Generally Available: Instant Access for VM restore points
Microsoft announced general availability of this Azure Disk Storage and Virtual Machines update in September 2026.
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Facts
- Microsoft id
572573- Status
- Launched
- Products
- Azure Disk Storage, Virtual Machines
- Update type
- Compliance, Features, Management
- Product categories
- Compute, Storage
- Preview
- June 2026
- General availability
- September 2026
- Status pages
- Azure Virtual Machines status
- First captured by us
- (from our first import of this list)
- Microsoft last modified
- Source
- Azure Updates · open the original at Microsoft
Microsoft says
Instant Access for application-consistent restore points on virtual machines (that have Premium v2 or Ultra disks as data disks) is now generally available.
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- Status
- Launched
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- Public preview: Confidential temp disk encryption for confidential VMs · In preview
- General Availability: Upgrade your existing Azure Gen2 VMs to Trusted Launch · Launched
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