# Terminate Microsoft 365 subscription
This tutorial describes how you can cancel a subscription by placing a termination order for that subscription.
### Prerequisites
Before starting this tutorial, make sure that the subscription you want to terminate is active. Make sure that the corresponding agreement is also active.
### Terminating subscriptions
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**Start the subscription termination process**
To start the process:
1. Go to **Marketplace** > **Subscriptions**.
2. Select the subscription you want to terminate.
3. On the **subscription details** page, select the arrow 
, then choose **Terminate**.
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**Follow the steps to terminate the subscription**
In the **Terminate Subscription** wizard, complete the following steps:
1. **Items** - Check that the new quantity field displays the value as 0. When done, select **Next**.
2. **Details** - Enter the reference information for this order, then select **Next**
3. **Review** - Select **Place order**. A termination order is created for the subscription and submitted to the vendor for processing.
4. **Summary** - Select **View order** to open the order details page. Otherwise, select **Close**.
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### Next steps
When your order is being processed, the subscription and the agreement are shown as **Updating**. You cannot place any additional orders under this agreement.
Once the termination order has been processed, the status of the subscription changes to **Terminated**.
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