Azure retirements, end of support dates and breaking changes due in the next 180 days

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Due in 30 days4Next: Azure Kubernetes Service: Kubernetes 1.31 LTS end of lifeNov 2026 The vendor gives a month, not a day.
Due in 90 days12Includes items due soonerDay 31 to 90: Azure App Service: PHP 8.2 end of extended support31 Dec 2026
Due in 180 days42Includes items due soonerDay 91 to 180: Azure Deployment Environments retirement22 Feb 2027 (shown below)
Ended in last 90 days53Latest: Azure App Service: .NET 8 (LTS) end of support10 Nov 2026

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Azure retirements, end of support dates and breaking changes due in the next 180 days
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Nov 2026 · 3 items
Nov 2026 The vendor gives a month, not a day.	Due this month, Nov 2026	Kubernetes 1.31 LTS end of lifeAzureAzure Kubernetes ServiceLTS end of life date for Kubernetes 1.31 on Azure Kubernetes Service: Nov 2026. For clusters with long-term support enabled, support for the version continues only until that date. After it, those clusters must move to the next supported LTS version.	Azure	Azure Kubernetes Service	End of support
Nov 2026 The vendor gives a month, not a day.	Due this month, Nov 2026	Kubernetes 1.34 end of lifeAzureAzure Kubernetes ServiceEnd of life date for Kubernetes 1.34 on Azure Kubernetes Service: Nov 2026. After that date, community support for the version ends and clusters not enrolled in long-term support enter platform support, which covers AKS and Azure platform issues only.	Azure	Azure Kubernetes Service	End of support
Nov 2026 The vendor gives a month, not a day.	Due this month, Nov 2026	managed NGINX ingress (Application Routing) retirementAzureAzure Kubernetes ServiceEnd of support date for the NGINX ingress controller within the AKS Application Routing add-on: Nov 2026. Critical security patches from Microsoft end on that date.	Azure	Azure Kubernetes Service	Retirement
Dec 2026 · 3 items
10 Dec 2026	Due in 27 days, 10 Dec 2026	Azure Linux with OS Guard retirementAzureAzure Kubernetes ServiceEnd of support date for Azure Linux with OS Guard in Azure Kubernetes Service: 10 Dec 2026. From that date, new Azure Linux with OS Guard node pools cannot be created and existing ones get no security patches. AKS removes the node images on March 10, 2027.	Azure	Azure Kubernetes Service	Retirement
31 Dec 2026	In 48 days, 31 Dec 2026	PHP 8.2 end of extended supportAzureAzure App ServiceEnd of extended support date for PHP 8.2 on Azure App Service: 31 Dec 2026. Apps keep running after that date but stop receiving security updates and customer service for PHP 8.2.	Azure	Azure App Service	End of support
31 Dec 2026	In 48 days, 31 Dec 2026	Azure FXT Edge Filer end of supportAzureAzure FXT Edge FilerRetirement date for Azure FXT Edge Filer: 31 Dec 2026. After 2026 there is no hardware or software support. Microsoft does not disable the devices, and customers may continue to use them.	Azure	Azure FXT Edge Filer	End of support
Jan 2027 · 6 items
11 Jan 2027	In 59 days, 11 Jan 2027	TFS 2017 end of supportAzureAzure DevOps Serverendoflife.date lists 11 Jan 2027 as the end of security support for TFS 2017. Microsoft publishes the specific end of support dates and details in its Lifecycle product search.	Azure	Azure DevOps Server	End of support
12 Jan 2027	In 60 days, 12 Jan 2027	Windows Server 2016 Marketplace images end of supportAzureAzure BatchEnd of support date for Windows Server 2016 Marketplace images on Azure Batch pools: 12 Jan 2027. Microsoft states that the Windows Server 2016 Marketplace images are then no longer available.	Azure	Azure Batch	End of support
12 Jan 2027	In 60 days, 12 Jan 2027	HPC Pack 2016 end of supportAzureHPC PackEnd of support date for HPC Pack 2016: 12 Jan 2027. Microsoft retires the product on that date. It can still be used afterward but no longer receives support or updates from Microsoft.	Azure	HPC Pack	End of support
