Generally Available: Azure Ephemeral OS Disk with full caching for VM/VMSS

Microsoft announced general availability of this Virtual Machines update in September 2026.

Launched1 version

Facts

Microsoft id
570551
Status
Launched
Products
Virtual Machines
Update type
Features
Product categories
Compute
General availability
September 2026
Status pages
Azure Virtual Machines status
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Source
Azure Updates · open the original at Microsoft

Microsoft says

Azure Ephemeral OS Disk with full caching is now generally available for new virtual machines and Virtual Machine Scale Sets.

Azure Updates,

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