# 32-bit license error

**URL:** <https://forum.kx.com/t/32-bit-license-error/15441>\
**Category:** Community Support\
**Tags:** kdb-and-q\
**Created:** [March 16, 2026, 9:25am UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/32-bit-license-error/15441 "2026-03-16T09:25:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![haclb123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8e8cbc/32.png) [@haclb123](https://forum.kx.com/u/haclb123)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 9:25am UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/32-bit-license-error/15441/1 "2026-03-16T09:25:37Z")

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I need use kdb/q without internet and I follow the steps, but it still returned “license error: k4.lic“.

 ![1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/kx/original/1X/4dde2fdfbab338f285bdef09b2d45ae8018876ab.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![rocuinneagain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forum.kx.com/rocuinneagain/32/287_2.png) [@rocuinneagain](https://forum.kx.com/u/rocuinneagain)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 10:01am UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/32-bit-license-error/15441/2 "2026-03-16T10:01:08Z")

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The 32 bit version is no longer available.

You can use KDB-X offline, download it from the [KX Developer Experience](https://developer.kx.com/products/kdb-x/install).