Retirement: Windows Server Annual Channel (preview)
Microsoft retired this Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) feature on 15 May 2026.
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Facts
- Microsoft id
557224- Products
- Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
- Update type
- Retirements
- Product categories
- Compute, Containers
- Retirement
- 15 May 2026
- Status pages
- Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) status
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- Microsoft last modified
- Source
- Azure Updates · open the original at Microsoft
Microsoft says
Windows Server Annual Channel (Preview) on AKS will be retired on May 15, 2026, please transition to Long Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) by that date.
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