How do I activate a free Entra ID P2 on my trial subscription

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How do I activate a free Entra ID P2 on my trial subscription

Phillip Putzback 21

I am trying to go through the instructions here:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/modules/allow-users-reset-their-password/4-exercise-set-up-self-service-password-reset

Go to Microsoft Entra ID > Password reset.
Select Get a free Premium trial to use this feature.
Under Microsoft Entra ID P2, expand Free trial, and select Activate.
Refresh the browser to see the Password reset - Properties page. You might need to refresh a few times.

When I click Activate, it starts taking me through a process to sign up for a new company. None of those steps are in the exercise. I am wondering if there is something wrong wtih my existing free trial.

Marilee Turscak-MSFT 37,206 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2024-04-26T22:11:07.1833333+00:00

Hi @Phillip Putzback ,

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Marilee Turscak-MSFT 37,206 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2024-04-26T22:11:07.1833333+00:00

Hi @Phillip Putzback ,

Just checking to see if you were able to get the information you were looking for? If the information helped resolve your question, please accept the answer. This will help us and improve searchability for others in the community who may be researching similar questions. Otherwise let us know if you have further questions.

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Marcin Policht 51,450 MVP Volunteer Moderator

This process no longer works as described. You need to provide a credit card number during trial activation and you need to be signed in by using an Entra ID cloud account (not a Microsoft account).

Details at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1612543/i-am-trying-to-activate-microsoft-entra-id-p2-tria

If the above response helps answer your question, remember to "Accept Answer" so that others in the community facing similar issues can easily find the solution. Your contribution is highly appreciated.

hth

Marcin

Phillip Putzback 21 Reputation points

2024-04-26T22:24:04.71+00:00

I can't use that solution since I had a trial a couple of years ago for a different certification. I can't even delete that directory or tenant. I get an error that I don't have enough permissions. It appears all they did was reinstate my old subscription and extended it 12 more months.
Marcin Policht 51,450 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2024-04-27T01:30:14.7633333+00:00

If so, then your remaining options are documented at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/fundamentals/get-started-premium

Otherwise, you might want to review other MS Learn training modules dedicated to Entra ID available at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/browse/

If the above response helps answer your question, remember to "Accept Answer" so that others in the community facing similar issues can easily find the solution. Your contribution is highly appreciated.

hth

Marcin

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