How to turn off Microsoft 365 auto-renewal

When you sign up for Microsoft 365 (or Office 365), there are different subscription levels depending on the type of Office suite you want to use. By default, Office 365 will automatically renew your account so that we can always use all Office applications when the deadline. However, this inadvertently causes you to be charged account maintenance fee even though there is no need to use it anymore. If so, we should check the Microsoft 365 account expiration date and cancel the account renewal before expiring according to the article below.

Instructions to turn off automatic Microsoft 365 renewal

Step 1:

The user logs in to your personal Microsoft 365 account then at the account management interface, click on the account profile picture and then click on My Microsoft Account .

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Step 2:

Switch to the new interface, click on the management item Services & Subscriptions in the green bar above. Or, click the Manage Microsoft 365 Services & Subscriptions tab next to your account name.

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Step 3:

In this interface, click on the Manage item displayed as shown below.

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Step 4:

In the Payment Settings section, click Change to change the payment mode, then click Turn Off Recurring Billing.

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Continue to scroll down and then click Turn Off Recurring Billing . In case you want to re-enable automatic payment, click Turn On Recurring Billing.

After you turn off automatic payments, you can continue to use the apps until your first renewal date.

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Isabella Humphrey

Update 03 January 2021