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howard jenkins 0 Reputation points
2026-09-18T17:37:44.32+00:00

High-Priority Support Ticket: Microsoft 365 Excel Trial Sign-In Failure

Subject: HIGH PRIORITY — Customer unable to sign in to Microsoft 365 Excel trial; work blocked

Ticket Details

Field Details Requested priority High — customer cannot work; severity to be confirmed during support triage Product Microsoft 365 Excel trial Category Account access / sign-in failure Affected users One customer reported; wider impact unknown Resolution status No resolution recorded; confirm current status with the customer Customer [Moderator note: Personally Identifiable Information removed]

Issue Summary

The customer reported being unable to sign in to the Microsoft 365 Excel trial using either their old or new email address. The access failure is preventing the customer from working. The cause has not been established, and no successful resolution is recorded.

Business Impact

The customer cannot access Excel to carry out their work. Urgent investigation is requested to restore access or identify a safe temporary workaround.

Affected work and deadlines:

Trying to work now

Known Attempts and Results

Sign-in was attempted using both the old and new email addresses, and both attempts failed. No other troubleshooting steps or their outcomes are documented.

Expected result: The customer can sign in to the account associated with the trial and use Excel.

Actual result: Sign-in fails with either email address; access remains blocked as last reported.

Information to Collect

[Moderator note: Personally Identifiable Information removed]

[Moderator note: Personally Identifiable Information removed]@gmail.com

Requested Support Actions

Please assign an owner and contact the customer urgently. Verify the correct sign-in identity, determine how the two email addresses relate to the account, and confirm that the Excel trial is associated with that identity and remains active. Investigate the sign-in error, restore access where possible, or provide a safe workaround.

If the initial team cannot resolve the issue, please escalate to the appropriate account-access or licensing team and provide the customer with a clear next-update time.

Resolution Criteria

The customer confirms that they can sign in with the intended account and use Excel for the required work. Document the resolution, any remaining limitations, and the customer’s confirmation before closing the ticket.

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For business | MacOS
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  1. Elena-VH 1,890 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-09-18T17:59:37.8666667+00:00

    Dear howard jenkins,

    Based on your description, I understand you can't access your Microsoft 365 Excel trial, which is preventing you from working.

    Unfortunately, as this is a community forum, no one here has direct access to customer accounts, subscriptions, or Microsoft's account systems, so we cannot directly fix or restore access to your Microsoft 365 trial.

    To help narrow down the issue, could you please provide a bit more information?

    • Which Microsoft 365 trial subscription are you using (for example, Microsoft 365 Personal, Microsoft 365 Family, Microsoft 365 Business Standard trial, Microsoft 365 Business Premium trial, or another trial)?
    • Are you signing in with a Microsoft personal account (such as Outlook.com, Hotmail.com, Live.com, or Gmail used as a Microsoft account) or a work/school account provided by an organization?
    • What exact error message do you receive when the sign-in fails?
    • When you mention an old and new email address, was the email address on the Microsoft account recently changed, or are these two separate accounts?

    If you're using the Excel desktop app on a Mac, you can also remove cached Office credentials from Keychain Access. Open Applications > Utilities > Keychain Access, search for entries related to Microsoft Office, Microsoft 365, ADAL, MSAL, OneAuth, or Outlook, remove the relevant entries, then restart your Mac and try signing in again.

    In the meantime, can you sign in successfully at https://account.microsoft.com or https://www.office.com using either email address?

    • If not, please try signing in using an InPrivate/Incognito browser session, clear the browser cache, and test from a different browser or device to rule out a local sign-in issue.
    • Otherwise, you can refer to this article for more troubleshooting steps: I can't sign in to my Microsoft account

    For the fastest support, you may need to contact Microsoft Support directly so they can verify the account owner, review the trial subscription status, and investigate the sign-in failure. They have access to account and licensing information that is not available to community members. Here's the Microsoft Official Support site: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/contactus

    If you are using a work or school account, please reach out to your IT administrator and ask them to create a support ticket on your behalf through the Microsoft 365 Admin Center. The administrator can also verify whether your account and trial subscription are active and work directly with Microsoft Support to investigate the sign-in issue. For reference: How do I find my Microsoft 365 admin? and Get support for Microsoft 365 for business

    If you have any questions or if I have misunderstood anything, please feel free to reach out. I'm looking forward to your update.

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