31 Jan 2027	In 79 days, 31 Jan 2027	Azure Blueprints retirementAzureAzure BlueprintsRetirement date for Azure Blueprints: 31 Jan 2027, after a phased retirement that began July 31, 2026. The API, Azure CLI and PowerShell commands stop working, and blueprint definitions, versions and assignments not exported are deleted.	Azure	Azure Blueprints	Retirement
31 Jan 2027	In 79 days, 31 Jan 2027	MySQL 8.0 end of standard supportAzureAzure Database for MySQLAzure Standard Support End Date for MySQL 8.0 on Azure Database for MySQL: 31 Jan 2027. After that date, servers still running the version are automatically enrolled in Extended Support and charged for it.	Azure	Azure Database for MySQL	End of support
31 Jan 2027	In 79 days, 31 Jan 2027	PostgreSQL 14 end of standard supportAzureAzure Database for PostgreSQLAzure Standard Support End Date for PostgreSQL 14 on Azure Database for PostgreSQL: 31 Jan 2027. Once the Azure Standard Support period ends, eligible servers still running the version are automatically enrolled in extended support.	Azure	Azure Database for PostgreSQL	End of support
Feb 2027 · 1 item
22 Feb 2027	In about 3 months, 22 Feb 2027	Azure Deployment Environments retirementAzureAzure Deployment EnvironmentsRetirement date for Azure Deployment Environments: 22 Feb 2027. After retirement, the service is no longer available. Microsoft gives September 14, 2026 as the start of the closing-down process.	Azure	Azure Deployment Environments	Retirement
Mar 2027 · 25 items
Mar 2027 The vendor gives a month, not a day.	In about 4 months, Mar 2027	AzureDnsZone endpoints (preview) retirementAzureAzure Blob StorageAzureDnsZone endpoints (preview) for Azure Blob storage accounts enter retirement in Mar 2027. Microsoft asks customers to use Standard endpoints for new and existing blob storage account deployments.	Azure	Azure Blob Storage	Retirement
Mar 2027 The vendor gives a month, not a day.	In about 4 months, Mar 2027	Kubernetes 1.32 LTS end of lifeAzureAzure Kubernetes ServiceLTS end of life date for Kubernetes 1.32 on Azure Kubernetes Service: Mar 2027. For clusters with long-term support enabled, support for the version continues only until that date. After it, those clusters must move to the next supported LTS version.	Azure	Azure Kubernetes Service	End of support
Mar 2027 The vendor gives a month, not a day.	In about 4 months, Mar 2027	Kubernetes 1.35 end of lifeAzureAzure Kubernetes ServiceEnd of life date for Kubernetes 1.35 on Azure Kubernetes Service: Mar 2027. After that date, community support for the version ends and clusters not enrolled in long-term support enter platform support, which covers AKS and Azure platform issues only.	Azure	Azure Kubernetes Service	End of support
Mar 2027 The vendor gives a month, not a day.	In about 4 months, Mar 2027	Windows Server 2022 retirementAzureAzure Kubernetes ServiceRetirement date for Windows Server 2022 on AKS: Mar 2027, when Kubernetes 1.34 reaches the end of platform support. Windows Server 2022 node pools cannot be created on Kubernetes 1.35 and above.	Azure	Azure Kubernetes Service	Retirement
15 Mar 2027	In about 4 months, 15 Mar 2027	built-in analytics dashboards retirementAzureAzure API ManagementRetirement date for the analytics dashboards built in to Azure API Management: 15 Mar 2027. The Azure Monitor-based dashboards that use Log Analytics workbooks take their place.	Azure	Azure API Management	Retirement
15 Mar 2027	In about 4 months, 15 Mar 2027	WAF v2 Configuration retirementAzureAzure Application GatewayRetirement date for the Application Gateway WAF v2 Configuration: 15 Mar 2027. To continue using the service, Microsoft directs customers to switch to the Application Gateway WAF v2 Policy before that date.	Azure	Azure Application Gateway	Retirement
15 Mar 2027	In about 4 months, 15 Mar 2027	Azure Content Moderator retirementAzureAzure Content ModeratorRetirement date for Azure Content Moderator: 15 Mar 2027. Existing resources keep working until that date. After it, Azure Content Moderator is not supported.	Azure	Azure Content Moderator	Retirement
