Microsoft

Microsoft sign-in lets you authenticate with your Microsoft personal account or work/school account (Azure AD / Entra ID). On LightMesh SaaS, you can link or remove Microsoft from Account → Sign-in Methods without contacting support.

See the Sign-in Methods overview for how to open the page.

Note: Personal Microsoft linking on this page is separate from organization Okta SSO and from self-hosted Entra ID admin setup.

When Microsoft appears

The Microsoft row is shown when:

• Microsoft login is enabled on your LightMesh deployment (MicrosoftLoginEnabled), or
• You have already linked Microsoft to your account.

If Microsoft is not configured on the deployment and you have not linked it yet, the row is hidden. Already-linked Microsoft stays visible even if the deployment later disables the login button for new users.

Link Microsoft

1. Open Account → Sign-in Methods.
2. On the Microsoft row, click Add Microsoft.
3. Complete Microsoft’s OAuth sign-in flow in your browser.
4. You return to Sign-in Methods with Microsoft marked Active.

Email notification

LightMesh sends an email when a new sign-in method is added to your account. The email includes a Manage sign-in methods button linking to /account/sign-in-methods.

If you did not add Microsoft yourself:

1. Sign in with another method you control.
2. Remove Microsoft if you have another active method.
3. Reset your password if email/password is enabled.
4. Contact support@tidalcloud.com.

Removing Microsoft

1. On the Microsoft row, click Remove.
2. Confirm in the dialog: You will no longer be able to sign in to Lightmesh with Microsoft. You can add it back at any time.
3. Click Remove.

You cannot remove Microsoft if it is your last active sign-in method. In that case Remove is disabled and a tooltip explains:

You must keep at least one active sign-in method. Set a password or link another provider before removing this one.

Before removing Microsoft, set a password or link Google.

Account linking on first login

If you sign in with Microsoft using an email that already has a LightMesh account, LightMesh asks you to confirm linking instead of creating a duplicate account.

• Accounts with a password: Enter your existing LightMesh password on the /link-account confirmation page.
• Passwordless (SSO-only) accounts: Sign in with an existing linked provider shown on the page, or add Microsoft later from Sign-in Methods after signing in with your current method.

Provider not available

If Microsoft is not enabled on your deployment, you may see:

This sign-in provider is not configured on this deployment. Contact your administrator to enable it.

Contact your administrator or Tidal support if you expected Microsoft to be available.