If you are an IT professional working at a company that has a Microsoft partner relationship, then you are likely familiar with the Partner Licensing Portal. The portal is a centralized location where you can manage your licenses and subscriptions for Microsoft products. In this article, we will show you how to login to the Partner Licensing Portal and start managing your licenses and subscriptions.
How to login to the Microsoft Partner Licensing Portal
If you are not already logged in to the portal, you will need to login first. To login, visit the Microsoft Partner Licensing Portal home page and click on the Log In link in the upper right corner. Enter your user name and password and then click on the Log In button. You will now be logged in to the portal.
How to view your licenses
If you are a Microsoft partner and have a login for the Microsoft Partner Licensing Portal, you can view your licenses in the portal. To view your licenses, follow these steps:
1. Log in to the portal at http://portal.microsoft.com/.
2. In the left navigation panel, select Licensing and Compliance > Partner Profile.
3. In the center panel, under My Products, select Licensing > View License(s).
You may see one or more licenses for your products listed in this window. Each license is represented by a green row in the table. The table also shows the product version that is licensed, the expiration date of the license, and the number of users who are licensed for that product version. You can also see how much money is currently owed on each license and how much time is left before it expires. If you want to renew a license, click Renew next to its row in the table. If you want to cancel a license, click Cancel next to its row in the table.
If you do not have a login for the portal, you can request a login from your account manager by following these steps:
1. Log in
How to renew your licenses
If you need to renew your licenses, follow these simple steps:
1. Log in to the Microsoft Partner Licensing Portal.
2. On the left-hand side of the portal, under "Featured Services", select "Microsoft Partner Licensing Portal".
3. Under "Accounts and Organizations", select the account for which you want to renew licenses.
4. On the right-hand side of the portal, under "Licenses", click on "Renew licenses".
5. In the "License renewal options" window, select the type of license you want to renew, and then click on the "Renew now" button.
6. In the confirmation window that appears, click on the "Yes, I want to renew my licenses" button.
7. After your licenses have been renewed, log in to the portal again and under "Featured Services" select "Microsoft Partner Licensing Portal".
8. Under "Accounts and Organizations", select the account for which you want to view your newly renewed licenses.
9. On the right-hand side
How to delete a license
If you no longer need a license for the software that you have licensed through the Microsoft Partner Licensing Portal, you can delete it by following these steps:
1. Navigate to the My Licenses tab on the portal.
2. Select the license that you want to delete.
3. Click on the Delete License button.
Conclusion
If you are a Microsoft partner and need to login to the Partner Licensing Portal, there are a few different ways that you can go about doing this. The first option is to use your partner login credentials. If you do not have these credentials, or if they have been lost, you can also create a new account using your company name and email address. Finally, if you are an administrator for your company’s Partner Licensing Portal instance, then you can use the Administrator Login link on the main Partner Licensing Portal landing page.