---
title: "Azure retirements, end of support dates and breaking changes in the OS images category due in the next 180 days"
url: "https://eolwatch.dev/?window=180&cloud=azure&category=os-images"
as_of: "2026-11-13"
total: 6
---

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

6 items: due in the next 180 days, earliest date first. Filters: cloud Azure; category OS images. Countdowns are counted for 13 Nov 2026 (UTC).

## Next 180 days

| Date | Countdown | Item | Service | Type | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10 Dec 2026 | In 27 days | [Azure Kubernetes Service: Azure Linux with OS Guard retirement](https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-aks-azure-linux-os-guard-retirement.md) | Azure Kubernetes Service | Retirement | [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=571257) |
| 12 Jan 2027 | In 60 days | [Azure Batch: Windows Server 2016 Marketplace images end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-batch-windows-server-2016-images-end-of-support.md) | Azure Batch | End of support | [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=549077) |
| Mar 2027 | In 108 days at the earliest | [Azure Kubernetes Service: Windows Server 2022 retirement](https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-aks-windows-server-2022-retirement.md) | Azure Kubernetes Service | Retirement | [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=ws2022-retirement-aks) |
| 17 Mar 2027 | In 124 days | [Azure Kubernetes Service: Ubuntu 20.04 node pools retirement](https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-aks-ubuntu-20-04-node-pools-retirement.md) | Azure Kubernetes Service | Retirement | [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=485795) |
| 31 Mar 2027 | In 138 days | [Azure Service Fabric: Windows Server 2019 end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-service-fabric-windows-server-2019-end-of-support.md) | Azure Service Fabric | End of support | [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=558246) |
| 31 Mar 2027 | In 138 days | [Azure Service Fabric: Windows Server 2022 end of support](https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-service-fabric-windows-server-2022-end-of-support.md) | Azure Service Fabric | End of support | [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=558247) |

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