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slug: "azure-automation-state-configuration-retirement"
title: "Azure Automation: State Configuration retirement"
summary: "Retirement date for Azure Automation State Configuration: 30 Sep 2027. On that date, all configurations and node registrations in the feature are deleted. Microsoft names Azure Machine Configuration as the replacement."
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announced_date: "2024-10-03"
effective_date: "2027-09-30"
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# Azure Automation: State Configuration retirement

Retirement date for Azure Automation State Configuration: 30 Sep 2027. On that date, all configurations and node registrations in the feature are deleted. Microsoft names Azure Machine Configuration as the replacement.

- Effective date: 30 Sep 2027
- Cloud: [Azure](https://eolwatch.dev/cloud/azure.md)
- Service: [Azure Automation](https://eolwatch.dev/services/azure/automation.md)
- Type: Retirement
- Category: [Feature](https://eolwatch.dev/categories/features.md)
- Replacement: Azure Machine Configuration
- Announced: 3 Oct 2024
- Official source: [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=planned-service-retirement-azure-automation-state-configuration-16-september-2027)
- Source note: The address of the source names 16 Sep 2027. The text of the source gives 30 Sep 2027, the date shown here.
- Last checked: 12 Nov 2026

## What breaks

On the retirement date, all configurations and node registrations in Azure Automation State Configuration are deleted and the associated historical data is lost. The announcement covers only the State Configuration features of Azure Automation. It does not affect other Azure Automation services such as runbooks or hybrid runbook workers, the Windows DSC Extension or PowerShell Desired State Configuration.

## What to do

1. In the Azure portal, open "Automation Accounts", select each account, then "Configuration Management" and "State Configuration" to list the stored configurations and the server nodes they are assigned to.
2. Follow Microsoft's instructions to [migrate](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2283717) to Azure Machine Configuration before the retirement date.

## Replacement

Azure Machine Configuration

## Sources

- [Official source](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=planned-service-retirement-azure-automation-state-configuration-16-september-2027) (azure.microsoft.com, Official)

Last checked against this source on 12 Nov 2026.

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