reset and unblock MFA in Azure Active Directory - Microsoft Q&A (2024)

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Reset and unblock MFA in Azure Active Directory - Microsoft Q&A? ›

Using Azure Portal:

Sign in to the Azure portal. On the left, select Azure Active Directory > Users > All users. Choose your account->select Authentication methods and click "Require re-registration for MFA".

To disable MFA for a user, Sign in to the Azure portal with your admin credentials > Go to Azure Active Directory > Select Users > Select the user you want to disable MFA for > Select Authentication methods > Under MFA, select Disable > Select Save.

Go to the Microsoft 365 admin center and sign in with your admin credentials. Click on Users > Active users. Select your user account and click on Reset multi-factor authentication under More settings.

Click on a user's name and then select Manage User to check if a user has MFA enabled. Under Security info, you can view all the multi-factor authentication methods enabled for a user. If none of the multi-factor authentication methods are enabled, then the user does not have MFA enabled.

In order to enable multifactor authentication (MFA), you must select at least one extra authentication method. By default, in Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) in Windows Server, you can select Certificate Authentication (in other words, smart card-based authentication) as an extra authentication method.

Go to Azure active directory. Then click on Authentication Methods. Now you can click on "User registration details" and "Registration and reset events". This is the report that shows which user is registered for what authentication method in MFA.

Go to Configuration → Self-Service → Multi-Factor Authentication → MFA for Reset/Unlock. Select a policy from the Choose the Policy drop-down. This will determine which authentication methods are enabled for which sets of users. Note: ADSelfService Plus allows you to create OU and group-based policies.

How do I enable MFA for guest Users in Azure AD? ›

Under Access controls > Grant, select Grant access, Require multifactor authentication, and select Select. Confirm your settings and set Enable policy to Report-only. Select Create to create to enable your policy.

Using Azure Portal:

Navigate to Azure Active Directory > Users > All users > Choose the user you wish to perform an action on > select Authentication methods > Require Re-register MFA. Once this is done, the next time the user signs in, he/she will be requested to set up a new MFA authentication method.

From your account dashboard, select Sign in & Security. In the Security tab, find another MFA method, then select Set up. You will be prompted to approve your sign in using your current MFA method. Follow the prompts to set up the new MFA method you chose.

Go to Settings > Multifactor options > Enabled multifactor options. in the Enabled multifactor options panel, then click Reset MFA shared secrets. In the pop-up window enable I understand who is impacted and what to expect after reset, then select Reset.