0$ to Subscribe Microsoft 365 Business Basic from Microsoft Engineering Feedback Program

Microsoft used to offer this free Office 365 Business Essentials (Basic) Engineering Feedback Program to some of users. It includes online versions of Office with email, instant messaging, HD video conferencing, plus 1TB personal file storage and sharing for at most 10 users. . 

Unfortunately, not everyone will receive it from their admin portal. There is a way to get this offer even it is not showing to your account.

This post is to show the steps which might let you get 10 free Business Basic Office 365 subscription.

Note: This offer is still valid based on my testing on May 2022. It will be auto renewed annually with $0. Feedback from users are positive,  but I am not sure if it will be forever. No credit card required though. 

Introduction

Here is a comparing for all four Microsoft 365 business plans:

1 Log into Azure portal

You can either use your personal account or work/school account. Either one will work if you follow my steps below. 

2 After logged in Azure portal, click Manage Azure Active Direcotry

3 Since this subscription is for business, it will require a business email address. 

We will click Custom domain names on your left panel, then add a custom domain

4 Add a custom domain

5 Verify domain

6 Add Txt record from your domain registrar website. 

I am using Cloudflare to manage dns records.

4 Completed to add a custom domain

Purchase M365 Business Basic with 0$

 1 Create a new Global Admin user from AAD

2 Assign a global admin role

3 Purchase subscription using this URL

https://admin.microsoft.com/SubscriptionDetails?OfferId=ab84e1f8-951a-4be1-a4d8-deefb69e2777

4 It will ask you to log in to office 365 website using your work/school email. You can use the one we just created to log in.

5 Choose 10 users for license then order it with annual renew for 0$

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References

• 0元订阅：商业基础版（Microsoft 365 Business Basic Engineering Feedback Program）