Microsoft Defender for Business
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Add Users and Assign Licenses in Microsoft Defender for Business - Microsoft Defender for Business | Microsoft Learn

In brief

The page now states that administrators can add a user and purchase additional licenses, with a link to related Microsoft 365 guidance. Titles, punctuation, and image description text were also updated.

What Defender admins need to know

Administrators have clearer guidance for provisioning users when no licenses are currently available.

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Add usersUsers and assign licensesAssign Licenses in Microsoft Defender for Business - Microsoft Defender for Business | Microsoft Learn

After you sign up for Microsoft Defender for Business, your first step is to add users and assign licenses. This article describes how to add users and assign licenses, and how to verify multifactor authentication (MFA) is enabled for users.

Diagram that depicts step 2 - add users and assign licenses in Defender for Business.

Add users and assign licenses in the Microsoft 365 admin center

Tip

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