Step 1–activate -done.
Step 2- Uncheck launch at user login - Done
Step 3 - Quit - Done
Step 4 - Launch and check – Still good !
Adding Step 5 – Rebooting - Still Valid
Step 6 - check launch at User Login, reboot - Still Good

When it first started doing this and required an activation the Code was different than the one I used for this troubleshoot. I believe the first code was a ‘temp’ code?
If so I understand the behavior but that still leaves why secure line lost the activation code leaving the activation code field blank initially.

Could CleanMyMac do something (delete a file) ? This is the only thing I’m aware of that was done before the hiccup.
Steve - Tripod2g