Retirement: Support for Python-2.7; 3.8 and PowerShell- 7.1; 7.2 will be retired on September 30, 2026
Microsoft retired this Automation feature on 30 September 2026.
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Facts
- Microsoft id
567556- Products
- Automation
- Update type
- Compliance, Retirements, Security
- Product categories
- Management and governance
- Retirement
- 30 September 2026
- Status pages
- Azure Automation status
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- Microsoft last modified
- Source
- Azure Updates · open the original at Microsoft
Microsoft says
Starting October 1, 2026, the specified runtime versions Python 2.7, Python 3.8, and PowerShell 7.1 & 7.2. will no longer be supported by Automation. Runbooks
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