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NEED THIS ACCOUNT CLOSED IN MICROSOFT 365 BUSINESS PLEASE HELP ASAP [Moderator note: Personally Identifiable Information removed] @DCFAPS401.onmicrosoft.com

Answer 1

Hi Regina,

Could you please confirm whether you would like to:

1. Delete only the mentioned user account, or
2. Close and permanently delete the entire Microsoft 365 Business tenant/account (DCFAPS401.onmicrosoft.com)?

If you only want to remove the user account, please follow the steps in the article below:

• Delete a user from your organization - Microsoft 365 admin | Microsoft Learn

If you want to close the entire Microsoft 365 Business account and remove the tenant, please refer to:

• Close your Microsoft business account | Microsoft Learn

If you have any issue while following article instructions, please reply so I can better assist you. Thank you for your cooperation.

Answer 2

Closing the Microsoft 365 business account requires canceling its subscriptions and then deleting its Microsoft Entra tenant while signed in as a Global Administrator.

Do not post the tenant name or sign-in address publicly. Edit the question to remove the identifier already included.

1. Preserve anything needed

Closing the account permanently deletes subscriptions, licenses, payment methods, users, and organizational data. Back up required email, OneDrive, and SharePoint data before proceeding.^1^

2. Cancel every subscription

1. Sign in to the Microsoft 365 admin center with the business account.
2. Open:
   • Simplified view: Subscriptions
   • Dashboard view: Billing → Your products
3. If a custom domain was added, remove it before cancellation.
4. Select each active subscription and choose Cancel subscription.[^2^](https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/commerce/subscriptions/[Subscription ID] "Cancel your subscription in the Microsoft 365 admin center")

Required permissions depend on the billing account:

• MCA: Billing account owner/contributor or Billing profile owner/contributor.
• MOSA: At least Billing Administrator.
• A Global Administrator is required for the final tenant closure.

For an MCA subscription outside its cancellation window, immediate cancellation might not be available. Turn recurring billing Off and allow the subscription to expire at the end of its term. An annual commitment paid monthly can continue billing for the remainder of that term.[^2^](https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/commerce/subscriptions/[Subscription ID] "Cancel your subscription in the Microsoft 365 admin center")

3. Delete eligible subscriptions

For each subscription that can be manually deleted:

1. Go to Billing → Your products.
2. Set Subscription status to All if the canceled subscription is not displayed.
3. Select Delete for the subscription.
4. Accept the terms and select Delete subscription.
5. Wait 72 hours for it to reach the Deprovisioned state.^3^

Deletion is destructive. Explicitly deleting a subscription can immediately delete SharePoint Online and OneDrive content.[^2^](https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/commerce/subscriptions/[Subscription ID] "Cancel your subscription in the Microsoft 365 admin center")

An MCA disabled subscription might not offer manual deletion; it is deleted at the end of its agreed term.^1^

4. Prepare and delete the tenant

1. Delete every user except the Global Administrator performing the closure.
   • If users are synchronized from on-premises Active Directory, turn off synchronization first.
2. Disable multifactor authentication for all remaining accounts except that Global Administrator.
3. After all Microsoft 365 subscriptions are Deprovisioned, open the Microsoft Entra admin center.
4. Select Microsoft Entra ID → Manage tenants.
5. Select the tenant and then Delete.
6. Resolve every failed prerequisite check and select Delete again.^3^

Common blockers include outstanding invoices, other users, applications, custom domains, linked Azure or Microsoft Online subscriptions, and MFA providers. The tenant cannot be deleted until these are cleared.^3^

If sign-in or permissions are unavailable

This forum cannot close the account or access its billing records. Contact Microsoft business support and request tenant/account recovery and closure. Be prepared to provide the tenant domain, administrator details, billing records, and proof of ownership. Microsoft must verify ownership before recovering administrative access or terminating the tenant.^4^

If the account was created without authorization, also report it as fraudulent account creation, dispute unauthorized charges with the payment provider, and ask Microsoft support to escalate the case to the Data Protection Team.^5^

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References

1. Close your Microsoft business account
2. [Cancel your subscription in the Microsoft 365 admin center](https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/commerce/subscriptions/[Subscription ID])
3. Delete a tenant in Microsoft Entra ID
4. Microsoft 365 for Business - can't log in to cancel - Microsoft Q&A
5. How do I close an account not created by me for which I am receiving emails from Microsoft? - Microsoft Q&A