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Sign up for Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management

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Note

Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management isn't currently available in Microsoft Defender for Business. The Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management trial isn't currently available to US Government customers using GCC High, and DoD. For more information on purchase options available, see Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management.

Starting a trial

Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management is available as a standalone subscription or as an add-on for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 2 customers.

Trials are available to customers using the New Commerce Experience (NCE) for a 30 day period. After the 30 day period customers are able to purchase Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management through NCE.

Required roles for starting the trial

As a Global Administrator, you can start the trial or you can allow to users start the trial on behalf of your organization by enabling this option:

  1. In the Microsoft 365 admin center, go to Settings > Org settings > Services > User owned apps and services

  2. Check Let users start trials on behalf of your organization

  3. Select Save

Screenshot of Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management user trial setting.

Note

If you don't want users in your organization to be able to start trials, as a Global Administrator you must disable this option once you've activated the trial.

Only a Global Administrator can end the trial.

It can take a few hours for the changes to take effect. Once it does, return to the trial setup page and select Begin trial.

Try Defender Vulnerability Management Standalone

If you're a new customer or an existing Defender for Endpoint P1 or Microsoft 365 E3 customer, you can sign up for the Defender Vulnerability Management Standalone trial.

Important

You must be logged into the tenant as a global administrator to perform this task.

To sign up:

  1. Sign in to the Microsoft Defender portal for the tenant where the Defender Vulnerability Management Standalone trial service will be added.

  2. Go to Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management Trial, and follow the prompts.

  3. Select the Try now button to confirm your order of the 90 day subscription of the Defender Vulnerability Management Standalone trial.

  4. Select Continue. You'll now be directed to the Microsoft Defender portal.

Note

Once you activate the trial it can take up to 4 hours for Defender Vulnerability Management to be fully available in your tenant.

Try Defender Vulnerability Management Add-on trial for Defender for Endpoint Plan 2 customers

If you already have Defender for Endpoint Plan 2, sign up to the Defender Vulnerability Management Add-on trial to get access to the additional capabilities. To sign up:

  1. Visit Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management Add-on Trial.

  2. Follow the prompts to sign in. This will differ depending on whether you already have a Microsoft 365 subscription or not.

  3. Once you have signed in, select the Try now button to confirm your order of the 90 day subscription of the Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Add-on trial.

  4. Select Continue. You'll now be directed to the Microsoft Defender portal.

Note

Once you activate the trial it can take up to 6 hours for the new features to become available in the portal.

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