# PyKX license error

**URL:** <https://forum.kx.com/t/pykx-license-error/13192>\
**Category:** Community Support\
**Tags:** pykx, imported\
**Created:** [July 11, 2023, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/pykx-license-error/13192 "2023-07-11T00:00:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![jhgkinds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jhgkinds](https://forum.kx.com/u/jhgkinds)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2023, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/pykx-license-error/13192/1 "2023-07-11T00:00:00Z")

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Dear KX community,

 

I did a fresh install of q on windows with a new license file.

 

Q works ok.

 

But after installing PyKX v1.6 it remains saying "Failed to initialize PyKX fully licensed functionality.  
To access all functionality of PyKX please download an evaluation license from [https://kx.com/kdb-insights-personal-edition-license-download/](https://kx.com/kdb-insights-personal-edition-license-download/")  
Full installation instructions can be found at [https://code.kx.com/pykx/getting-started/installing.html](https://code.kx.com/pykx/getting-started/installing.html")  
Falling back to unlicensed mode, which has limited functionality.  
Refer to [https://code.kx.com/pykx/user-guide/advanced/modes.html](https://code.kx.com/pykx/user-guide/advanced/modes.html") for more information on licensed vs unlicensed modalities.  
Captured output from initialization attempt:  
'2023.07.11T21:46:14.219 licence error: k4.lic

 

I have put QLIC and QHOME in my environment variables, but nothing helps.

 

Any solution?