---
title: Upgrading PingID MFA adapter for AD FS
description: Upgrade the PingID multi-factor authentication (MFA) Adapter for Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS).
component: pingid
page_id: pingid:pingid_integrations:pid_upgrading_pid_mfa_adapter_for_ad_fs
canonical_url: http://docs.pingidentity.com/pingid/pingid_integrations/pid_upgrading_pid_mfa_adapter_for_ad_fs.html
revdate: March 27, 2023
section_ids:
  about-this-task: About this task
  steps: Steps
  result: Result:
  next-steps: Next steps
---

# Upgrading PingID MFA adapter for AD FS

Upgrade the PingID multi-factor authentication (MFA) *(tooltip: \<div class="paragraph">
\<p>An electronic authentication method where a user is granted access only after presenting two or more verification factors for authentication.\</p>
\</div>)* Adapter for Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS).

## About this task

To upgrade PingID MFA Adapter, you must already have a working version of PingID MFA Adapter for AD FS installed on your machine. For more information, see [Installing PingID MFA Adapter for AD FS](pid_installing_pid_mfa_adapter_for_ad_fs.html).

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|   | This operation involves restarting the AD FS service. Once the upgrade is complete, select the PingID MFA Adapter as an MFA method in AD FS. |

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|   | If you have another MFA provider installed on your AD FS instance, but it is not configured correctly, you may not be able to upgrade PingID MFA Adapter for AD FS and may receive an error when running the PingID MFA installer. To avoid potential software conflicts that could prevent proper installation, we recommend that you disable any existing MFA authentication methods that are not used before you install PingID Adapter for AD FS. |

## Steps

1. On the [PingID Downloads](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/downloads/pingid.html) page, go to **Integrations**, and download and extract the file for **AD FS**.

2. To launch the setup wizard, run `PingIdAdfsAdapter<version>.exe`.

3. When the wizard launches, click **Next**.

4. Review the Software License Agreement, click **I accept the agreement**, and then click **Next**.

5. Click **Install**.

   ### Result:

   After the installation finishes, the path to the installation log is displayed. The installation log provides additional information about the installation.

6. Click **Next**, and then click **Finish**.

## Next steps

After the adapter is upgraded, enable PingID as an MFA provider. For more information, see [Enabling PingID as an MFA provider in AD FS](pid_enabling_pid_as_mfa_provider_ad_fs.html).