Not sure what a 'clocking session' is; are you just saying it took a long time?
Is your PC managed by GPO (work PC likely)? If so, they very well could have it specifically configured and any change could cause issues.
If not, the following tool will purge the application.
**IMPORTANT** Please save any open documents/work and close out all of your applications including browsers.
Please follow this link:
http://sd.stardock.com/zubaz/apps/Purge_StartALL.bat
Save the file to your desktop, right click it and select "Run as Administrator" if you're on Vista/7/8/8.1/10
http://screencast.com/t/Zv5LzdG8W8
When run from Windows 8/10, you may be notified that Windows is protecting your PC. Select "More info" and then "Run anyway".
Reboot the computer and reinstall the application. Note: It is important to get the most recent version of the application.
For getting your product, key and activation instructions, please see the following:
https://esupport.stardock.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/104/101/how-can-i-get-my-registration-information-again
Please DO NOT change any of the default settings until you verify that the application is running as expected in its default state.