Create New Microsoft 365 Tenant

In this guide, you’ll learn how to create your first Microsoft 365 Tenant for your organization.

If you already have a 365 tenant and need multiple tenants refer to the guide Add Additional 365 Tenant.

Prerequisites

• A valid email address
  • This is used to sign up and becomes the initial Global Administrator account.
• A unique tenant name
  • This creates your default domain in the format: yourtenant.onmicrosoft.com.
• Microsoft Authenticator App
  • This is used to setup multi factor authentication
• Basic organization details
  • Company name, country/region, address, phone number are required.
• Payment method
  • You can still start a free trial but a payment method is required to complete the setup.

How to Create a 365 Tenant

1. Sign up for a Microsoft 365 Plan

   • Tip: You can start for free by clicking on Try for Free on any of the plans.

2. After selecting a plan fill out the subscription details and click Next

3. Enter your work or school email address and click Next

   

4. Click set up account

   

5. Fill out the required fields and click Next

   

6. Enter your username and domain name. You can change the domain name later if needed.

   

7. Add payment method. Your first month is free but payment details is required to complete the setup.

   

8. Review and confirm your information and click start trial.

   

9. Click Next on the add extra security to your account page.

10. You will be prompted to sign in and setup MFA.

11. You will be prompted to install Microsoft Authenticator. Install it on your phone and click Next

    

12. Click Next on the set up your account in app screen.

13. Open the Microsoft Authenticator app on your phone. There should be a QR icon, click it and scan the QR code that is on the screen.

    Example Microsoft Authenticator App Screen

    

    Example QR code that you will scan with the app

    

14. The account should now be added to your authenticator app. Click Next.

15. A number will be show on the screen. Enter the shown number in the authenticator app.

    

16. You should get a message that authenticator was added. Click Done.

17. Click the button on the page that says Start using your new product. Your button may be different, it just depends on wht plan you picked.

    

18. You should now have access to the 365 Admin center and can start using and managing your product.

    

Conclusion

In this guide, you learned how to setup a new Microsoft 365 tenant. This guide can be used to test and trial Microsoft 365 services or to setup your real business. Creating a Microsoft 365 tenant provides the foundation for managing users, services, and security in your organization. Taking the time to set it up correctly from the start helps ensure a smoother experience and makes ongoing administration easier as your environment grows.