 999 segundos do Anydesk de jeito nenhum fiz de tudo, apaguei na pasta progam data, nos registro e nada

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edersilvago commented Aug 19, 2025

Is there an improvement to this cmd so that it can preserve the AnyDesk Alias? This feature would be perfect.

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GERENCIALG7 commented Aug 19, 2025

boa tarde galera, não consigo tirar o 999 segundos do Anydesk de jeito nenhum fiz de tudo, apaguei na pasta progam data, nos registro e nada

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edersilvago commented Aug 21, 2025

boa tarde galera, não consigo tirar o 999 segundos do Anydesk de jeito nenhum fiz de tudo, apaguei na pasta progam data, nos registro e nada

Aqui eu faço da seguinte maneira, uso a versão 5.5.3, ela não dá banimento.

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Windows Instructions:

open terminal or cmd type notepad anydeskreset.bat

Paste the following, and after Run the batch file by double clicking or right click run as administrator.


:: BatchGotAdmin
:-------------------------------------
REM  --> Check for permissions
    IF "%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%" EQU "amd64" (
>nul 2>&1 "%SYSTEMROOT%\SysWOW64\cacls.exe" "%SYSTEMROOT%\SysWOW64\config\system"
) ELSE (
>nul 2>&1 "%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\cacls.exe" "%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\config\system"
)

REM --> If error flag set, we do not have admin.
if '%errorlevel%' NEQ '0' (
    echo Requesting administrative privileges...
    goto UACPrompt
) else ( goto gotAdmin )

:UACPrompt
    echo Set UAC = CreateObject^("Shell.Application"^) > "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"
    set params= %*
    echo UAC.ShellExecute "cmd.exe", "/c ""%~s0"" %params:"=""%", "", "runas", 1 >> "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"

    "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"
    del "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"
    exit /B

:gotAdmin
    pushd "%CD%"
    CD /D "%~dp0"

@echo off & setlocal enableextensions
title Reset AnyDesk
reg query HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-19 >NUL || (echo Please Run as administrator.& pause >NUL&exit)
chcp 437
call :stop_any
del /f "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\AnyDesk\service.conf"
del /f "%APPDATA%\AnyDesk\service.conf"
copy /y "%APPDATA%\AnyDesk\user.conf" "%temp%\"
rd /s /q "%temp%\thumbnails" 2>NUL
xcopy /c /e /h /r /y /i /k "%APPDATA%\AnyDesk\thumbnails" "%temp%\thumbnails"
del /f /a /q "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\AnyDesk\*"
del /f /a /q "%APPDATA%\AnyDesk\*"
call :start_any
:lic
type "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\AnyDesk\system.conf" | find "ad.anynet.id=" || goto lic
call :stop_any
move /y "%temp%\user.conf" "%APPDATA%\AnyDesk\user.conf"
xcopy /c /e /h /r /y /i /k "%temp%\thumbnails" "%APPDATA%\AnyDesk\thumbnails" 
rd /s /q "%temp%\thumbnails"
call :start_any
echo *********
echo Completed.
echo(
goto :eof
 
:start_any
sc start AnyDesk
sc start AnyDesk
if %errorlevel% neq 1056 goto start_any
set AnyDesk1=%SystemDrive%\Program Files (x86)\AnyDesk\AnyDesk.exe
set AnyDesk2=%SystemDrive%\Program Files\AnyDesk\AnyDesk.exe
if exist "%AnyDesk1%" start "" "%AnyDesk1%"
if exist "%AnyDesk2%" start "" "%AnyDesk2%"
exit /b
 
:stop_any
sc stop AnyDesk
sc stop AnyDesk
if %errorlevel% neq 1062 goto stop_any
taskkill /f /im "AnyDesk.exe"
exit /b

Linux instructions:

Open terminal



#use ifconfig to determine your wlan interface and use below to set random and permanent 
Replace your-interface-from-ifconfig with your interface name usually wlp3s0 wlan0, wlp0s0, etc.

