Azure Arc lifecycle

Retirements, end of support dates and breaking changes for Azure Arc, with effective dates and source links.

Last checked 12 Nov 2026

Upcoming: 4
Ended: 0

Upcoming

30 Sep 2027In about 11 months, 30 Sep 2027
Open Service Mesh extension for Arc-enabled Kubernetes retirement
RetirementSource
9 Oct 2027In about 11 months, 9 Oct 2027
Key Vault Secrets Provider Extension end of support
End of supportSource
27 Mar 2028In about 16 months, 27 Mar 2028
AKS on Windows Server 2019 and 2022 current architecture retirement
RetirementSource
30 Sep 2029In about 3 years, 30 Sep 2029
Arc-enabled System Center Virtual Machine Manager retirement
RetirementSource