How to register a 30 days free trial of Dynamics 365 Online?

Today we will learn how to set up a trial environment for Microsoft Dynamics 365 (CE/CRM) which is basically free and it will be provided with a duration of 30 days so that you can do your hands on or proof of concept work or even you can purchase the license if you want to continue after the trial period ends.

Step 1: Head over to this Microsoft’s page.

Step 2: You will see multiple module option to choose from. Here I am choosing ‘Sales’.

Step 3: Upon clicking on “Try for free” , you will get a screen like below. Mention your personal email id (Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo Mail etc.) and click on the “Start your free trial” button.

Step 4: Now the page will ask you sign with a work/school account. Please ignore the warning and click on the ‘Set Up’ button.

Step 5: In next two screens , you need to fill basic information of yourself and the organization/environment you are creating. Please follow the below pictures for reference.

Step 6: In the Page MS will send an OTP to your mobile to validate you. Basically this a step MS does to prevent spammers. Fill your mobile number and click on the ‘Send verification code’ button.

Step 7: In this step, mention the OTP code you have received in your mobile number and click on ‘Verify’ button.

Step 8: Create an username and provide a password for to create a credential for login(Please note down the password somewhere as it will be required later). After that click on the ‘Next’ button.

Step 9: In this step, please fill up all the details and click on the ‘Next’ button:

Step 10: Now you would be asked to mention your PAN number. Once you are done click on the ‘Save’ button.

Step 11: Now you will be notified that your process has been completed. You will also receive an email regarding the same.

Step 12: Now go to: https://aka.ms/ppac . Login with the credentials(xxxxxx@yyyyy.onmicrosoft.com & the password you have noted down at Step 8) you have just created. You will see a screen like below. A default environment would be created but you still need to create a trial environment .

Step 13. Now click on the ‘New’ button from the top menu bar.

Fill the new trial environment detail as per below and click on the next button.

Step 14: Once you are done, your trial environment will be getting prepared.

Step 15. After a while you will see see that the trial instance is ready. You should be able to open it from clicking the ‘Open Environment’ button from the menu(three dots) option.

It always feels great when we see the below screen. Isn’t it ? 😊

I am sincerely hoping you have been able to follow all the steps and create your free Microsoft Dynamics 365 trial.

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