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Stop Microsoft 365 Business Basic Auto-Renewal After Cancellation
Question details
The user is being charged for a Microsoft 365 Business Basic subscription that they believed was already canceled, and they are struggling to contact Microsoft support regarding the recurring billing.
- Product
- Microsoft 365 Business Basic
- Device & OS
- not provided
- Scenario
- Stopping recurring billing and contacting support for a canceled commercial subscription.
- Observed behavior
- The subscription continues to renew despite the user's cancellation attempt, and standard support channels are difficult to locate.
Ensure you have the global administrator credentials for your Microsoft 365 business account, as personal account credentials will not grant you access to commercial billing support.
Submit a Billing Support Request via Microsoft 365 Admin Center
Since Business Basic is a commercial product, you must use the Microsoft 365 Admin Center rather than personal account settings to resolve billing and cancellation issues.
Microsoft 365 Business Basic subscriptions are managed exclusively through a business account environment. To get help with unauthorized renewals or cancellations, a global administrator must initiate a support ticket directly from the admin portal.
Navigate to the Microsoft 365 Admin Center at admin.microsoft.com.
Log in using your global administrator account credentials associated with the business subscription.
Locate and click on the 'Help and support' button situated in the lower-right corner of the dashboard.
Describe your recurring billing issue indicating that the subscription renewed after cancellation, and submit the support request to contact Microsoft billing.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why is Microsoft 365 still charging me after I canceled?
You may not have completed the cancellation process fully, or the auto-renew setting was inadvertently left on. It is also possible you are signed into a personal account instead of the admin center where commercial subscriptions are actually managed.
Can I contact Microsoft business support by phone?
Yes, but you typically need to initiate the request or find your specific regional support phone number by first logging into the Microsoft 365 admin center and navigating to the 'Help and support' section.
How do I know if I am a global administrator?
Global administrators are usually the individuals who initially set up the Microsoft 365 business account. If you cannot access the admin center, you must contact the person in your organization who manages IT or billing.
