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Trials ends
Hi tan_thiamhuat,
It looks like you likely have multiple trials activated, perhaps one Fabric trial and one Power BI Premium trial.
Or perhaps you have multiple Fabric trials, and the trial that the workspace is assigned to is different from the trial on your account.
Double check that the workspace is assigned to your trial capacity and not another users trial capacity.
You cna also check all Fabric trials in the admin portal under the capacity settings.
Hello tan_thiamhuat,
Both messages are valid — they are tracking different trial scopes within Microsoft Fabric.
- “42 days left” → This is your tenant-level Fabric trial (overall trial duration for Fabric features).
- “Ends in 5 days” → This refers to a Fabric capacity (compute) trial or workspace-level feature trial, which has a shorter lifecycle.
What’s happening
Microsoft Fabric provisions:
- A longer tenant-wide trial (e.g., 60 days total)
- A short-lived capacity/compute trial (often ~7 days)
These run independently, which is why the countdowns don’t match.
Impact
When the 5-day capacity trial expires:
- Fabric compute-backed features (e.g., pipelines, notebooks, lakehouse operations) may stop working
- Your tenant trial (42 days) will still remain active
Recommended Action
To avoid disruption:
- Check your workspace capacity assignment
- Either:
- Assign a paid Fabric capacity, or
- Move workloads to a supported capacity
Conclusion
No inconsistency — just separate timers for tenant-level and capacity-level trials.