I am unable to access Azure portal. Told to contact support to reinstate. Details below

Elvin Jorge 0 Reputation points
2026-04-26T19:43:40.4233333+00:00

Error message: interaction_required: AADSTS5000225: This tenant has been blocked due to inactivity. To learn more about tenant lifecycle policies, see https://aka.ms/TenantLifecycle Trace ID: 6d157124-ec8e-4d5f-b102-3a7f01163800 Correlation ID: 019dcb48-f7e0-7a2e-a4c8-d3b29bf96acb Timestamp: 2026-04-26 19:34:10Z

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Entra ID

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    2026-04-26T19:43:50.93+00:00

    The error AADSTS5000225: This tenant has been blocked due to inactivity means the Microsoft Entra tenant behind the Azure subscription has been put into an inactive state and sign-in is blocked.

    Key points from the tenant lifecycle behavior:

    • When a tenant is marked inactive, all access (including Azure portal) is blocked and this error is expected.
    • Administrators can request reactivation only within 20 days of the tenant entering the inactive state.
    • If the tenant remains inactive for more than 20 days, it is permanently deleted and can’t be recovered.

    To proceed:

    1. If the tenant has been inactive for less than 20 days:
      • The tenant administrator must contact Microsoft using the global support phone numbers to request reactivation.
      • Do not open multiple support cases for the same issue; wait for the decision on the existing case.
    2. If the tenant has been inactive for more than 20 days:
      • The tenant is deleted and can’t be restored.
      • A new tenant and, if needed, a new subscription must be created.

    If the account is an Azure free or trial-type subscription and the portal still won’t allow access after following the above, one option shown in similar cases is to:

    • Open a private/incognito browser session, go to the Azure signup page (https://signup.azure.com as shown in the context), sign in with the same account, and follow any prompts to upgrade/continue the existing free account. This has resolved the same error for some free/trial users.

    If none of these options work and the tenant is still within the 20‑day window, escalation through Microsoft support (billing/support channel, not community forums) is required to complete reactivation.

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