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Skip requirement to enter authentication method in M365 Login | Turn off Security Defaults

priyeshwagh777 Microsoft Azure , ,

If you newly created a an M365 tenant, this is what you’ll be forced to by to enter authentication methods in this Security Defaults feature –

In most cases, even clicking on Skip for now option doesn’t help and I’m forced to enter an alternate authentication method.
Ideally, for Production purposes, you should keep this turned on. Only if you are on a trial and the tenant you are working on is for learning purposes, it is OK to turn this off.

Turn Off Security Defaults in Azure Portal

Here’s how you can turn off the Security Defaults requirement from the Azure Portal –

  1. Navigate to Azure Portal (https://portal.azure.com)

  2. Again, you’ll see this message so you can choose to skip this since we want to disable the Security Defaults.

  3. Then, go to Azure Active Directory

  4. Once in Azure Active Directory, look for the Settings in the left hand pane.

  5. In Properties, at the bottom you’ll see the Manage Security defaults button.

  6. It would be turned on by default (Yes) which you’ll need to switch to No.

  7. Once you switch to No, you’ll need to select either of the below reasons as to why you are switching it off. I just entered N/A in the Others reason, your reason could be different.

  8. Once you Save it, that’s all. Now you can just close the Window and try to Login again.

Logging in without Security Defaults

When the Security Defaults is turned off, you can see that the login screen will no longer ask you to enter an authentication method –

  1. When you enter password.

  2. And when you sign in, you’re no longer asked to enter a method for authentication and you’re already logged in past that step.

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Turn Teams On / Off at Org Level, provisioning users | M365 Admin Center Tip

priyeshwagh777 Office 365 Administration , ,

Here’s a tip you’ll probably need. You can quickly turn Teams On/Off at the Org level.

Typically, if the Teams is not enabled at the Org Level, you’ll see this error message

if you click on the Enable Teams button, it’ll take you to this Microsoft Docs page – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/MicrosoftTeams/office-365-set-up?WT.mc_id=DX-MVP-5003911

Turn Teams On or Off at Org Level

To skip searching through the Microsoft Documentation on turning Teams On at the Org Level, do the following –

  1. Go to the Microsoft 365 Admin Center, then look for Settings, expand it. Then, go to Org settings


  2. Now, look for Microsoft Teams in the list of Services. Click on it.

  3. Once the Teams’ Settings open, you can see that you can either enable the Team On or Off for all Users. Also, you can manage Guest Access as well.

Check Teams Provisioning Access

Post the above, there might be a few users or new users who might have been Teams provisioned through their licenses.

Here’s how you can check it –

  1. Use this link to check if Teams has bee provisioned to the users or not – https://admin.microsoft.com/AdminPortal/Home#/teamsprovisioning

  2. If not assigned yet, make sure you enable Microsoft Teams for the users by going into their Licenses and expanding Apps section.

    And then, look for Microsoft Teams

  3. Teams should then be enabled for Users.

Hope this helps. Here are some more Office 365 / Microsoft 365 Admin / Teams related posts you might want to check –

  1. Adaptive Cards for Teams to collect data from users using Power Automate | SharePoint Lists
  2. Adding a Canvas PowerApp to Teams
  3. Import multiple Users in Office 365
  4. Office 365 Admin: Quickly Enable Multi-factor authentication for users
  5. Create new Sandbox and copy Production over to it in PowerPlatform Admin Center
  6. Restrict User Access to a D365 instance using Security Groups
  7. D365 Quick Tip: Audit User Access in Dynamics 365 v9 CRM

Thank you!