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slug: "azure-virtual-desktop-classic-retirement"
title: "Azure Virtual Desktop (classic) retirement"
summary: "Retirement date for Azure Virtual Desktop (classic): 30 Sep 2026. Azure Virtual Desktop fully replaces it."
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service: "Azure Virtual Desktop"
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type: "retirement"
announced_date: "2023-09-29"
effective_date: "2026-09-30"
effective_precision: "day"
replacement: "Azure Virtual Desktop"
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# Azure Virtual Desktop (classic) retirement

Retirement date for Azure Virtual Desktop (classic): 30 Sep 2026. Azure Virtual Desktop fully replaces it.

- Effective date: 30 Sep 2026
- Cloud: [Azure](https://eolwatch.dev/cloud/azure.md)
- Service: [Azure Virtual Desktop](https://eolwatch.dev/services/azure/virtual-desktop.md)
- Type: Retirement
- Category: [Feature](https://eolwatch.dev/categories/features.md)
- Replacement: Azure Virtual Desktop
- Announced: 29 Sep 2023
- Official source: [azure.microsoft.com](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=azure-virtual-desktop-classic-will-be-retired-on-30-september-2026-please-transition-to-azure-virtual-desktop)
- Last checked: 12 Nov 2026

## What breaks

Existing Azure Virtual Desktop (classic) resources can be managed, migrated, and supported through 30 Sep 2026. New Azure Virtual Desktop (classic) tenants cannot be created from 30 September 2023. Customers with more than 500 application groups, or who manage multi-tenant (B2B) environments, can request an exception to the block on new tenant creation through a support request.

## What to do

Migrate to Azure Virtual Desktop using one of the two documents Microsoft links:

1. [Migrate manually from Azure Virtual Desktop (classic)](https://aka.ms/avd-classic-migration).
2. [Migrate automatically from Azure Virtual Desktop (classic)](https://aka.ms/avd-classic-migration/automatic).

## Replacement

Azure Virtual Desktop

## Sources

- [Official source](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=azure-virtual-desktop-classic-will-be-retired-on-30-september-2026-please-transition-to-azure-virtual-desktop) (azure.microsoft.com, Official)
- [Additional source](https://aka.ms/avd-classic-migration) (aka.ms, Official)
- [Additional source](https://aka.ms/avd-classic-migration/automatic) (aka.ms, Official)

Last checked against the first source in this list on 12 Nov 2026.

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