How to create Microsoft 365 Account

Microsoft 365 for Business empowers organisations to operate seamlessly in the cloud while Microsoft handles the underlying IT management. With this service, you can manage devices efficiently, protect against real-world threats, and access the latest business software. In this article, I will show you the steps on how to create Microsoft 365 Account (tenant). Please see How to change or cancel your Trello plan, and “how to generate your trial SSL Certificate using DigiCert PKI platform“.

Note: Choosing a plan depends on your specific business needs. The Microsoft 365 plan chooser helps you select a plan. The tool makes recommendations based on your answers to questions about things like the size of your business, your field of work, the devices that you use, and what kind of features, IT support, and security that you are looking for.

You can explore its capabilities of Microsoft 365 with a 30-day free trial of plans such as Microsoft 365 Business Basic, Business Standard, Business Premium, Microsoft Defender for Business, or Microsoft 365 Apps for Business as shown in the image below.

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Microsoft 365 Tenant Creation

Please navigate to the following page to find the best Microsoft 365 plan for your business plan for you. Please pay attention to the home and business use. When you have decided on the plan, you can choose “Buy Now” or “Test for one Month” as shown in the image above.

I have decided to select the Trial version for the moment. Please select the number of users and click on Next. Also, see H ow to complete Microsoft Office 365 Family Subscription, and Why should you use Veeam to protect your Microsoft 365 Data?

Enter your account information and click on Next.

For the security check, please click on send verification. With this, you should be able to verify yourself.

You will be required to create your own password. As you can see the account is being created.

On the Quantity and Payment page, I am okay with one. I will click on “Add Payment Method”.

Please enter your credit card information as shown below.

Note: You must use a credit or debit card when you sign up for a free trial. At the end of your free trial period, your trial subscription is automatically converted to a paid subscription. Your card isn’t billed until the trial period ends.

After this step is complete, you’re ready to start the setup wizard for your subscription. You can also access your the Microsoft 365 admin center with this URL.

Note: When you start a free trial, we automatically create a billing account for you. You use your billing account to manage your account settings, invoices, payment methods, and purchases.

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Extend M365 Trial

Do you need more time to try out the features of Microsoft 365 for business before buying? If your trial subscription is within 15 days of expiring and hasn’t been extended yet, you can extend your trial for another 30-day period.

You can only do this one time. For the steps on how to do this, please take a look at the article from Microsoft discussing how to extend the trail license.

Differences between M365 and Office 365

Office 365 focuses solely on productivity and collaboration tools, while Microsoft 365 is a broader solution that includes Office 365 plus advanced security, device management, and Windows OS licensing. Kindly take a look at the table for more information.

Feature	Office 365	Microsoft 365
Core Apps	Office Suite (Word, Excel, etc.)	Office Suite (Word, Excel, etc.)
Cloud Services	Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive	Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive
Windows Licensing	Not included	Windows 10/11 Enterprise
Security Features	Basic	Advanced (Defender, Intune, etc.)
Device Management	Not included	Intune, Endpoint Manager
Target Users	Productivity users	Businesses needing an all-in-one solution