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The error interaction_required: AADSTS5000225: This tenant has been blocked due to inactivity indicates that the Microsoft Entra/Azure tenant associated with the account has been marked inactive and blocked.
Key points from the tenant lifecycle behavior:
- When a tenant is inactive beyond Microsoft’s inactivity threshold, it is blocked from sign-in and shows error AADSTS5000225.
- After the tenant enters this inactive/blocked state, administrators have up to 20 days to request reactivation.
- If the tenant remains in this state for more than 20 days, it is permanently deleted and cannot be recovered.
To request reactivation (only possible within 20 days of being blocked):
- A tenant administrator must contact Microsoft support using the global support phone numbers listed here: global support phone numbers.
- Do not submit multiple support requests for the same tenant; wait for Microsoft’s response and decision on the existing case.
If the tenant has been blocked for more than 20 days:
- The tenant is deleted and is not recoverable.
- Review Microsoft’s data protection policies for details on data handling and deletion: Microsoft's data protection policies.
If sign-in is still needed for training or Azure usage and the original tenant cannot be reactivated (for example, if it is already deleted), a new tenant must be created under the account and used going forward.
References:
- Tenant inaccessible due to inactivity
- Error message: interaction_required: AADSTS5000225: This tenant has been blocked due to inactivity - Microsoft Q&A
- 7 Day Old Azure Account: AADSTS5000225: This tenant has been blocked due to inactivity. - Microsoft Q&A
- Error message: AADSTS5000225: This tenant has been blocked due to inactivity. - Microsoft Q&A