Resume the use of Azure

ray yang 0 Reputation points
2026-05-20T03:17:45.21+00:00

I want to resume using Azure. After logging in, the following message pops up. What should I do?

Sign-in failed

Error code: interaction_required

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: e81be291-f460-4db9-8b60-e04f74240000 Correlation ID: 019e4353-5d79-7b21-879b-2e9ce80faf38 Timestamp: 2026-05-20 02:59:57Z

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  1. Shikha Ghildiyal 7,260 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator
    2026-05-20T03:27:31.0966667+00:00

    Hi ray yang,

    Thank you reaching out to Microsoft QnA.

    Error message Error message: AADSTS5000225: This tenant has been blocked due to inactivity. To learn more about ... is expected for tenants inaccessible due to inactivity.

    Administrators can request a tenant to be reactivated within 20 days of the tenant entering an inactive state. Tenants that remain in this state for longer than 20 days are deleted.

    Take the appropriate steps depending on your goals for the tenant and your role in the environment.

    Administrators

    If you need to reactivate your tenant:

    • Contact Microsoft, see the global support phone numbers.
    • Refrain from submitting another assistance request while your existing case is in process and until you receive a response with a decision on this case.

    If you don't plan to reactivate your tenant:

    Application owners/developers

    • Minimize the number of authentication requests sent to this deactivated tenant until the tenant is reactivated.
    • Refrain from submitting another assistance request. Microsoft contacts you once a decision is made.
    • Review Microsoft's data protection policies.

    Reference Guide: https://docs.azure.cn/en-us/entra/fundamentals/inaccessible-tenant

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  2. ray yang 0 Reputation points
    2026-05-20T03:22:27.25+00:00

    Still getting error code AADSTS5000225 after signing in to https://entra.microsoft.com/

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  3. AI answer

    2026-05-20T03:17:59.9633333+00:00

    The message indicates that the Microsoft Entra tenant for the Azure account is blocked due to inactivity (error AADSTS5000225). The available actions depend on how long the tenant has been inactive.

    1. Check how long the tenant has been blocked
      • Tenants that are inaccessible due to inactivity can be reactivated only within 20 days of entering the inactive state.
      • After 20 days in this blocked state, the tenant is permanently deleted and cannot be recovered.
    2. If the tenant has been blocked for less than 20 days
      • The tenant administrator must contact Microsoft support and request reactivation:
        • Use the global support phone numbers listed in the documentation: see “global support phone numbers” in the referenced article.
      • Do not submit multiple support requests for the same issue; wait for Microsoft’s response and decision.
    3. If the tenant has been blocked for more than 20 days
      • The tenant is deleted and cannot be restored.
      • In this case, create and use a new tenant:
        1. Sign in to https://entra.microsoft.com/.
        2. Go to Entra ID → Overview → Manage tenants.
        3. Create a new tenant and note its domain name (for example, newtenantname.onmicrosoft.com).
        4. Access the Azure portal using the new tenant, for example:
          • https://portal.azure.com/<TenantId> or
          • https://portal.azure.com/<yourTenantName>.onmicrosoft.com
    4. Additional practical steps that have helped similar cases
      • If the account was created as a free Azure account and immediately shows AADSTS5000225, it may be necessary to complete or “upgrade” the subscription flow:
        • Open a private/incognito browser session.
        • Go to https://signup.azure.com and sign in with the same account.
        • If prompted that a free account already exists with remaining credits, follow the steps to upgrade to a pay-as-you-go account (this can still be on a basic, no-charges-unless-used basis).
    5. If access is still needed to the old tenant and it might be within 20 days
      • Ensure the sign-in URL explicitly targets the tenant:
        • https://portal.azure.com/<TenantId> or
        • https://portal.azure.com/<yourTenantName>.onmicrosoft.com
      • Then proceed with contacting Microsoft support as described above to request reactivation.

    If the tenant is confirmed deleted (blocked for more than 20 days), the only path forward is to work in a newly created tenant.

    References:

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