Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management
GeneralDefender Vulnerability Management Trial
In brief
The documentation now names the user-trial setting, adds links to trial-management sections, clarifies the 30-day extension request, and states that trial data is retained for approximately 180 days before permanent deletion.
What Defender admins need to know
Administrators can more easily locate the relevant setting and understand extension timing and data retention when managing trials.
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Documentation change
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Required roles for starting the trial
As a Global Administrator, you can start the trial or you can allow users to users start the trial on behalf of your organization by enabling thisthe Let users start trials on behalf of your organization option:
- In the Microsoft 365 admin center, go to Settings > Org settings > Services > User owned apps and services.
Getting started, extending, and ending the trial
The following sections explain how to get startedThis section covers Getting started with the trial, request an extension,Extending the trial, and end the trial.Ending the trial.
Getting started
Extending the trial
You can request a trial extension offor your current trial for 30 days within the last 15 days of the trial period. For any questions, please contact your field seller.
Ending the trial
After you review the trial data-retention policy (trial data is retained for approximately 180 days, then permanently deleted), admins can end the trial anytime by selecting Trials on the left navigation, going to the Defender Vulnerability Management trial card and selecting End trial.
Terms and conditions
See the Microsoft 365 trial terms and conditions for Microsoft 365 trials..
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@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ ms.collection: - m365-security - Tier1 ms.topic: how-to-ms.date: 06/12/2026+ms.date: 07/02/2026 appliesto: - Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management - Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 2 - Microsoft Defender XDR - Microsoft Defender for Servers Plan 1 & 2-ms.custom: sfi-ga-nochange, msecd-doc-authoring-1014+ms.custom: sfi-ga-nochange, msecd-doc-authoring-1016 ai-usage: ai-assisted --- @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ To make the most of your trial, see [Trial user guide: Microsoft Defender Vulner ## 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:+As a Global Administrator, you can start the trial or you can allow users to start the trial on behalf of your organization by enabling the **Let users start trials on behalf of your organization** option: 1. In the Microsoft 365 admin center, go to **Settings** > **Org settings** > **Services** > **User owned apps and services**. @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ It can take a few hours for the changes to take effect. Once the changes take ef ## Getting started, extending, and ending the trial -The following sections explain how to get started with the trial, request an extension, and end the trial.+This section covers [Getting started](#getting-started) with the trial, [Extending the trial](#extending-the-trial), and [Ending the trial](#ending-the-trial). ### Getting started @@ -85,18 +85,18 @@ You can start using Defender Vulnerability Management features as soon as you se ### Extending the trial -You can [request one extension](https://productledgrowth.powerappsportals.com/Admin-Led-Trials/request-trial/) of your current trial for 30 days within the last 15 days of the trial period. For any questions, please contact your field seller.+You can [request a trial extension](https://productledgrowth.powerappsportals.com/Admin-Led-Trials/request-trial/) for your current trial for 30 days within the last 15 days of the trial period. For any questions, please contact your field seller. ### Ending the trial > [!IMPORTANT] > Unless stated otherwise for the solution, your trial data is retained for approximately 180 days after the trial ends and then permanently deleted. You may continue to access the data gathered during the trial until that time. -After you understand the data-retention policy above, admins can end the trial anytime by selecting **Trials** on the left navigation, going to the **Defender Vulnerability Management** trial card and selecting **End trial**.+After you review the trial data-retention policy (trial data is retained for approximately 180 days, then permanently deleted), admins can end the trial anytime by selecting **Trials** on the left navigation, going to the **Defender Vulnerability Management** trial card and selecting **End trial**. ## Terms and conditions -See the [terms and conditions](/legal/microsoft-365/microsoft-365-trial) for Microsoft 365 trials.+See the [Microsoft 365 trial terms and conditions](/legal/microsoft-365/microsoft-365-trial). ## Learn more about Defender Vulnerability Management