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Disconnect your organization from Microsoft Entra ID

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Azure DevOps Services

To stop using your organization's Microsoft Entra ID and return to signing in with Microsoft accounts, you need to disconnect your organization from the directory. This process reverts the authentication method for your organization, allowing users to sign in using their Microsoft accounts instead of Microsoft Entra ID. You might disconnect if you no longer require the centralized management and security features provided by Microsoft Entra ID or if you need to simplify the sign-in process for your users. Follow the steps in this article to disconnect your organization from Microsoft Entra ID and switch back to using Microsoft accounts for authentication.

For more information about using Microsoft Entra ID with Azure DevOps, see the conceptual overview.

Prerequisites

  • Permissions: Add your Microsoft account to the Project Collection Administrator group in the Organization settings.
  • Organization owner: Change the organization owner to a Microsoft account instead of a school or work account. Ensure that your work or school account has the same email address as your Microsoft account; otherwise, you can't sign in to your organization.

What happens to current users? Users can migrate everything except work history. They can reconnect Visual Studio subscriptions and have their access levels reassigned to their new identities.

Important

If you want to connect your organization to a different Microsoft Entra ID, first disconnect any connected organizations from the original directory before deleting it. Once the new directory is established, connect your organization to it so users can regain access. For more information, see Connect your organization to Microsoft Entra ID or Change your organization connection to a different Microsoft Entra ID.

Disconnect organization from directory

  1. Sign in to your organization (https://dev.azure.com/{yourorganization}).

  2. Select gear icon Organization settings.

    Screenshot showing highlighted Organization settings button.

  3. Select Microsoft Entra ID, and then select Disconnect directory.

    Organization settings, disconnect directory

  4. Enter the name of your organization, and then select Disconnect.

    Screenshot showing Disconnection confirmation.

  5. Select Sign out.

    Screenshot showing Sign out button.

Your organization is disconnected from Microsoft Entra ID. Only users with Microsoft accounts can sign in.