The Concierge Chat service provides assistance finding product information and technical documentation and helps with using your Visual Studio subscription benefits.
The service is available 24/7, and is currently offered in English only (for questions other than accounts, billing, and subscriptions).
Activation steps
Getting help via the Concierge Chat service is easy.
Locate the Concierge Chat tile in the Support section of the benefits page and select onChat now.
SelectContinue.
A chat window opens, and you see a counter showing your position in the queue.
When an agent is available, the chat starts.
Eligibility
Subscription Level
Channels
Benefit
Renewable?
Visual Studio Enterprise (Standard)
VL, Azure, Retail, selected NFR*
Available
Yes
Visual Studio Enterprise subscription with GitHub Enterprise
VL
Available
Yes
Visual Studio Professional (Standard)
VL, Azure, Retail
Available
Yes
Visual Studio Professional subscription with GitHub Enterprise
VL
Available
Yes
Visual Studio Test Professional (Standard)
VL, Retail
Available
Yes
MSDN Platforms (Standard)
VL, Retail
Available
Yes
Visual Studio Enterprise (monthly cloud), Visual Studio Professional (monthly cloud)
Azure
Not available
N/A
*Includes: Not for Resale (NFR), Visual Studio Industry Partner (VSIP), Microsoft Certified Trainer, BizSpark. Excludes: FTE, Most Valuable Professional (MVP), Regional Director (RD), Microsoft Cloud Partner Program, Imagine. Excludes: NFR Basic
Note
Microsoft no longer offers Visual Studio Professional Annual subscriptions and Visual Studio Enterprise Annual subscriptions in Cloud Subscriptions. There will be no change to existing customers experience and ability to renew, increase, decrease, or cancel their subscriptions. New customers are encouraged to go tohttps://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/pricing/to explore different options to purchase Visual Studio.
Not sure which subscription you're using? Connect tohttps://my.visualstudio.com/subscriptionsto see all the subscriptions assigned to your email address. If you don't see all your subscriptions, you may have one or more assigned to a different email address. You need to sign in with that email address to see those subscriptions.
Frequently asked questions
Q: Is the chat service available in multiple languages?
A: Assistance with accounts, billing and subscriptions issues is available in multiple languages. Assistance with locating product information and technical documentation is available in English.
If you haven't already activated the Azure DevTest individual credit benefit that comes with your subscription, visithttps://my.visualstudio.com/benefits. Select the Azure tile in the Tools category to set up your Azure subscription and redeem your Azure DevTest individual credit.
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