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How to Link Existing Visual Studio Online with


Windows Azure

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6TH OF JANUARY, 2014 / DAVID HARBERT / 4 COMMENTS


I was trying to link my Visual Studio Online (formerly Team Foundation Service or TFS Online)
tenant to my Windows Azure subscription and stumbled through some items that are not well
documented. The main problem I ran into was that Visual Studio Online only used Microsoft
Accounts and in my case my Windows Azure subscriptions are setup using Oce 365 accounts
and not Microsoft Accounts. The next problem I ran into was that account owner set on my
Visual Studio Online wasnt the account I thought it was so I need to nd a way to update the
account owner before I could proceed.

Microsoft Requirements to Link Visual Studio


Online with Windows Azure

Windows Azure subscription cant be linked to MSDN benet. If this is your case you need to
create a new Pay-As-You-Go subscription.
Microsoft Account used for Visual Studio Online needs to be the subscription Service
Administrator or a Co-Administrator on the subscription.

Part 1 Add / Adjust Microsoft Account users in


Visual Studio Online

1. Log into your Visual Studio Online tenant h ps://XXXXX.visualstudio.com/ using a Microsoft
Account with admin access.
2. Click on gear icon to Administer Account

3. On the Administer your account screen, click on Manage collection security and group
membership.

4. On the Security screen, conrm you are on Project Collection Administrators and click
Members.

5. On the Members screen, conrm the Microsoft Account you want to set as owner is listed. If
not click on Add to add the Microsoft Account.

Part 2 Adjust Visual Studio Online owner (if


current owner is incorrect)

1. Log into your Visual Studio Online tenant h ps://XXXXX.visualstudio.com/ using your
Microsoft Account that is the owner. If you are not sure which account is the owner you can
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