ifconfig 
sudo ifconfig your-interface-from-ifconfig down
sudo apt -y install macchanger
sudo macchanger -r -b your-interface-from-ifconfig
sudo ifconfig your-interface-from-ifconfig up
rm -rf ~/.anydesk
sudo apt autopurge anydesk -y
sudo apt -y install anydesk

To make a shortcut to the script, sudo pico /sbin/resetanydesk and paste code above. change the wlan interface and save to /sbin/resetanydesk by pressing ctrl +o in pico then ctrl +x to exit, then run chmod +x /sbin/resetanydesk and run resetanydesk

MacOS:

Quit Anydesk Remove Anydesk from Applications folder

Open terminal type:

mv ~/.anydesk ~/.anydesk.old
rm -rf ~/.anydesk

sudo sh -c "curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/shilch/macchanger/master/macchanger.sh > /usr/local/bin/macchanger && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/macchanger"

route -n get default | grep interface

sudo macchanger -r - p your-interface-name-from-previous-step

Download, install and Start Any desk (if it shows no id or the id is 0) then do a Logout from your MacOS user

Login again and start Anydesk

to revert changes rm -rf ~/.anydesk mv ~/.anydesk.old ~/.anydesk

it does not work on MacOS. The ID was changed but still get the license notification.

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bruak commented Aug 27, 2025

#use ifconfig to determine your wlan interface and use below to set random and permanent
Replace your-interface-from-ifconfig with your interface name usually wlp3s0 wlan0, wlp0s0, etc.

ifconfig
sudo ifconfig your-interface-from-ifconfig down
sudo apt -y install macchanger
sudo macchanger -r -b your-interface-from-ifconfig
sudo ifconfig your-interface-from-ifconfig up
rm -rf ~/.anydesk
sudo apt autopurge anydesk -y
sudo apt -y install anydesk

still works, but i did with my wired connection ensp2n0

Windows Instructions:
open terminal or cmd type notepad anydeskreset.bat
Paste the following, and after Run the batch file by double clicking or right click run as administrator.


:: BatchGotAdmin
:-------------------------------------
REM  --> Check for permissions
    IF "%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%" EQU "amd64" (
>nul 2>&1 "%SYSTEMROOT%\SysWOW64\cacls.exe" "%SYSTEMROOT%\SysWOW64\config\system"
) ELSE (
>nul 2>&1 "%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\cacls.exe" "%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\config\system"
)

REM --> If error flag set, we do not have admin.
if '%errorlevel%' NEQ '0' (
    echo Requesting administrative privileges...
    goto UACPrompt
) else ( goto gotAdmin )

:UACPrompt
    echo Set UAC = CreateObject^("Shell.Application"^) > "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"
    set params= %*
    echo UAC.ShellExecute "cmd.exe", "/c ""%~s0"" %params:"=""%", "", "runas", 1 >> "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"

    "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"
    del "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"
    exit /B

:gotAdmin
    pushd "%CD%"
    CD /D "%~dp0"

@echo off & setlocal enableextensions
title Reset AnyDesk
reg query HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-19 >NUL || (echo Please Run as administrator.& pause >NUL&exit)
chcp 437
call :stop_any
del /f "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\AnyDesk\service.conf"
del /f "%APPDATA%\AnyDesk\service.conf"
copy /y "%APPDATA%\AnyDesk\user.conf" "%temp%\"
rd /s /q "%temp%\thumbnails" 2>NUL
xcopy /c /e /h /r /y /i /k "%APPDATA%\AnyDesk\thumbnails" "%temp%\thumbnails"
del /f /a /q "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\AnyDesk\*"
del /f /a /q "%APPDATA%\AnyDesk\*"
call :start_any
:lic
type "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\AnyDesk\system.conf" | find "ad.anynet.id=" || goto lic
call :stop_any
move /y "%temp%\user.conf" "%APPDATA%\AnyDesk\user.conf"
xcopy /c /e /h /r /y /i /k "%temp%\thumbnails" "%APPDATA%\AnyDesk\thumbnails" 
rd /s /q "%temp%\thumbnails"
call :start_any
echo *********
echo Completed.
echo(
goto :eof
 
