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Hello @MPP
I would like to first clarify that this is a user-to-user support forum. Moderators here are not Microsoft Support, so we do not have backend access or the ability to perform escalations. However, we are happy to help with troubleshooting guidance and best-practice recommendations.
May I ask whether you are a regular user, the only administrator of the tenant, or whether there is another administrator who can assist with MFA recovery?
- If you are a regular user, please contact your organization's IT administrator and ask them to reset your authentication methods.
- If there is another administrator available, please ask them to reset your MFA methods on your behalf.
- If you still have an active session that can access the Microsoft Entra admin center, you may be able to create a new Global Administrator account. Since administrators generally cannot reset their own MFA methods, you can use the new Global Administrator account to reset the affected account's authentication methods and re-register Microsoft Authenticator.
- If you are the only IT administrator and are completely locked out of the tenant, the usual recovery approach involves two options:
Option 1: Contact Microsoft Support directly by phone: Contact Microsoft Office Support
Option 2: If calling support does not work, you may consider creating a trial tenant and submitting a support ticket from there on behalf of the affected (locked) tenant. Please remember to cancel the trial subscription afterward to avoid any potential charges. Please note that this process may take longer than usual (around 7–14 business days), as the Data Protection team handles a high volume of requests. As a forum moderator, I don’t have access to Microsoft internal systems and won’t be able to expedite the process.
For detailed steps, kindly refer to the referenced thread: Denied global administrator access although I am the only admin
Hope this info helpful.
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