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slug: "azure-dev-box-retirement"
title: "Microsoft Dev Box retirement"
summary: "Retirement date for Microsoft Dev Box: 18 Sep 2028. After retirement, the service is no longer available. Microsoft recommends Windows 365 as the path forward for virtualized developer environments."
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effective_date: "2028-09-18"
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replacement: "Windows 365"
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# Microsoft Dev Box retirement

Retirement date for Microsoft Dev Box: 18 Sep 2028. After retirement, the service is no longer available. Microsoft recommends Windows 365 as the path forward for virtualized developer environments.

- Effective date: 18 Sep 2028
- Cloud: [Azure](https://eolwatch.dev/cloud/azure.md)
- Service: [Microsoft Dev Box](https://eolwatch.dev/services/azure/dev-box.md)
- Type: Retirement
- Category: [Service](https://eolwatch.dev/categories/services.md)
- Replacement: Windows 365
- Announced: 8 Oct 2026
- Official source: [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=567933)
- Last checked: 12 Nov 2026

## What breaks

After the retirement date, Microsoft Dev Box is no longer available. Microsoft gives September 14, 2026 as the start of the closing-down process and describes the service as in maintenance mode, with no new feature development planned. Customers who use Microsoft Dev Box can continue using their existing deployments during the transition period.

## Who is affected

### Matching resource types

- `microsoft.devcenter/projects/pools`
- `azurerm_dev_center_project_pool`
- `azurerm_dev_center_dev_box_definition`

### Detected by the estate check from

- Azure Resource Graph export (CSV or JSON)
- Terraform state or plan (JSON)
- ARM template

## What to do

1. Review your current Dev Box usage, including dev centers, projects, pools, images, and developer workflows.
2. Identify which scenarios can transition directly to Windows 365 and which require additional planning.
3. Validate identity, device management, networking, image, and licensing requirements for your future-state environment.
4. Test replacement workflows before retirement.
5. For questions or support, contact your Microsoft representative.

## Replacement

Windows 365

## Sources

- [Official source](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=567933) (azure.microsoft.com, Official)

Last checked against this source on 12 Nov 2026.

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