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Using Lifecycle Insights to check your Microsoft 365 licenses

Before we start the article it makes sense to bring you up to date with Lifecycle Insights and how we use it to help manage your IT.
 
Lifecycle Insights is a platform we use to help you (our clients) to stay in control of your technology.  It turns complicated data into clear, easy-to-understand insights so you can make smarter decisions about your IT.  The platform brings everything together—warranties, budgets, user lists, and technology plans—so you always know what’s coming up and where you stand.  It’s designed to help you reduce risk, plan ahead, and make sure your technology supports your business goals.
 
With this in mind our article covers how you can use the Lifecycle Insight portal to view your Microsoft 365 License Information.  This will help you understand how many licenses you have and how these are being used.
 
How to check your licenses
 

When you log in to Lifecycles, you’ll find all your Microsoft 365 licensing information in just a couple of clicks –https://master.lifecycleinsights.io/signIn
This guide shows you where to look and what each area means.

Once you’re logged in, look at the left‑hand menu. Two key sections are:

  • Microsoft 365 – shows all licences, counts, and availability
  • User List – shows all users and their assigned licences

If you can’t log in or Lifecycles hasn’t been set up for you yet, just contact us, we’re happy to help you get access.

Contact us at:

support@lithiumsystems.co.uk

01259 727847

 

 

Note:
Users without a licence assigned are not billed. Only assigned or available licences count toward monthly charges

 

 

Go to: Microsoft 365

In this view, you’ll see:

  • A full list of licences your organisation owns
  • How many licences you have in total
  • How many are currently in use
  • How many are available


This helps you quickly identify whether you’re running low on licences or have unused ones that could be reassigned.

Go to: User List

Here, you’ll see user details such as:

  • First Name
  • Last Name
  • Email Address
  • Location


To check who actually has licences:

  1. Locate the Microsoft 365 Assigned Products column
  2. Click the column header twice
  3. This sorts users so that those with licences assigned appear at the top

We hope this short guide gives you a better understanding of your Microsoft 365 Licenses, how many you have and where they are being used.  If you have any questions then please reach out to us, we’re here to help. 

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