---
slug: "azure-aks-enabled-by-azure-arc-windows-server-2022-retirement"
title: "AKS enabled by Azure Arc: Windows Server 2022 retirement"
summary: "Retirement date for Windows Server 2022 on Azure Kubernetes Service enabled by Azure Arc: Oct 2026."
cloud: "azure"
service: "Azure Kubernetes Service enabled by Azure Arc"
service_slug: "aks-enabled-by-azure-arc"
category: "os_image"
type: "retirement"
announced_date: "2025-11-14"
effective_date: "2026-10-01"
effective_precision: "month"
replacement: null
affected_versions: ["2022"]
source_url: "https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=499906"
extra_source_urls: []
vendor_ref: "499906"
last_checked_at: "2026-11-12T09:55:19.345Z"
created_at: "2026-11-13T13:36:44.208Z"
updated_at: "2026-11-13T13:36:44.208Z"
url: "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-aks-enabled-by-azure-arc-windows-server-2022-retirement"
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markdown_url: "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-aks-enabled-by-azure-arc-windows-server-2022-retirement.md"
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---

# AKS enabled by Azure Arc: Windows Server 2022 retirement

Retirement date for Windows Server 2022 on Azure Kubernetes Service enabled by Azure Arc: Oct 2026.

- Effective date: Oct 2026 (month precision: the vendor gives no day)
- Cloud: [Azure](https://eolwatch.dev/cloud/azure.md)
- Service: [Azure Kubernetes Service enabled by Azure Arc](https://eolwatch.dev/services/azure/aks-enabled-by-azure-arc.md)
- Type: Retirement
- Category: [OS image](https://eolwatch.dev/categories/os-images.md)
- Affected versions: 2022
- Replacement: Not stated by vendor
- Announced: 14 Nov 2025
- Official source: [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=499906)
- Last checked: 12 Nov 2026

## What breaks

Microsoft announced the retirement of Windows Server 2022 on Azure Kubernetes Service enabled by Azure Arc. The announcement gives no further detail on which resources or configurations are affected.

## Who is affected

### Affected versions

- `2022`

## What to do

Microsoft has not published migration steps. See the source for details.

## Replacement

Not stated by vendor.

## Sources

- [Official source](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=499906) (azure.microsoft.com, Official)

Last checked against this source on 12 Nov 2026.

Page: https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-aks-enabled-by-azure-arc-windows-server-2022-retirement | JSON: https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-aks-enabled-by-azure-arc-windows-server-2022-retirement.json

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