How do I activate a trial Entra ID P2 license?

Question

I created a new Azure tenant and tried to activate my Entra ID P2 trial license.

However, I was presented with a "Microsoft Entra ID P2 Trial" window asking for my email address.

I was able to create a new account from the window that appeared.

However, the Entra ID P2 license was not activated for the corresponding Azure tenant.

Even after logging into the Azure tenant with the newly created account,

Similarly, the Entra ID P2 trial license could not be activated.

How do I activate a trial Entra ID P2 license?

Answer 1

Hi @MT , please try the following steps:

1. Go to the Entra ID website and sign up for a trial license.
2. Once you have received the license key, log in to the Azure portal.
3. In the Azure portal, go to the Azure Active Directory service.
4. Click on the "Licenses" tab and then click on "All products".
5. Click on "Entra ID P2" and then click on "Assign".
6. Select the user or group that you want to assign the license to and click on "Assign".
7. The license should now be activated for the selected user or group.

If this still doesn't work please let me know and I can open a free support ticket for you.

Please let me know if you have any questions and I can help you further.

If this answer helps you please mark "Accept Answer" so other users can reference it.

Thank you,

James