17 Mar 2027	In about 4 months, 17 Mar 2027	Ubuntu 20.04 node pools retirementAzureAzure Kubernetes ServiceRetirement date for Ubuntu 20.04 on Azure Kubernetes Service: 17 Mar 2027. From that date, AKS creates no new Ubuntu 20.04 node images, provides no security updates, and deletes existing node images.	Azure	Azure Kubernetes Service	Retirement
30 Mar 2027	In about 5 months, 30 Mar 2027	Enterprise and Enterprise Flash tiers retirementAzureAzure Cache for RedisRetirement date for the Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise and Enterprise Flash tiers: 30 Mar 2027. New creation requests are blocked starting April 1, 2026. Microsoft recommends migrating workloads to Azure Managed Redis.	Azure	Azure Cache for Redis	Retirement
30 Mar 2027	In about 5 months, 30 Mar 2027	Essential SKU retirementAzureAzure Managed GrafanaRetirement date for the Azure Managed Grafana Essential SKU: 30 Mar 2027. On that date, all Azure Managed Grafana instances using the Essential SKU are deleted.	Azure	Azure Managed Grafana	Retirement
31 Mar 2027	In about 5 months, 31 Mar 2027	Azure App Service and Azure Functions: Python on Windows retirementAzureAzure App ServiceFrom 31 Mar 2027, Python applications hosted on Azure App Service on Windows and Azure Functions on Windows no longer run. Microsoft supports Python on the Linux versions of both services.	Azure	Azure App Service	Retirement
31 Mar 2027	In about 5 months, 31 Mar 2027	Docker Compose feature retirementAzureAzure App ServiceRetirement date for the Docker Compose feature in Azure App Service: 31 Mar 2027. After that date, Docker Compose applications that were not migrated to sidecar containers face disruptions and HTTP 5xx errors.	Azure	Azure App Service	Retirement
31 Mar 2027	In about 5 months, 31 Mar 2027	Cloud Services (extended support) retirementAzureAzure Cloud ServicesRetirement date for the Cloud Services (extended support) deployment model: 31 Mar 2027. Microsoft directs customers to migrate services deployed with this model to Service Fabric managed cluster by that date.	Azure	Azure Cloud Services	Retirement
31 Mar 2027	In about 5 months, 31 Mar 2027	Front Door (classic) retirementAzureAzure Front DoorRetirement date for Azure Front Door (classic) in the public cloud: 31 Mar 2027. Microsoft directs customers to migrate to Front Door Standard or Premium by that date.	Azure	Azure Front Door	Retirement
31 Mar 2027	In about 5 months, 31 Mar 2027	API key query access retirementAzureAzure Monitor Application InsightsRetirement date for API keys used to query Application Insights: 31 Mar 2027. Querying an Application Insights resource after that date requires Microsoft Entra authentication.	Azure	Azure Monitor Application Insights	Retirement
31 Mar 2027	In about 5 months, 31 Mar 2027	sidecar for Prometheus remote-write retirementAzureAzure MonitorAzure Monitor deprecates the sidecar for remote-write of Prometheus metrics to Azure Monitor Workspace on 31 Mar 2027. Microsoft recommends direct remote-write from self-hosted Prometheus or Prometheus Operator.	Azure	Azure Monitor	Retirement
31 Mar 2027	In about 5 months, 31 Mar 2027	Windows Server 2019 end of supportAzureAzure Service FabricEnd of support date for Service Fabric clusters running on Windows Server 2019: 31 Mar 2027. Virtual Machine Scale Sets continue to function on Windows Server 2019 after that date, but Service Fabric support does not.	Azure	Azure Service Fabric	End of support
31 Mar 2027	In about 5 months, 31 Mar 2027	Windows Server 2022 end of supportAzureAzure Service FabricEnd of support date for Service Fabric clusters running on Windows Server 2022: 31 Mar 2027. Virtual Machine Scale Sets continue to function on Windows Server 2022 after that date, but Service Fabric support does not.	Azure	Azure Service Fabric	End of support
31 Mar 2027	In about 5 months, 31 Mar 2027	Elastic query Shard_Map_Manager mode end of supportAzureAzure SQL DatabaseEnd of support date for Azure SQL Elastic query in Shard_Map_Manager mode: 31 Mar 2027. Existing workloads keep running after that date but no longer receive updates or support from Microsoft.	Azure	Azure SQL Database	End of support
