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Azure retirements and end of support

161 upcoming items tracked for Microsoft Azure.

Last checked 12 Nov 2026 · 230 items from official sources

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
Ended in last 90 days53Latest: Azure App Service: .NET 8 (LTS) end of support10 Nov 2026

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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 lifeAzure 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 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 lifeAzure 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 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) retirementAzure 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 Kubernetes Service	Retirement
Dec 2026 · 3 items
10 Dec 2026	Due in 27 days, 10 Dec 2026	Azure Linux with OS Guard retirementAzure 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 Kubernetes Service	Retirement
31 Dec 2026	In 48 days, 31 Dec 2026	PHP 8.2 end of extended supportAzure 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 App Service	End of support
31 Dec 2026	In 48 days, 31 Dec 2026	Azure FXT Edge Filer end of supportAzure 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 FXT Edge Filer	End of support
Jan 2027 · 6 items
11 Jan 2027	In 59 days, 11 Jan 2027	TFS 2017 end of supportAzure 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 DevOps Server	End of support
12 Jan 2027	In 60 days, 12 Jan 2027	Windows Server 2016 Marketplace images end of supportAzure 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 Batch	End of support
12 Jan 2027	In 60 days, 12 Jan 2027	HPC Pack 2016 end of supportHPC 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.	HPC Pack	End of support
31 Jan 2027	In 79 days, 31 Jan 2027	Azure Blueprints retirementAzure 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 Blueprints	Retirement
31 Jan 2027	In 79 days, 31 Jan 2027	MySQL 8.0 end of standard supportAzure 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 Database for MySQL	End of support
31 Jan 2027	In 79 days, 31 Jan 2027	PostgreSQL 14 end of standard supportAzure 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 Database for PostgreSQL	End of support
Feb 2027 · 1 item
22 Feb 2027	In about 3 months, 22 Feb 2027	Azure Deployment Environments retirementAzure 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 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) retirementAzure 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 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 lifeAzure 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 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 lifeAzure 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 Kubernetes Service	End of support
Mar 2027 The vendor gives a month, not a day.	In about 4 months, Mar 2027	Windows Server 2022 retirementAzure 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 Kubernetes Service	Retirement
15 Mar 2027	In about 4 months, 15 Mar 2027	built-in analytics dashboards retirementAzure 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 API Management	Retirement
15 Mar 2027	In about 4 months, 15 Mar 2027	WAF v2 Configuration retirementAzure 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 Application Gateway	Retirement
15 Mar 2027	In about 4 months, 15 Mar 2027	Azure Content Moderator retirementAzure 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 Content Moderator	Retirement
17 Mar 2027	In about 4 months, 17 Mar 2027	Ubuntu 20.04 node pools retirementAzure 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 Kubernetes Service	Retirement
30 Mar 2027	In about 5 months, 30 Mar 2027	Enterprise and Enterprise Flash tiers retirementAzure 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 Cache for Redis	Retirement
30 Mar 2027	In about 5 months, 30 Mar 2027	Essential SKU retirementAzure 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 Managed Grafana	Retirement
31 Mar 2027	In about 5 months, 31 Mar 2027	Azure App Service and Azure Functions: Python on Windows retirementAzure 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 App Service	Retirement
31 Mar 2027	In about 5 months, 31 Mar 2027	Docker Compose feature retirementAzure 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 App Service	Retirement
31 Mar 2027	In about 5 months, 31 Mar 2027	Cloud Services (extended support) retirementAzure 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 Cloud Services	Retirement
31 Mar 2027	In about 5 months, 31 Mar 2027	Front Door (classic) retirementAzure 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 Front Door	Retirement
31 Mar 2027	In about 5 months, 31 Mar 2027	API key query access retirementAzure 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 Monitor Application Insights	Retirement
31 Mar 2027	In about 5 months, 31 Mar 2027	sidecar for Prometheus remote-write retirementAzure 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 Monitor	Retirement
