Azure Disk Encryption retirement date and replacement

Name: Azure Disk Encryption retires (Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets)
Start: 2028-09-15
End: 2028-09-15

Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets · Cloud service · retires Sep 15, 2028 (in 24 months)Unverified

Dates

Checked Sep 25, 2026 on Microsoft's page

Retires	Sep 15, 2028 (in 24 months)
Announced	Sep 24, 2025
Replacement	None named
Notice	Azure Disk Encryption will be retired on September 15, 2028 and we recommend you transition to Encryption at Host by that date..
Source	azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates?id=493779

Date	Change	Source
Sep 25	Announced2028-09-15UnverifiedAzure Disk Encryption will be retired on September 15, 2028 and we recommend you transition to Encryption at Host by that date..Source	Source