Remove Office 365 License from User Accounts using Powershell

PowerShellRemove Office 365 License from User Accounts using Powershell

Remove Office 365 License from User Accounts using Powershell

The following is a comparison between removing licenses of Office 365 users with Windows PowerShell and ADManager Plus:

Windows PowerShell

Steps to remove licenses of Office 365 users using PowerShell:

Identify the Office 365 tenant from which you want to retrieve the report.
Identify the cmdlets you need for the report.
Compile the script.
Execute it in Windows PowerShell.

Sample Windows PowerShell script:

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Set-MsolUserLicense -UserPrincipalName -RemoveLicenses "<AccountSkuId1>", "<;AccountSkuId2>"...

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ADManager Plus

Steps to remove licenses for Office 365 users:

Select Office 365 -> License Management ->Assign/Remove licenses
Select Remove all licenses option, choose the country, the desired Office 365 account and its users, and click Apply.

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Remove licenses for Microsoft 365 users in ADManager Plus

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Following are the limitations to manage licenses of Office 365 users using native tools like Windows PowerShell:

With additional filters, the script will get longer and more complicated.
Troubleshooting these scripts requires extensive AD and scripting expertise.

ADManager Plus can help you remove licenses of Office 365 users in a simple and intuitively designed UI.

Assign or remove Office 365 licenses for multiple accounts in one go with ADManager Plus.

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