Exercise - change user license assignments

  • 5 minutes

Exercise environment needs - this lab assumes you have a basic Microsoft Entra tenant with at least User Administrator rights to complete it. You can get a free trial subscription at Try Microsoft Azure for free.

Create a new user in Microsoft Entra ID

  1. Browse to the Microsoft Entra admin center.

  2. In the left navigation, under Identity, select Users.

  3. In the Users page, on the menu, select + New user and then Create new user.

  4. Create a user using the following information:

    Setting Value
    User name DominiqueK
    Name Dominique Koch
    First name Dominique
    Last name Koch
    Password Make a unique password for the user
    Usage location Select your preferred usage location

  5. When complete, verify the account for Dominique Koch is shown in the All users list.

Update user license assignments

License assignment to individual users is managed through the Microsoft 365 admin center.

  1. Open the Microsoft 365 admin center.
  2. Select Billing, then select Licenses.
  3. Select an available license from the list.
  4. Select Licensed users from the menu near the top of the page.
  5. Select + Assign licenses.
  6. Search for and select Dominique Koch, then select Assign at the bottom of the page.
  7. When complete, verify the license is listed on Dominique Koch's profile in the Microsoft Entra admin center under Identity > Users > select the user > Licenses.