Microsoft account (MSA) users in Microsoft Engage Center

If you're a Microsoft account (MSA) user signing in to Microsoft Engage Center, there are two ways you can sign in:

MSA user sign-in process

Login to personal tenant (sign in natively)

Note

The ability to login natively with MSA is being retired. Review the MSA retirement plan for details on timing and implications.

  1. Sign in to Engage Center.

  2. Once you're signed in, you'll see a view that looks like the following screenshot. You have two options to proceed from here:

    1. Select "Sign in to Microsoft's tenant for Personal Users" in the small banner near the top of the page

    The sign in option marked in the pale yellow banner in Microsoft Engage Center.

    OR

    1. Select the blue button labeled "Login to personal tenant."

    The sign in button marked near the middle of the page in Microsoft Engage Center.

  3. Next, you're taken to a second "Welcome to Engage Center!" screen with another blue button labeled "Login Engage Center"; select that blue button.

    Second Welcome to Engage Center with another blue button marked.

  4. The site takes you to the home page of Engage Center.

    The landing page view of Microsoft Engage Center a signed in user sees.

Note

You might still need to switch workspaces to access the desired workspace.

Identify MSA users

Within User management, you can identify any user logging in natively with MSA by looking for the following icon:

MSA user icon zoomed in.

MSA user icon marked in User list in Microsoft Engage Center.

You can also review a user's Properties and see the Account type listed as "Microsoft Personal Account (MSA)".

MSA user details pane open in User list in Microsoft Engage Center.

Troubleshoot signing in with a Microsoft account (MSA)

When you sign in to Engage Center for the first time with a Microsoft account (MSA), you might see an error if the account was previously associated with a Microsoft Entra tenant that is no longer active.

MSA troubleshooting page message.

Resolution

Use the following direct Engage Center link to complete your initial sign-in:

https://engagecenter.microsoft.com/f8cdef31-a31e-4b4a-93e4-5f571e91255a

After you sign in successfully, you don't need to use this direct link again. For future visits, go to:

https://engagecenter.microsoft.com