Microsoft Certification Renewal Hub
Annual renewal planning for eligible Microsoft role-based credentials, renewal-window timing, and the separate non-expiring Fundamentals rule.
Current source behind this hub
Requirement-backed pages in this cluster are checked against the issuing authority rather than copied from other certification sites.
Annual renewal for eligible role-based/specialty credentials, free online assessment, renewal window and fundamentals exception.
Open official/current source ↗Start with the calculation or check
Use your own dates and verified requirement. Each result explains what the number proves and what still needs authority verification.
Check whether an expiration date is within Microsoft’s six-month renewal window for eligible role-based and specialty certifications.
Open tool →Certification maintenanceMicrosoft Renewal Date PlannerAdd one year to an eligible certification expiration date to visualize the next cycle after renewal.
Open tool →Credential maintenance profiles
Each profile keeps the issuer, current total/cycle, calculator, category context, source date and next maintenance steps together.
Understand the rule behind the number
Eligible Microsoft role-based and specialty certifications can be renewed through a free online assessment during the six months before expiration.
Microsoft states that Fundamentals certifications do not expire, unlike eligible role-based and specialty certifications that renew on a cycle.