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2026 (12)

October (1)

azure: Retirement: DCsv3 and DCdsv3-series Azure Virtual Machines will be retired on October 31, 2029

Azure Updates

2026-10-01

DCsv3 and DCdsv3-series Azure Linux, Windows, and Dedicated Host virtual machines will be retired on October 31, 2029. After that date, they will no longer be available for use or purchase, so workloads should be migrated before then.

September (11)

azure: Retirement: NVv3-series Azure Virtual Machines

Azure Updates

2026-09-30

Microsoft Azure retired several NVv3-series virtual machine sizes on September 30, 2026. Any remaining NVv3-series VMs are also being retired.

azure: Retirement: Dv3, Dsv3, Ev3, and Esv3 Azure VMs

Azure Updates

2026-09-30

Microsoft announced retirement of the Dv3, Dsv3, Ev3, and Esv3 Azure VM series in public cloud regions. These VM families will reach end-of-life on November 15, 2029.

azure: Retirement: Azure Functions v1 hosting model on Azure Container Apps

Azure Updates

2026-09-29

Azure Functions v1 hosting model on Azure Container Apps will be retired on September 29, 2027. After that date, existing v1 apps will stop running and will no longer handle requests or event-driven triggers.

azure: Retirement: Azure Arc enabled System Center Virtual Machine Manager will be retired September 30, 2029

Azure Updates

2026-09-29

Microsoft will retire Azure Arc-enabled System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) on September 30, 2029. Customers using it should plan to transition to an alternative solution before that date.

azure: Retirement: Microsoft HPC Pack

Azure Updates

2026-09-29

Microsoft is retiring all versions of HPC Pack. It is entering a one-year retirement period with limited retirement-only support, and end of support is August 27, 2027.

azure: Retirement: Azure IoT Central will be retired on September 20, 2029

Azure Updates

2026-09-29

Azure IoT Central will be retired on September 20, 2029. Microsoft says you can keep using it until then, but recommends starting transition planning early as Azure IoT evolves.

azure: Retirement: Azure Communication Services (ACS) standalone services will be retired on September 30, 2028

Azure Updates

2026-09-24

Microsoft will retire several standalone Azure Communication Services offerings on September 30, 2028. After that date, the affected services will no longer be available.

azure: Retirement: Support for PowerShell 7.4 ends on November 10, 2026

Azure Updates

2026-09-23

Support for PowerShell 7.4 ends on November 10, 2026. Azure Function apps using 7.4 will keep running, but security updates and customer support stop, so users should move to PowerShell 7.6.

azure: Retirement: Support for .NET 8 and .NET 9 ends on November 10, 2026—upgrade your apps to .NET 10

Azure Updates

2026-09-23

Support for .NET 8 and .NET 9 in Azure Functions ends on November 10, 2026. Apps will keep running, but they will no longer receive security updates or support for those runtimes, so migrate to .NET 10 before the deadline.

azure: Retirement: Support for Node.js 22 ends on April 30, 2027

Azure Updates

2026-09-22

Support for Node.js 22 in Azure Functions ends on April 30, 2027. Apps will keep running, but security patches, updates, and support for Node.js 22 will stop; move to Node.js 24 by then.

azure: Retirement Update: SAP container images removed October 14, 2026

Azure Updates

2026-09-16

SAP container images are scheduled for removal on October 14, 2026. The containerized SAP data connector retired on September 14, 2026 and is now unsupported and unmaintained, though existing TLS-compliant agents can still send logs through the retired HTTP Data Collector API.