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Can't setup MFA on Azure personal account
I'm unable to use the az cli with a personal account because of MFA requirements. I have a free trial of Azure which I'm using for some basic testing. I'd like to deploy some Bicep from az cli, when...
LouisT​ Azure personal accounts (MSA) can't use MFA setup via https://aka.ms/MFASetup, this portal only supports work/school (Azure AD) accounts. To resolve AADSTS50076 for CLI access, you must switch to an Azure AD tenant.
The MFA setup portal (https://aka.ms/MFASetup,) only works for Azure AD accounts, not Microsoft personal accounts (MSA) like @outlook.com, @hotmail.com, etc. Since you're using a personal account with a free trial, you're likely in a Microsoft Account (MSA) tenant, which lacks full Azure AD capabilities.