Kev999
I've now updated BA to 3.0.8 and CbB to 21.04.1 build 28. It created new duplicate shortcuts on the desktop. CbB is still in demo mode (of course).

you could try running a tool like fiddler to see if something in the "phone home" call isn't happening, or fails, for some obscure reason?

Is reinstalling twice mandatory? Because thats silly.
 
I installed first time via the bandlab app. Then it went into demo mode and I dont know wtf. Will uninstall again, but this is pretty cooked.  I'm gonna go ahead and assume this bandlab app hasn't quite been through the QA cycle yet :/

Maybe best not label this beta yet folks. Sonar users might think its ready.

Ugh. And now the second install button (On the window where you chose the extras to install) won't click down. Come on guys, fix your stuff!

Almost two months after the launch of the CWBL, still in demonstration mode

Thank you for fixing! BL Assistant 3.10 and 2018.05 (Build 19) did it! Simply followed the update instruction from BL Assistant 3.09. The software did the rest.

Been away from recording for months and when I fired up cakewalk again today I heard the "news". Regardless, I started yet another account with a social media site, downloaded and installed CWbB through BLA aaaaaaand.... you guessed it. Demo mode. 
 
I guess I can be blamed for not deactivating firewall or running BLA in administrator mode or something. My point is, I followed instructions from BL explicitly and the problem still exists. I'm also curious why someone programmed a message to appear as a notification to activate via BLA when this clearly isn't the solution. 

crandalp, did you use Facebook to sign-in or did you create a Bandlab account and use that to log in?

I created a bandlab account and signed in from there. 

The latest BandLab Assistant update (3.2.1) seems to have fixed the problem. CbB is finally out of demo mode.

This is really off-putting! Having been a Cakewalk Sonar user for 10+ years I was happy to see that the program was picked up and that there actually seems to be periodical releases again. But after installing it through the BandLab Assistent app only to end up in demo mode limbo with save disabled, a "Please activate via BandLab Assistant"-message and a "Learn more"-link to this unhelpful page: help.cakewalk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002692134
 
This experience really makes me consider moving on to another DAW instead.