No access to manage my business account??!!

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Hi @Neil Randall

You are log in via https://admin.microsoft.com/#/homepage, right?

If yes, that means your account does not have admin role to access the page.

In this case, first, make sure you use the correct account that has admin role, you can look back in your email when you first register the subscription, Microsoft sent you an email with admin credentials information.

Second, does your organization have any user can access Admin Center? If no, that means you are the only admin and you are locked out of your tenant.

In this situation, there are two official paths you can take to regain access to the tenant:

1.Please visit the following page and reach out to phone number via: Customer service phone numbers - Microsoft Support

From what I know, you will need to get past the initial AI system to reach the live support team. You can refer to the guide below for tips on how to get through more easily:

2.If method 1 is not working, please follow this link to create a trial tenant: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/business/microsoft-365-business-basic?msockid=3eb6980b5c6860e63a588d0c5d1761d6 - after that you will be able to access to Microsoft 365 Admin Center to raise the ticket

Assuming that you have already created an account after registering a free trial and you can go to Microsoft 365 admin center and click "Help & support" icon to raise your ticket. The agent will be able to create a ticket for you under the affected tenant and then transfer this ticket to Data Protection team who could help you to regain access.     

Please mention that you are raising ticket on behalf of the affected tenant that you do not have access to. The support team will help you to create ticket on the affected tenant then later on the Microsoft Data Protection team will assist you.

Note: This process will take more time than usual (7-14 working days) for your account to get access again as Data Protection is always overwhelmed with the number of tickets. As I am forum moderator, I do not have access to Microsoft internal system to assist or push this process to be quicker.

On the other hand, if you do create the trial and it resolves the issue, please remember to cancel the subscription afterward to avoid any related charges. 

I hope my information is helpful. Please give me any updates once you get this resolved.

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Because the account being used to sign in no longer has admin permissions, license management is blocked. To regain the ability to reassign licenses, an administrator for the organization must be identified and contacted, or Microsoft support must be engaged if no admin is available.

Use these steps depending on the situation:

1. Confirm who the Microsoft 365 admin is
   The admin is typically:
   • For a small business: the business owner/co‑owner or the IT consultant who originally set up Microsoft 365 and was given admin permissions.
   • For a larger organization: the internal help desk or technical support team.
   • For a school/university: the school’s technical support team.
   If unsure who that is, contact the person who originally gave out the Microsoft 365 user accounts and passwords for the company; that person usually has or knows who has admin rights.
2. If someone else is now the admin
   That person must:
   • Sign in to the Microsoft 365 admin center.
   • Verify that the user account in question is assigned an admin role (for example, Global admin) and, if needed, grant the appropriate admin role so license management is allowed.
3. If there is no known admin or the only admin is locked out
   If the company appears to have no working global admin, or the only admin has lost access, the Microsoft 365 Data Protection team must be involved to restore admin access. Follow the guidance under Solve account access problems for the scenario “Your company doesn't have a global admin”:
   • If already part of the company’s tenant, find the regional support phone number from Get support - Microsoft 365 admin (linked from the context) and ask to be transferred to the Microsoft 365 Data Protection team to have the password or access reset.
   • If not able to call personally, ask a colleague who is still in the tenant to contact the Microsoft 365 Data Protection team and request that admin rights be granted or access reset.
   The Data Protection team has processes to verify identity and restore administrator access when there is no other global admin available.

Once an account with admin rights is restored, licenses from departed users can be unassigned and reassigned to other users through the Microsoft 365 admin center.

References:

• How do I find my Microsoft 365 admin?
• Find the administrator for your work or school account
• Troubleshoot sign-in issues and account access problems