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Licenses assigned to disabled users

Last updated Policies Licences & Costs Microsoft 365

AI summary

Licenses assigned to disabled user accounts waste resources and may indicate incomplete offboarding. Detect and remove these assignments through Rencore Governance, and run regular reviews to catch any gaps in your offboarding process.

Severity: Medium Costs Recommended Generally available

What it detects

Shows licenses which are assigned to users with account enabled set to false.

Why it matters

Keeping licenses active on disabled accounts wastes resources and may indicate incomplete offboarding processes that leave other access rights active. Implement automated workflows through Rencore Governance to detect and remove licenses from disabled accounts immediately upon detection, establish regular review cycles to catch any missed assignments, and ensure your offboarding process includes comprehensive license removal to optimize costs and security.

The rule

Every Subscription that has any License assignments where Account enabled is false

In Rencore Governance

The Licenses assigned to disabled users policy in Rencore Governance: the rule, its trend and the objects that match it
The policy page in a Rencore demo Environment, captured October 2026.

Details

Applies to Subscription
Connector Microsoft 365
Severity Medium
Category Costs
Recommended Yes
Recommended automation None
License type Standard

Other policies that check Subscription objects:

Frequently asked questions

What does the licenses assigned to disabled users policy detect?

The Licenses assigned to disabled users policy shows licenses which are assigned to users with account enabled set to false.

Which objects does the licenses assigned to disabled users policy check?

The Licenses assigned to disabled users policy checks Subscription objects from the Microsoft 365 inventory and reports each one that matches its rule as a violation.

How severe is a violation of the licenses assigned to disabled users policy?

Violations of the Licenses assigned to disabled users policy have Medium severity. The policy is in the Costs category.

Which module includes the licenses assigned to disabled users policy?

The Licenses assigned to disabled users policy comes with the Microsoft 365 connector in the Digital Workplace module of Rencore Governance, which every Plan includes.