Hi @glennloopez, here you find a workaround to disable the elicenser access permanently to prevent the error message in the Activation Manager: Cubase 13 - "An eLicenser problem occured" from SAM - #8 by SKnapp
This is independent from the eLicenser Control Center which is installed when you launch the Download Assistant - so there is no way yet to prevent that it is installed everytime you launch it.