How to Reduce the License Count of a Customer’s Microsoft Subscription

Modified on Wed, 8 Oct, 2025 at 7:17 AM

This article provides the steps for reducing the license count of a customer’s Microsoft subscription. The changes that can be made are subject to Microsoft’s cancellation policy, which is detailed in the following Microsoft Learn article.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/partner-center/customers/new-commerce-cancellation-policy

Subscriptions Within the 7-Day Cancellation Window


  1. Start by clicking the Companies tab on the left-hand navigation.

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  2. On the Companies page, click on the name of the desired company to open it.

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  3. Click on the company’s Services tab.

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  4. Locate the desired subscription and click the three dots on the right-hand side of its row. From the dropdown, select View Service.
     

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  5. Under the Order Details section, determine whether the subscription is within the 7-day cancellation window.
    • If the Order Important Information section lists an eligible quantity for reduction with a date as shown in the example below, proceed to Step 6 in this section.
    • If the Important Order Information section does NOT list an eligible quantity for reduction, proceed to the “For Subscriptions Outside of the 7-Day Cancellation Window” section of this article.

  6. If the subscription is within the 7-day cancellation window, click on the pencil icon in the top-right corner of the Order Details section to edit the subscription.

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  7. Change the number in the Quantity field to your desired license count.

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  8. Click the green check mark in the top-right corner of the Order Details section to save your changes.

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Subscriptions Outside of the 7-Day Cancellation Window

For New Commerce Experience subscriptions, cancellation or reduction is only allowed within 7 days of subscription purchase or renewal. Subscriptions that are outside of the 7-day cancellation window can be scheduled to reduce in license count once their term is completed.

  1. Start by clicking the Companies tab on the left-hand navigation.

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  2. On the Companies page, click on the name of the desired company to open it.

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  3. Click on the company’s Services tab.

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  4. Locate the desired subscription and click the three dots on the right-hand side of its row. From the dropdown, select View Service.

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  5. Scroll down to the Duration & Renewal section.

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  6. In the top-right corner of the Duration & Renewal section, click on the pencil icon.



  7. In the bottom-right corner of the Duration & Renewal section, click the Configure button.



  8. Change the number in the Quantity field to your desired license count.

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  9. Click the green check mark in the top-right corner of the Duration & Renewal section to submit. All scheduled changes will take effect when the subscription renews.

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