31 Mar 2027	In about 5 months, 31 Mar 2027	Standard_M192idms_v2 retirementAzureAzure Virtual MachinesRetirement date for the Standard_M192idms_v2 isolated VM size: 31 Mar 2027. On that date, workloads running on this size are deleted and associated application data is lost.	Azure	Azure Virtual Machines	Retirement
31 Mar 2027	In about 5 months, 31 Mar 2027	Standard_M192ids_v2 isolated size retirementAzureAzure Virtual MachinesRetirement date for the Standard_M192ids_v2 isolated VM size: 31 Mar 2027. On that date, workloads running on this size are deleted and their application data is lost.	Azure	Azure Virtual Machines	Retirement
31 Mar 2027	In about 5 months, 31 Mar 2027	Standard_M192ims_v2 isolated size retirementAzureAzure Virtual MachinesRetirement date for the Standard_M192ims_v2 isolated VM size: 31 Mar 2027. On that date, workloads running on this size are deleted and their application data is lost.	Azure	Azure Virtual Machines	Retirement
31 Mar 2027	In about 5 months, 31 Mar 2027	Standard_M192is_v2 isolated size retirementAzureAzure Virtual MachinesRetirement date for the Standard_M192is_v2 isolated VM size: 31 Mar 2027. On that date, workloads running on this size are deleted and their application data is lost.	Azure	Azure Virtual Machines	Retirement
31 Mar 2027	In about 5 months, 31 Mar 2027	SSTP protocol support retirementAzureAzure VPN GatewayRetirement date for SSTP protocol support on Azure VPN Gateway: 31 Mar 2027. From that date, existing SSTP-enabled gateways can no longer be used to establish SSTP connections.	Azure	Azure VPN Gateway	Retirement
31 Mar 2027	In about 5 months, 31 Mar 2027	Emissions Impact Dashboard for Azure retirementAzureEmissions Impact Dashboard for AzureRetirement date for the Emissions Impact Dashboard for Azure hosted by Power BI: 31 Mar 2027. After that date the dashboard is no longer accessible and technical support is discontinued.	Azure	Emissions Impact Dashboard for Azure	Retirement
Apr 2027 · 4 items
1 Apr 2027	In about 5 months, 1 Apr 2027	Memory Optimized Data Flows retirementAzureAzure Data FactoryRetirement of Memory Optimized Data Flows in Azure Data Factory: 1 Apr 2027. Microsoft states that all Azure Data Factory Data Flows use the General Purpose SKU going forward.	Azure	Azure Data Factory	Retirement
20 Apr 2027	In about 5 months, 20 Apr 2027	Azure Machine Learning and Microsoft Foundry: Prompt Flow retirementAzureAzure Machine LearningRetirement date for Prompt Flow in Azure Machine Learning, Microsoft Foundry, and VS Code: 20 Apr 2027. Microsoft names Microsoft Agent Framework as the replacement.	Azure	Azure Machine Learning	Retirement
30 Apr 2027	In about 6 months, 30 Apr 2027	Node 22 LTS end of supportAzureAzure App ServiceEnd of support date for Node 22 LTS on Azure App Service: 30 Apr 2027. Apps hosted on App Service keep running after that date but stop receiving security updates and customer service for Node 22 LTS.	Azure	Azure App Service	End of support
30 Apr 2027	In about 6 months, 30 Apr 2027	Node.js 22 end of supportAzureAzure FunctionsEnd of support date for Node.js 22 on Azure Functions: 30 Apr 2027. Function apps keep running after that date but stop receiving security patches, updates and customer support.	Azure	Azure Functions	End of support

Nov 2026 · 3 items

Due this month, Nov 2026Nov 2026 The vendor gives a month, not a day.
Kubernetes 1.31 LTS end of life
AzureAzure Kubernetes ServiceEnd of support
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Due this month, Nov 2026Nov 2026 The vendor gives a month, not a day.
Kubernetes 1.34 end of life
AzureAzure Kubernetes ServiceEnd of support
Source
Due this month, Nov 2026Nov 2026 The vendor gives a month, not a day.
managed NGINX ingress (Application Routing) retirement
AzureAzure Kubernetes ServiceRetirement
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