Im running win 11 but but its not recognized as active

Tracy Carson 0 Reputation points
2025-11-30T19:40:12.92+00:00

when I tried to purchase windows 11 a message showed saying I am running windows 11, but when I try to active the account I get an error message saying 0x8007232b

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Install and upgrade
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  1. Alexandr S 100.9K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2025-11-30T20:38:34.97+00:00

    Hello, Tracy Carson.

    Please describe the problem in as much detail as possible and, if possible, with screenshots.

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  2. Sin-D 5,415 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
    2025-12-03T07:09:37.1966667+00:00

    Hi Tracy Carson,

    Thanks for reaching out to the Microsoft Q&A Forum. I understand that you are facing error 0x8007232b. Could you confirm whether your Windows version is for personal use or corporate use? If it is for corporate use, please make sure you are connected to your corporate network. Try run a command prompt as an administrator to manually specify the activation server: slmgr.vbs /skms <KMS_server_address>. Then, run to retry the activation:slmgr.vbs /ato

    If you're using a MAK key, go to Settings > Activation, select Change Product Key, and enter your key manually.

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