Does the Microsoft Azure image of Windows Server 2012 R2 have a depreciation date?

Hello, @James Nelson !

Is there a deprecation date for the Azure image of Windows Server 2012 R2?

Outside of the Windows Server 2012 R2 end of support on October 13th, 2023 announcement, I have not seen any specific Azure image announcements however Windows Server 2012 is no longer included in the list of Windows Server editions in the documentation so I wouldn't expect for it to remain available for a long period of time.

You can check for Azure images that are scheduled for deprecation using Azure Resource graph:

https://video2.skills-academy.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/deprecated-images#how-can-i-identify-the-virtual-machines-and-virtual-machine-scale-sets-in-my-subscription-that-are-running-on-images-that-are-scheduled-for-deprecation

Example:

resources 
|where type == "microsoft.compute/virtualmachines" 
//| where properties.storageProfile.imageReference.publisher =~ 'Windows' //optional filter, uncomment this line to filter for a specific publisher.
//| where properties.storageProfile.imageReference.sku =~ '2016-Datacenter' //optional filter, uncomment this line to filter for a specific deprecated SKU (Plan).
//| where properties.storageProfile.imageReference.version == '14393.4467.2106061537' //optional filter, uncomment this line to filter for a specific deprecated version.
|project name, subscriptionId, resourceGroup, ImagePublisher=properties.storageProfile.imageReference.publisher,ImageOffer=properties.storageProfile.imageReference.offer,imageSku=properties.storageProfile.imageReference.sku, imageVersion=properties.storageProfile.imageReference.exactVersion

Additional Reading:

• New options for Windows Server 2012/R2 end of support from Azure

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