[Windows] Removal of Azure and Azure Powershell module from windows images from 2025-03-01 #11483
Description
Breaking changes
AzureRM and Azure modules (old) will be removed from Windows 19 and Windows 22 Os'es . As these are deprecated from Microsoft end on February 29, 2024.
Ref: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/azure/azurerm-retirement-overview?view=azps-13.1.0
Target date
Image deployment will start on 2025-03-01 and will take 2-3 days.
The motivation for the changes
Upgrade from the AzureRM to the Az PowerShell module to maintain ongoing support and receive updates
Possible impact
If your projects depend on old AzureRM ans Azure powershell module, they might impact.
Platforms affected
- Azure DevOps
- GitHub Actions
Runner images affected
- Ubuntu 20.04
- Ubuntu 22.04
- Ubuntu 24.04
- macOS 12
- macOS 13
- macOS 13 Arm64
- macOS 14
- macOS 14 Arm64
- macOS 15
- macOS 15 Arm64
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2022
- Windows Server 2025
Mitigation ways
customers should be able to use latest Az powershell modules in place of AzureRM.