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2026 (12)

November (4)

github: Actions for ARM32 Linux & Windows retirement

GitHub

2026-11-12

GitHub Actions will end ARM32 job execution support on hosted Windows and Linux runners on 8 Dec 2026. The change follows the broader Node 20 support retirement.

azure: Retirement: Support for .NET 8 and .NET 9 on Static Web Apps is ending November 10, 2026

Azure Updates

2026-11-09

Azure Static Web Apps will retire support for .NET 8 and .NET 9 on November 10, 2026. Managed Functions APIs should be moved to .NET 10 before then; existing apps will keep running, but security updates and support will stop.

azure: Retirement: OT security in Microsoft Defender for IoT

Azure Updates

2026-11-02

Microsoft plans to deprecate the OT security component of Microsoft Defender for IoT. The service will be fully deprecated in October 2029 after a three-year transition period.

azure: Retirement: Azure Fluid Relay

Azure Updates

2026-11-02

Azure Fluid Relay will be retired on February 2, 2027. After that date, the service will be unavailable and workloads depending on it may be disrupted; the Fluid Framework remains available as open source.

October (8)

azure: Retirement: Azure Key Vault Secrets Provider Extension for Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes clusters

Azure Updates

2026-10-09

Azure Key Vault Secrets Provider Extension for Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes will be retired on October 9, 2027. Users should migrate to the Azure Key Vault Secret Store Extension before that date.

azure: Retirement: Microsoft Dev Box will be retired on September 18, 2028

Azure Updates

2026-10-08

Microsoft Dev Box will be retired on September 18, 2028. The closing-down process begins on September 14, 2026, after which the service will eventually be unavailable.

azure: Retirement: Azure Deployment Environments will be retired on February 22, 2027

Azure Updates

2026-10-08

Azure Deployment Environments will retire on February 22, 2027. The closing-down process begins on September 14, 2026, after which the service will no longer be available.

azure: Retirement: Pod name dimension in AKS pod platform metrics

Azure Updates

2026-10-06

Azure Monitor is retiring the pod name dimension for certain AKS pod platform metrics starting September 30, 2027. These metrics will move to aggregate pod counters instead.

azure: Retirement: Azure App Service on Azure Stack Hub

Azure Updates

2026-10-06

Azure App Service on Azure Stack Hub will be retired on September 30, 2029. From September 30, 2026, new installations are no longer supported and the product will receive no new releases, features, or enhancements.

azure: Retirement: Support for Java 8, 11 and 17 will end on September 1, 2027

Azure Updates

2026-10-06

Azure App Service will end support for Java 8, 11, and 17 on September 1, 2027. Apps will keep running, but security updates and customer support for those Java versions will stop.

azure: Retirement: Always Encrypted with Intel SGX Enclaves

Azure Updates

2026-10-06

Always Encrypted with Intel SGX enclaves in Azure SQL Database will retire on October 31, 2027. The retirement is tied to the phase-out of SGX-enabled DC-series hardware, and customers are directed to move to VBS enclaves.

github: GitHub Actions: macOS 14 runner image retirement

GitHub

2026-10-01

GitHub Actions will retire the macOS 14 runner image on November 2, 2026. Before removal, jobs that use macOS 14 will temporarily fail during scheduled awareness periods.