Complete Your Microsoft 365 or Microsoft Azure Activation

Finalize the activation of your Microsoft tenant.

For Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure under the Digital Workplace Essentials or Azure Simple offerings respectively, you must complete a final step once Guided Activation is complete.

This topic contains instructions for both Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure. You'll likely need to execute only one of these instructions depending on your purchase.

Activate Microsoft 365

If you purchased 365Simple or Digital Workplace Essentials, follow these steps to activate your tenant:

  1. From the main menu, navigate to Setup and select Cloud Tenant Setup.

  2. On the Cloud Tenant Setup page, locate the account that needs activation and select Activate Microsoft 365 in the Actions column.

  3. Enter your username and password on the Microsoft sign-in page. You must provide your Global Administrator credentials.

  4. Review the permissions and select Accept to grant consent.

On successful validation of your credentials, Microsoft 365 will be activated, and the activation status will change from Activation Required to Connected.

Activate Microsoft Azure

If you purchased AzureSimple, follow these steps to activate your subscription.

  1. From the main menu, navigate to Setup and select Cloud Tenant Setup.

  2. On the Cloud Tenant Setup page, locate the account that needs activation and select Activate Microsoft Azure in the Actions column.

  3. Enter your username and password on the Microsoft sign-in page. You must provide your Global Administrator credentials. You must have the Owner or User Access Administrator role for the subscription that you want to activate.

  4. Review the permissions and select Accept to grant consent.

On successful validation of your credentials, your account will be activated and the activation status will change from Activation Required to Connected.

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