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A focused set of Entra ID documentation updates clarifies that Deactivated can reflect tenant-local sign-in disablement, app registration deactivation, or Microsoft disablement. These conditions may overlap, require separate remediation, and are not resolved automatically by reactivating the app registration.
Entra ID · DeveloperThe Application Properties guidance states that Deactivated can result from tenant-local sign-in disablement, app registration deactivation, or Microsoft disablement. It also explains that the conditions can overlap and must be remediated independently.
Entra ID · AuthenticationThe sign-in guidance now specifies that disabling user sign-in sets the service principal’s accountEnabled property to false and changes Activation status to Deactivated. It adds restoration steps while noting that other deactivation conditions may still apply.
Entra ID · Microsoft identity platformThe updated procedure distinguishes deactivating an app registration from disabling sign-in on a tenant-local service principal. It explains that reactivating the registration does not automatically restore tenant-local sign-in access.
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The article now explains that disabling sign-in sets the service principal’s `accountEnabled` property to `false` and changes Activation status to Deactivated. It also adds steps to restore tenant-local sign-in and notes that other deactivation conditions can still apply.
The documentation now explains that Deactivated can result from tenant-local sign-in disablement, app registration deactivation, or Microsoft disablement. It also documents the related properties and clarifies that these conditions can overlap and must be remediated independently.
The article now distinguishes deactivating an app registration from disabling sign-in on a tenant-local service principal. It also explains that activation status includes tenant-local and Microsoft disablement, and that reactivating the app registration does not automatically restore tenant-local sign-in.