:start_any
sc start AnyDesk
sc start AnyDesk
if %errorlevel% neq 1056 goto start_any
set AnyDesk1=%SystemDrive%\Program Files (x86)\AnyDesk\AnyDesk.exe
set AnyDesk2=%SystemDrive%\Program Files\AnyDesk\AnyDesk.exe
if exist "%AnyDesk1%" start "" "%AnyDesk1%"
if exist "%AnyDesk2%" start "" "%AnyDesk2%"
exit /b
 
:stop_any
sc stop AnyDesk
sc stop AnyDesk
if %errorlevel% neq 1062 goto stop_any
taskkill /f /im "AnyDesk.exe"
exit /b

Linux instructions:
Open terminal



#use ifconfig to determine your wlan interface and use below to set random and permanent 
Replace your-interface-from-ifconfig with your interface name usually wlp3s0 wlan0, wlp0s0, etc.

ifconfig 
sudo ifconfig your-interface-from-ifconfig down
sudo apt -y install macchanger
sudo macchanger -r -b your-interface-from-ifconfig
sudo ifconfig your-interface-from-ifconfig up
rm -rf ~/.anydesk
sudo apt autopurge anydesk -y
sudo apt -y install anydesk

To make a shortcut to the script, sudo pico /sbin/resetanydesk and paste code above. change the wlan interface and save to /sbin/resetanydesk by pressing ctrl +o in pico then ctrl +x to exit, then run chmod +x /sbin/resetanydesk and run resetanydesk
MacOS:
Quit Anydesk Remove Anydesk from Applications folder
Open terminal type:

mv ~/.anydesk ~/.anydesk.old
rm -rf ~/.anydesk

sudo sh -c "curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/shilch/macchanger/master/macchanger.sh > /usr/local/bin/macchanger && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/macchanger"

route -n get default | grep interface

sudo macchanger -r - p your-interface-name-from-previous-step

Download, install and Start Any desk (if it shows no id or the id is 0) then do a Logout from your MacOS user
Login again and start Anydesk
to revert changes rm -rf ~/.anydesk mv ~/.anydesk.old ~/.anydesk

it does not work on MacOS. The ID was changed but still get the license notification.

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JonnyMonk3y commented Oct 7, 2025

anyone for macos?

If you are on a Mac... Use the Screen Sharing App located in the Utilities folder... Don't have to use AnyDesk or any other...

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dashpops commented Oct 27, 2025

Linux instructions:

#use ifconfig to determine your wlan interface and use below to set random and burned in

sudo ifconfig wlp2s0 down sudo apt -y install macchanger sudo macchanger -r -b wlp2s0 sudo ifconfig wlp2s0 up rm -rf ~/.anydesk sudo apt autopurge anydesk -y sudo apt -y install anydesk

#save to /sbin/resetanydesk then chmod +x /sbin/resetanydesk and run resetanydesk

This will wipe your settings and hosts, if you want to save them: mv ~/.anydesk ~/.anydesk.old

I believe this no longer works, Im not on a wlan but on ethernet, not sure if that makes a difference though, Anydevk v7.1.0-1

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dashpops commented Oct 27, 2025

#use ifconfig to determine your wlan interface and use below to set random and permanent Replace your-interface-from-ifconfig with your interface name usually wlp3s0 wlan0, wlp0s0, etc.

ifconfig sudo ifconfig your-interface-from-ifconfig down sudo apt -y install macchanger sudo macchanger -r -b your-interface-from-ifconfig sudo ifconfig your-interface-from-ifconfig up rm -rf ~/.anydesk sudo apt autopurge anydesk -y sudo apt -y install anydesk

still works, but i did with my wired connection ensp2n0

Windows Instructions:
open terminal or cmd type notepad anydeskreset.bat
Paste the following, and after Run the batch file by double clicking or right click run as administrator.


