Hi Hamish,
I guess it’s too late now but you can minimize the progress bar.
Whether the activation works during processing, I don’t know.
I also have the issue with auto extension of the license.
Automatic renewal not working
After a while I gathered that there seems to be a window of 2 days for that.
If you miss it (weekend) and open RC after expiration, you need to type in your details again.
Security precautions are rather strict… 