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If this device was supplied with win11 pre-installed and it was corporate win version, its linked to their corparate MS Account, and as such cannot be activated.
That being the case you would need to buy a retail win version
How to activate window
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I bought my system from someone and I created a new microsoft account, I tried to activate my windows but its not working so using the directions I found here, I was able to get recover the product key but its not marching the organsation server. What should I do because I have the product key already?
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Licensing and activation
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EmilyS726 271.5K Reputation points Independent Advisor2025-08-29T21:09:45.12+00:00 Can you please type cmd in the search on the taskbar and hit enter to launch command prompt, then run the following command:
slmgr /dlvThen share a screenshot please. Thanks!