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mwerberacs
Jun 29, 2026Occasional Reader
How to recover global admin access to tenant
I have already tried posting this to the general Microsoft Q&A forums and received no response. We are desperate to figure something out so if this is not the correct line of communication, please di...
Jamony
Jun 29, 2026MCT
For a tenant lockout where no Global Admin can sign in, this usually has to go through Microsoft support / tenant recovery, not a normal self-service reset. I would gather proof of tenant ownership first: tenant ID, verified domain, billing/subscription details, organization proof, and the locked admin UPN. After access is restored, create at least two cloud-only emergency access accounts and monitor them, following Microsoft’s emergency access guidance.