How to change my active directory

Question

I created an Azure account so that I could use some of the free services for my own personal projects. When I log into my Azure portal I see that my directory and domain are my old University and I'm not sure how or why. How do I change it and what should my directory look like if it's just for a personal account? Sorry if that doesn't make sense, I'm quite new to Azure.

Answer 1

@Shazeab Ayub ,

If you want to leave your university's domain, you can follow these steps:

If you attempted to use the "leave tenant" button in the Microsoft Entra portal and your account is a personal Microsoft account that is a guest user of that tenant, you need to leave the directory using the My Account page instead.

If this is the case, you need to follow these instructions to leave the tenant:

• Turn off all incognito or private session on your browser.
• Start a new incognito or private session on your browser.
• Copy this URL https://myaccount.microsoft.com/?tenant=microsoft.onmicrosoft.com to your private browser.
• Login with your Hotmail account.
• If you land on the My Access page, click your account avatar on the top right corner and click View Account.
• Find the Organizations section and click Manage Organizations.
• In the Organizations page, you will find the associated organization of your personal account here.
• If the administrator of this organization allows guest users to leave on their own, you will see a Leave button on the right side. If not, you have to contact the admin of this organization to manually remove you.
• Click Leave.

Leave an organization as a guest user - Microsoft Entra External ID | Microsoft Learn

 

If you want to change your Azure/Entra ID directory, you need to follow these steps:

1. Sign in to the Azure portal.
2. In the top right corner of the portal, click on your account name.
3. Click on "Switch Directory".
4. Select the directory you want to switch to from the list of directories.
5. Click on "Switch".

If you get redirected back to your default directory, you can change your default directory in the same gear settings section, or you can navigate to the direct link of your personal tenant: If you get redirected back to your default directory, you can change your default directory in the same gear settings section, or you can navigate to the direct link of your personal tenant:

https://portal.azure.com/yourtenant.onmicrosoft.com

or https://portal.azure.com/tenantID

Your personal directory should look like a unique name that you have chosen for your personal account. If you have not created a new directory, you can create one by following the steps below:

1. Sign in to the Azure portal.
2. Click on "Create a resource".
3. Search for "Microsoft Entra ID".
4. Click on "Create".
5. Fill in the required information for your new directory.
6. Click on "Create".

Let me know if this helps and if you still face any issues.

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