31 Mar 2027	In about 5 months, 31 Mar 2027	Windows Server 2019 end of supportAzure 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 Service Fabric	End of support
31 Mar 2027	In about 5 months, 31 Mar 2027	Windows Server 2022 end of supportAzure 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 Service Fabric	End of support
31 Mar 2027	In about 5 months, 31 Mar 2027	Elastic query Shard_Map_Manager mode end of supportAzure 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 SQL Database	End of support
31 Mar 2027	In about 5 months, 31 Mar 2027	Standard_M192idms_v2 retirementAzure 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 Virtual Machines	Retirement
31 Mar 2027	In about 5 months, 31 Mar 2027	Standard_M192ids_v2 isolated size retirementAzure 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 Virtual Machines	Retirement
31 Mar 2027	In about 5 months, 31 Mar 2027	Standard_M192ims_v2 isolated size retirementAzure 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 Virtual Machines	Retirement
31 Mar 2027	In about 5 months, 31 Mar 2027	Standard_M192is_v2 isolated size retirementAzure 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 Virtual Machines	Retirement
31 Mar 2027	In about 5 months, 31 Mar 2027	SSTP protocol support retirementAzure 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 VPN Gateway	Retirement
31 Mar 2027	In about 5 months, 31 Mar 2027	Emissions Impact Dashboard for Azure retirementEmissions 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.	Emissions Impact Dashboard for Azure	Retirement
Apr 2027 · 4 items
1 Apr 2027	In about 5 months, 1 Apr 2027	Memory Optimized Data Flows retirementAzure 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 Data Factory	Retirement
20 Apr 2027	In about 5 months, 20 Apr 2027	Azure Machine Learning and Microsoft Foundry: Prompt Flow retirementAzure 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 Machine Learning	Retirement
30 Apr 2027	In about 6 months, 30 Apr 2027	Node 22 LTS end of supportAzure 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 App Service	End of support
30 Apr 2027	In about 6 months, 30 Apr 2027	Node.js 22 end of supportAzure 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 Functions	End of support
May 2027 · 5 items
31 May 2027	In about 7 months, 31 May 2027	Azure App Service, Functions and Logic Apps: TLS 1.0 and 1.1 retirementAzure App ServiceAfter 31 May 2027, Azure App Service, Azure Functions, and Azure Logic Apps no longer accept connections that use TLS 1.0 or TLS 1.1. Clients need to support TLS 1.2 or later.	Azure App Service	Retirement
31 May 2027	In about 7 months, 31 May 2027	HBv2, HC and NP-series VM retirementAzure BatchRetirement date for HBv2-series, HC-series and NP-series virtual machines in Azure Batch pools: 31 May 2027. After that date, new pools with these VM sizes cannot be created and existing pools are subject to forced resize to zero nodes.	Azure Batch	Retirement
31 May 2027	In about 7 months, 31 May 2027	HBv2-series retirementAzure Virtual MachinesRetirement date for HBv2-series Azure Virtual Machines: 31 May 2027. After that date, remaining HBv2-series VMs are set to a deallocated state and stop working.	Azure Virtual Machines	Retirement
31 May 2027	In about 7 months, 31 May 2027	HC-series retirementAzure Virtual MachinesRetirement date for HC-series Azure Virtual Machines: 31 May 2027. After that date, remaining HC-series VMs are set to a deallocated state and stop working.	Azure Virtual Machines	Retirement
31 May 2027	In about 7 months, 31 May 2027	NP-series retirementAzure Virtual MachinesRetirement date for NP-series Azure Virtual Machines: 31 May 2027. After that date, remaining NP-series VMs are set to a deallocated state and stop working.	Azure Virtual Machines	Retirement
Jun 2027 · 10 items
Jun 2027 The vendor gives a month, not a day.	In about 7 months, Jun 2027	Kubernetes 1.29 platform-initiated upgradeAzure Kubernetes ServiceMicrosoft lists Jun 2027 as the planned rollout month, a planning estimate, of the platform-initiated upgrade for clusters still running Kubernetes 1.29 on Azure Kubernetes Service. Clusters enrolled in long-term support (LTS) follow the month in the LTS versions table.	Azure Kubernetes Service	Breaking change
Jun 2027 The vendor gives a month, not a day.	In about 7 months, Jun 2027	Kubernetes 1.30 platform-initiated upgradeAzure Kubernetes ServiceMicrosoft lists Jun 2027 as the planned rollout month, a planning estimate, of the platform-initiated upgrade for clusters still running Kubernetes 1.30 on Azure Kubernetes Service. Clusters enrolled in long-term support (LTS) follow the month in the LTS versions table.	Azure Kubernetes Service	Breaking change
Jun 2027 The vendor gives a month, not a day.	In about 7 months, Jun 2027	Kubernetes 1.31 platform-initiated upgradeAzure Kubernetes ServiceMicrosoft lists Jun 2027 as the planned rollout month, a planning estimate, of the platform-initiated upgrade for clusters still running Kubernetes 1.31 on Azure Kubernetes Service. Clusters enrolled in long-term support (LTS) follow the month in the LTS versions table.	Azure Kubernetes Service	Breaking change

