How to Fix Windows 8 Activation Error 0x8007007b or 0x8007232b
If you get the activation error “0x8007007b” or “0x8007232b” when you try to activate your Windows 8, then probably you use a generic Windows 8 product key during installation and the activation wizard cannot find a valid KMS (Key Management Server) to activate your copy.
This tutorial is written to help users to bypass the “Windows Activation Error Code: 0x8007232b or 0x8007007B” and activate their Windows 8 without errors. The only requirement to bypass this error is to own a valid Windows 8 product key at your disposal and change (or Re-Enter it) at your current Windows 8 installation.
The full Windows 8 Activation Error Code 0x8007007B & 0x8007232B messages are:
Windows Activation Error Code: 0x8007007B
“Windows couldn’t be activated
Go to Control Panel to learn other ways to activate.
Error code: 0x8007007B
Error description: The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.”
Windows Activation Error Code: 0x8007232B
“Windows couldn’t be activated
Key management services (KMS) host could not be located in domain name system (DNS), please have your system adminstrator verify that a KMS is published correctly in DNS.
Error code: 0x8007232B
Error Description: DNS name does not exist.”
How to Fix Windows 8 Activation Error 0x8007232B or 0x8007007B.
Method 1: Change the Windows 8 Product key using GUI & Activate Windows 8.
How to change (re-Enter) the Windows 8 Product key using GUI.
1. Close all open programs.
2. Right-click at the screen’s bottom-left corner and from the pop-up menu, choose "Run”.
3. Inside the “Run” command box type: slui 3 & press “OK”
4. Type your valid product key and then press “Activate”.
5. Wait until your Windows 8 copy is successfully activated.
Method 2: Change the Windows 8 Product key using Command Prompt & Activate Windows 8.
How to change (re-Enter) the Windows 8 Product key using Command Prompt.
1. Close all open programs.
2. Right-click at the screen’s bottom-left corner and from the pop-up menu, choose "Command Prompt (Admin).”
3. Press “Yes” to UAC warning if asked.
4a. Inside command prompt window type the following command and press “Enter”
- slmgr.vbs -ipk xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx
(Where “xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx” is your own valid product key)
4b. Now it’s time to activate Windows 8. Type the following command and press “Enter”
- slmgr.vbs /ato
5. Wait until your Windows 8 copy is successfully activated.
That’s it!
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jes
June 30, 2017 @ 1:36 pm
Thanks, the slui 3 option worked for me on win7 in a Vm
Isabel
February 11, 2017 @ 12:22 pm
I lost the product key for my Windows 8 pro build 9200
so I followed ur instructions to where its requiring me to enter the previous product key which I nolonger have what should I do now
lakonst
February 11, 2017 @ 2:46 pm
@@Isabel: To continue you must find your product key, If you cannot, see if you can Skip the product key requirement stage and continue to installation. When the installation is completed, your Windows 8 will be activated automatically if you have previously activated them.
Gaurav Sahitya
December 27, 2016 @ 1:35 pm
is it necessary to download the batch file of windows 8 before activating the windows
Ed Saunders
June 27, 2016 @ 8:12 pm
I used method 1 and it worked the first time. I had been trying to figure out how to get this product key in on Windows 8.0 pro 64 for two weeks. Thanks Ed Saunders
Dave Bern
March 16, 2016 @ 10:31 am
Method 2 worked for me. Thanks!
Fraser Chen
February 1, 2016 @ 8:49 pm
i installed window8.1 by the CD borrowed from my unervisity
i don't have the product key
Plz tell me how to fix it
i also can't activate my windows
lakonst
February 2, 2016 @ 10:19 am
@Fraser Chen: You must have a product key to activate Windows. I can't help with that!
Mohammed AlFadhel
July 28, 2015 @ 9:33 pm
In addition to Colins information, you could try phone activation too:
Activate Windows 7 manually:
1. Click Start, and in the Search box type : slui.exe 4
2. Press ENTER on your Keyboard
3. Select your Country.
4. Select the Phone Activation option, and hold on for a real person.
Peter Penas
May 1, 2015 @ 2:37 pm
Both ways works perfectly.
GUNAJI NIVRUTTI SURYAJI
February 9, 2015 @ 5:32 pm
Thank you so much! I used Method 2 and it worked perfectly for me
reginaldo barbosa leao
January 3, 2015 @ 2:37 am
não ativa o Windows 8 enterprise
Dejan
December 17, 2014 @ 2:48 pm
I used Method 1; perfectly works! Thxs!
Akhila
November 27, 2014 @ 5:54 am
I tried all this 2 methods but the slui 3 command is not opening the pop up window for activation then what to do to overcome this problem
lakonst
November 27, 2014 @ 5:04 pm
@Akhila: you have a legal Windows 8 copy & product key?
Jason
November 13, 2014 @ 2:07 pm
Thank you so much! I used Method 2 and it worked perfectly for me
SirOfSlur
October 6, 2014 @ 4:12 am
nope didn't work, anyone got any other ideas??!!
Utkarsh
September 28, 2014 @ 5:53 pm
Both the ways r not working !! still there is an error code 0x8007007B !!
rick
September 6, 2014 @ 9:59 pm
Like would this erase all my personnel data from my pc ?
lakonst
September 7, 2014 @ 2:48 pm
Of course not!
kingjames
August 27, 2014 @ 11:02 pm
After trying the first method, I cannot type or copy-paste my product key in the WIndows Activation screen because 'certain characters are invalid' ex. I type the number '0' and a bubble pops out saying 'Character isn't valid: Some of these characters can't appear in a product key'. Any ideas as to how to get around this?
lakonst
August 31, 2014 @ 10:15 am
Probably you have installed a different version than the one that concerns your product key.
Emad
August 20, 2014 @ 12:58 am
100*100 works thank u
krips
August 13, 2014 @ 10:28 am
it does not work again showing the same error
Saurabh
July 31, 2014 @ 9:01 pm
ya same here also…even I tried two times ..it doesn't works
Nagaraj Shenoy
July 20, 2014 @ 8:36 pm
i tried these two steps but windows 8 pro is not activate. same error is occured. how to fix this problem