:: BatchGotAdmin
:-------------------------------------
REM  --> Check for permissions
    IF "%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%" EQU "amd64" (
>nul 2>&1 "%SYSTEMROOT%\SysWOW64\cacls.exe" "%SYSTEMROOT%\SysWOW64\config\system"
) ELSE (
>nul 2>&1 "%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\cacls.exe" "%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\config\system"
)

REM --> If error flag set, we do not have admin.
if '%errorlevel%' NEQ '0' (
    echo Requesting administrative privileges...
    goto UACPrompt
) else ( goto gotAdmin )

:UACPrompt
    echo Set UAC = CreateObject^("Shell.Application"^) > "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"
    set params= %*
    echo UAC.ShellExecute "cmd.exe", "/c ""%~s0"" %params:"=""%", "", "runas", 1 >> "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"

    "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"
    del "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"
    exit /B

:gotAdmin
    pushd "%CD%"
    CD /D "%~dp0"

@echo off & setlocal enableextensions
title Reset AnyDesk
reg query HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-19 >NUL || (echo Please Run as administrator.& pause >NUL&exit)
chcp 437
call :stop_any
del /f "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\AnyDesk\service.conf"
del /f "%APPDATA%\AnyDesk\service.conf"
copy /y "%APPDATA%\AnyDesk\user.conf" "%temp%\"
rd /s /q "%temp%\thumbnails" 2>NUL
xcopy /c /e /h /r /y /i /k "%APPDATA%\AnyDesk\thumbnails" "%temp%\thumbnails"
del /f /a /q "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\AnyDesk\*"
del /f /a /q "%APPDATA%\AnyDesk\*"
call :start_any
:lic
type "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\AnyDesk\system.conf" | find "ad.anynet.id=" || goto lic
call :stop_any
move /y "%temp%\user.conf" "%APPDATA%\AnyDesk\user.conf"
xcopy /c /e /h /r /y /i /k "%temp%\thumbnails" "%APPDATA%\AnyDesk\thumbnails" 
rd /s /q "%temp%\thumbnails"
call :start_any
echo *********
echo Completed.
echo(
goto :eof
 
:start_any
sc start AnyDesk
sc start AnyDesk
if %errorlevel% neq 1056 goto start_any
set AnyDesk1=%SystemDrive%\Program Files (x86)\AnyDesk\AnyDesk.exe
set AnyDesk2=%SystemDrive%\Program Files\AnyDesk\AnyDesk.exe
if exist "%AnyDesk1%" start "" "%AnyDesk1%"
if exist "%AnyDesk2%" start "" "%AnyDesk2%"
exit /b
 
:stop_any
sc stop AnyDesk
sc stop AnyDesk
if %errorlevel% neq 1062 goto stop_any
taskkill /f /im "AnyDesk.exe"
exit /b

Linux instructions:
Open terminal



#use ifconfig to determine your wlan interface and use below to set random and permanent 
Replace your-interface-from-ifconfig with your interface name usually wlp3s0 wlan0, wlp0s0, etc.

ifconfig 
sudo ifconfig your-interface-from-ifconfig down
sudo apt -y install macchanger
sudo macchanger -r -b your-interface-from-ifconfig
sudo ifconfig your-interface-from-ifconfig up
rm -rf ~/.anydesk
sudo apt autopurge anydesk -y
sudo apt -y install anydesk

To make a shortcut to the script, sudo pico /sbin/resetanydesk and paste code above. change the wlan interface and save to /sbin/resetanydesk by pressing ctrl +o in pico then ctrl +x to exit, then run chmod +x /sbin/resetanydesk and run resetanydesk
MacOS:
Quit Anydesk Remove Anydesk from Applications folder
Open terminal type:

mv ~/.anydesk ~/.anydesk.old
rm -rf ~/.anydesk

sudo sh -c "curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/shilch/macchanger/master/macchanger.sh > /usr/local/bin/macchanger && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/macchanger"

route -n get default | grep interface

sudo macchanger -r - p your-interface-name-from-previous-step

Download, install and Start Any desk (if it shows no id or the id is 0) then do a Logout from your MacOS user
Login again and start Anydesk
to revert changes rm -rf ~/.anydesk mv ~/.anydesk.old ~/.anydesk

it does not work on MacOS. The ID was changed but still get the license notification.

