Connect a Microsoft account

To use Azure Sphere, you must have a Microsoft account. To find out whether you have one, or to create a new account, see One account for all things Microsoft.

If you are setting up Azure Sphere for the first time you can register yourself as a new user:

1. Open a command-line interface using PowerShell, Windows Command Prompt, or Linux command shell.

2. Enter the following command, replacing <email-address> with your Microsoft account:

   Azure Sphere CLI

   azsphere register-user --new-user <email-address>
   

   For example:

   azsphere register-user --new-user myname@live.com
   

   Azure Sphere classic CLI

   azsphere register-user --newuser <email-address>
   

   For example:

   azsphere register-user --newuser myname@live.com
   

You can use this email address to sign in explicitly to Azure Sphere Security Services using azsphere login.