Error Fix: 'Cannot Activate PairTrade Finder® in a Virtual Machine or Hypervisor' Solution

Sometimes PairTrade Finder's license key security software will produce this message when activating on a real machine (depends on end-user system configuration).  If you receive this message (see below) please email us on support@pairtradefinder.com and we will edit your key to allow activation.  Apologies for the inconvenience.

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