Activate windows - go to settings to activate windows

I just noticed my desktop bottom right corner a watermark with 'Activate windows - go to settings to activate windows'. I am running Windows 11 Pro. V.22H2 (OS Build 22621.3155). What cause this watermark I am not very sure. I am running Windows 11in SSD Hard Drive. When I go to setting, system in activation it say 'not active' but earlier it is active. I am not sure whether the windows updates playing with it. Please do the needful. Thanks

Open cmd/powershell/terminal with admin & enter:
slmgr.vbs /dlv
Post the result here.

Thanks Bastet, I do not know how to use powershell method but using CMD command I got a popup with details of the OS. Is this what you wanted I could not copy the text but I did a snipping of it.

What we really need to know is highlighted below:

Here it is as requested.
NAME: Windows Professional Edition
DESCRIPTION. Windows OS Volume kmsclient channel
PRODUCT KEY CHANNEL: GVLK
PARTIAL PRODUCT KEY: T3CX

malcheeleng said:

Here it is as requested.
NAME: Windows Professional Edition
DESCRIPTION. Windows OS Volume kmsclient channel
PRODUCT KEY CHANNEL: GVLK
PARTIAL PRODUCT KEY: T3CX

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Hmmm - that shows you had been activated with a dodgy volume licence key (gvlk) which is essentialy a pirated key.

Where did you get the key? You could try contacting person who sold the key but this rarely works.

Your only realistic option ia to buy a legitimate key.

malcheeleng said:

Here it is as requested.
NAME: Windows Professional Edition
DESCRIPTION. Windows OS Volume kmsclient channel
PRODUCT KEY CHANNEL: GVLK
PARTIAL PRODUCT KEY: T3CX

Click to expand...

As I expected Windows was activated with a volume key so most likely has been blocked by Microsoft for being used multiple times - probably the key was sold to several people.
Your only option is the purchase a genuine key or install the version which came with the pc, usually Home.

Yep, basically a scheme to obtain an illegitimate activation of Windows.