Transferring Office 365 hosted by GoDaddy to Office 365 hosted by Microsoft

Thanks for the great question!

You're absolutely right—Microsoft’s official documentation doesn't clearly explain how to defederate from GoDaddy, which is why it’s been such a common pain point for many users.

The good news is:

👉 You don’t need to contact GoDaddy, and

👉 You can keep your domain registered with them—we’re just removing their control over your Microsoft 365 tenant (that’s the key part).

To answer your questions briefly:

🔐 Accessing the hidden Microsoft admin panel

• Go to https://portal.azure.com
• Sign in with your admin account (you’ll likely need the original email address removed for privacy reasons account)
• From there, you’ll gain access to Azure Active Directory and can reset the password for the true Global Admin

🧩 How to remove GoDaddy’s federation:

• You’ll use Microsoft Graph PowerShell to change the domain authentication from Federated to Managed
• This allows you to bypass GoDaddy’s redirection and fully manage your Microsoft 365 tenant

I’ve written a step-by-step guide (with PowerShell examples) and all the details you need to do this safely in my latest blog post here:

👉 Break Free from GoDaddy – The Smarter Way

Let me know if you want a quick visual walkthrough or need help running the commands—I offer 1:1 support for this as well if you prefer to have it handled professionally.

Hope this helps!

Best, 

Ahmed Masoud

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