Office 365 Licence Due to Expire – Don’t Worry

Office 365 for Business: Subscription Lifecycle

This lifecycle shows what you can expect when your Office 365 for business subscription expires.

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What are my options if my subscription is about to expire?

As the Office 365 admin, you’ll receive a series of notifications via email and in the Office 365 admin centre as your subscription nears its expiration date – while your subscription status is active you will have access as normal to your Office 365 services. Your options are:

Renew the subscription:

• If auto renew is activated, then you don’t have to take any action. Your subscription will automatically renew on its auto-renew date. If your auto renew is turned off, you can always turn it on
• If you're an Open Volume Licensing customer with a prepaid, one-year subscription, contact your partner to purchase a new product key for renewal.
• If you have Office 365 Small Business, Office 365 Small Business Premium, or Office 365 Midsize Business, see more.

Let the subscription expire

• If you're paying by credit card or invoice and you don't want to renew your subscription, turn auto renew off. Your subscription will expire on its expiration date.
• If you're an Open Volume Licensing customer working with a partner, you can let your subscription expire by taking no action to renew
• If you're a Small Business Premium customer, and you prepaid for Office 365 and activated it with a product key, you can let your subscription expire by taking no action to renew

Or you can Cancel before the subscription expires

• For details see Cancel before the end of your term
• If you cancel before the end of your term, you may be subject to early termination fees.

For more information on Office 365 subscriptions, including what to do if you miss a subscription payment and what happens when your subscription ends, see the blog. 

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