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2026 (12)

March (11)

azure: Retirement: Manually registered Azure VPN Clients for ​Azure Government and ​Microsoft Azure operated by 21Vianet clouds will be retired on March 31, 2029

Azure Updates

2026-03-31

Manually registered Azure VPN clients for point-to-site connections using Microsoft Entra ID authentication will be retired on March 31, 2029 in Azure Government and Microsoft Azure operated by 21Vianet clouds. Users should take action to avoid disruption.

azure: Retirement: Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL will retire on March 31, 2029

Azure Updates

2026-03-30

Azure Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL will be retired on March 31, 2029. Users must migrate to Azure Database for PostgreSQL Elastic Cluster before that date.

azure: Retirement: Azure SQL Elastic query - Shard_Map_Manager mode

Azure Updates

2026-03-20

Azure SQL Elastic Query using the Shard_Map_Manager external data source type reaches end of support on March 31, 2027. Existing workloads can keep running, but this mode will no longer receive updates or support.

azure: Retirement: Azure Sphere will be retired on July 31, 2031

Azure Updates

2026-03-20

Azure Sphere will be retired on July 31, 2031. After that date, Microsoft will stop providing customer application, OS, bug, and security updates, as well as DAA certificate issuance.

azure: Retirement: Emissions Impact Dashboard for Azure

Azure Updates

2026-03-18

The Emissions Impact Dashboard for Azure, hosted by Power BI, will be retired on March 31, 2027. After that date, it will no longer be accessible and technical support will end.

azure: Retirement: Azure VMware Solution AV36P and AV52 node retirement on June 30, 2029

Azure Updates

2026-03-17

Microsoft will retire Azure VMware Solution AV36P and AV52 nodes on June 30, 2029. Existing AV36P and AV52 Reserved Instance terms are not affected, but customers should review RI expirations and plan migration before the retirement date.

azure: Retirement: Support for Windows Server 2016 Marketplace images on Azure Batch pools will end on January 12, 2027

Azure Updates

2026-03-16

Azure Batch will stop supporting Windows Server 2016 Marketplace images on Batch pools on January 12, 2027. This follows the end of extended support for Windows Server 2016.

azure: Retirement: Migration of Azure Batch Low-Priority VMs to Spot VMs in early March

Azure Updates

2026-03-16

Azure Batch will begin a system-initiated migration from Low-Priority VMs to Spot VMs starting March 1, 2026. Low-Priority VMs were retired on September 30, 2025, and the change aligns Batch with Azure Spot infrastructure.

azure: Retirement: End of life reminder of NVv3 and NVv4-series Azure virtual machine in Azure Batch pools

Azure Updates

2026-03-16

Microsoft Azure will end support for NVv3 and NVv4-series virtual machines in Azure Batch pools on September 30, 2026. The notice lists affected NVv3 sizes, including Standard_NV12s_v3, NV12hs_v3, NV24s_v3, NV24ms_v3, NV32ms_v3, and NV48s_v3.

azure: Retirement: Flatcar Container Linux for AKS (preview)

Azure Updates

2026-03-16

Azure Kubernetes Service support for Flatcar Container Linux for AKS in preview is being retired on June 8, 2026. Users should move to a supported alternative by that date; the preview remains usable until June 7, 2026.

azure: Retirement: Azure Policy faster enforcement and retirement of login/logout workaround

Azure Updates

2026-03-04

Azure Policy now enforces new and updated Resource Manager mode policy assignments within 5 minutes. As a result, the previously recommended login/logout workaround (used to refresh cached policy state) is being retired.

February (1)

azure: Retirement: Managed NGINX Ingress with Application Routing Add-on Retiring November 2026

Azure Updates

2026-02-27

Microsoft will retire the Managed NGINX Ingress used by the AKS Application Routing add-on in November 2026 due to the upstream Ingress-NGINX project deprecating and ending updates after March 2026. Microsoft will provide only critical security patches until 30 Nov 2026, after which the controller is unsupported.