Pinging you also as you mentioned some linux support in your comment :), this seems to no longer work as per my above comment

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otofoto commented Nov 19, 2025

Goes into endless loop:

`[SC] OpenService FAILED 1060:

The specified service does not exist as an installed service.`

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ROMANOFFCUR commented Nov 19, 2025

@echo off
setlocal enableextensions
title Reset AnyDesk ID

:: 1. Verificar permisos de Administrador
reg query HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-19 >NUL || (
echo Por favor, ejecuta este archivo como Administrador.
pause
exit
)

chcp 437 >NUL

echo Deteniendo AnyDesk...
call :stop_any

echo Realizando copia de seguridad de configuracion de usuario...
:: Borra ID antigua
del /f "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\AnyDesk\service.conf" 2>NUL
del /f "%APPDATA%\AnyDesk\service.conf" 2>NUL
del /f "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\AnyDesk\system.conf" 2>NUL
del /f "%APPDATA%\AnyDesk\system.conf" 2>NUL

:: Backup de preferencias y miniaturas
copy /y "%APPDATA%\AnyDesk\user.conf" "%temp%" >NUL 2>NUL
rd /s /q "%temp%\thumbnails" 2>NUL
xcopy /c /e /h /r /y /i /k "%APPDATA%\AnyDesk\thumbnails" "%temp%\thumbnails" >NUL 2>NUL

:: Limpieza de archivos
del /f /a /q "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\AnyDesk\ad_" 2>NUL
del /f /a /q "%APPDATA%\AnyDesk\ad_" 2>NUL

echo Reiniciando AnyDesk para generar nueva ID...
call :start_any

:: Espera a que se genere el archivo de sistema con la nueva ID
:lic
timeout /t 2 /nobreak >NUL
if exist "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\AnyDesk\system.conf" (
type "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\AnyDesk\system.conf" | find "ad.anynet.id=" >NUL
if !errorlevel! equ 0 goto restore
)
if exist "%APPDATA%\AnyDesk\system.conf" (
type "%APPDATA%\AnyDesk\system.conf" | find "ad.anynet.id=" >NUL
if !errorlevel! equ 0 goto restore
)
:: Si tarda mucho, salimos del bucle para no congelar
goto restore

:restore
echo Restaurando configuracion de usuario...
call :stop_any
move /y "%temp%\user.conf" "%APPDATA%\AnyDesk\user.conf" >NUL 2>NUL
xcopy /c /e /h /r /y /i /k "%temp%\thumbnails" "%APPDATA%\AnyDesk\thumbnails" >NUL 2>NUL
rd /s /q "%temp%\thumbnails" >NUL 2>NUL

echo Iniciando AnyDesk final...
call :start_any
echo *********
echo Completado.
echo(
pause
goto :eof

:: FUNCIONES

:start_any
:: Intenta iniciar servicio (si existe)
sc start AnyDesk >NUL 2>NUL
:: Busca ejecutables comunes
set AnyDesk1=%SystemDrive%\Program Files (x86)\AnyDesk\AnyDesk.exe
set AnyDesk2=%SystemDrive%\Program Files\AnyDesk\AnyDesk.exe
if exist "%AnyDesk1%" start "" "%AnyDesk1%"
if exist "%AnyDesk2%" start "" "%AnyDesk2%"
exit /b

:stop_any
:: Intenta detener servicio (sin bucle infinito)
sc stop AnyDesk >NUL 2>NUL
:: Mata el proceso forzosamente por si es portable
taskkill /f /im "AnyDesk.exe" >NUL 2>NUL
exit /b

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ROMANOFFCUR commented Nov 19, 2025

This file worked for me

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