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
Azure Kubernetes ServiceEnd of support
Source
Due this month, Nov 2026Nov 2026 The vendor gives a month, not a day.
Kubernetes 1.34 end of life
Azure 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
Azure Kubernetes ServiceRetirement
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Jun 2027 · 10 items

In about 7 months, Jun 2027Jun 2027 The vendor gives a month, not a day.
Kubernetes 1.29 platform-initiated upgrade
Azure Kubernetes ServiceBreaking change
Source
In about 7 months, Jun 2027Jun 2027 The vendor gives a month, not a day.
Kubernetes 1.30 platform-initiated upgrade
Azure Kubernetes ServiceBreaking change
Source
In about 7 months, Jun 2027Jun 2027 The vendor gives a month, not a day.
Kubernetes 1.31 platform-initiated upgrade
Azure Kubernetes ServiceBreaking change
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Breaking changes from the last 90 days

11 Nov 20262 days ago, 11 Nov 2026avm-res-cognitiveservices-account 0.12.0: breaking changes Source
11 Nov 20262 days ago, 11 Nov 2026avm-res-network-publicipaddress 0.3.0: breaking changes Source
9 Nov 20264 days ago, 9 Nov 2026avm-res-network-loadbalancer 0.6.0: breaking changes Source
6 Nov 20267 days ago, 6 Nov 2026avm-res-resources-resourcegroup 0.5.0: breaking changes Source
5 Nov 20268 days ago, 5 Nov 2026avm-res-network-privatednszone 0.6.0: breaking changes Source
4 Nov 20269 days ago, 4 Nov 2026avm-res-network-virtualnetwork 0.23.0: breaking changes Source
4 Nov 20269 days ago, 4 Nov 2026avm-res-storage-storageaccount 0.11.0: breaking changes Source
29 Oct 202615 days ago, 29 Oct 2026avm-res-containerregistry-registry 0.9.0: breaking changes Source
27 Oct 202617 days ago, 27 Oct 2026avm-res-managedidentity-userassignedidentity 0.6.0: breaking changes Source
27 Oct 202617 days ago, 27 Oct 2026avm-res-network-routetable 0.6.0: breaking changes Source
22 Oct 202622 days ago, 22 Oct 2026avm-res-network-privateendpoint 0.3.0: breaking changes Source
12 Oct 202632 days ago, 12 Oct 2026avm-res-web-site 0.24.0: breaking changes Source
7 Oct 202637 days ago, 7 Oct 2026avm-res-network-networksecuritygroup 0.6.0: breaking changes Source
15 Sep 202659 days ago, 15 Sep 2026avm-res-web-site 0.23.0: breaking changes Source

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