The License File Selected Appears To Be Invalid Matlab [patched] -

activate_matlab.exe -propertiesFile "C:\path\to\license.lic"

A surprisingly common cause is line break corruption. License files are Unix-style (LF) by nature. If you open and save the file with Windows Notepad or a basic text editor, it may insert extra Carriage Return (CR) characters, breaking the parser. the license file selected appears to be invalid matlab