Can you do in-place updating/upgrading of Azure VM Operating System?

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Jia Jian Goi picture Jia Jian Goi · Jan 29, 2017 · Viewed 9.9k times · Source

Is there a way to do in-place update the OS of an Azure VM, from within the Azure Portal?
i.e. from Windows Server 2012 R2 to Windows Server 2016

Answer

Bruno Faria picture Bruno Faria · Jan 29, 2017

Nope. As per official article:

Microsoft does not support an upgrade of the operating system of a Microsoft Azure virtual machine. Instead, you should create a new Azure virtual machine that is running the supported version of the operating system that is required and then migrate the workload.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2721672/microsoft-server-software-support-for-microsoft-azure-virtual-machines

Instead, use the Windows Server Migration Tools to assist you in roles and features migration:

Install, use, and remove Windows Server migration tools

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