Batch custom image pools using VHD or managed images will be retired on 31 March 2026

Microsoft retired this Batch feature in April 2026.

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Products
Batch
Update type
Features, Retirements
Product categories
Compute
Retirement
April 2026
Status pages
Azure Batch status
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Source
Azure Updates · open the original at Microsoft

Microsoft says

To align with modern Azure offerings and improve reliability and scale, Azure Batch will retire support for custom image pools using VHD blobs in Azure…

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