Will Basic SKU Public IPs attached to VMs stop working after September 30, 2025?

Hi Jayden,

There is no official statement regarding precisely what will happen after the deadline, however, they say right in the official notice to avoid potential service disruption you need to upgrade before the deadline. The process doesn't take long per VM, even if done manually via portal.

Below are instructions for upgrading the Basic SKU Dynamic Public IP associated to VM interface. You'll want to schedule this during off hours since there will be brief interruption of network traffic.

In my experience the Public IP address is retained if you switch to Static first. There should be no need to update DNS records. Process only takes a couple of minutes.

1. Please navigate to the Basic Public IP address -- Settings -- Configuration, select Static, click Save.

After several seconds you should see notification in upper right corner saying that it saved public IP changes.

A message will show up at top saying that "This public IP address can't be updated because it is associated to the IP configuration..", that's normal.

2. Click on Overview blade on left, next click on Properties tab and verify it still says Static. Hit F5 to refresh the page, and double-check Properties tab again (still should say Static).

3. Now you are ready to click Dissociate, make note of your VM's network interface name, then click Yes to confirm. Network activity from public Internet to your VM will be interrupted at this point.

4. Once that's done click the Upgrade to Standard SKU link at top, check box and Yes. Typically only takes seconds to upgrade, look for notification in upper right.

5. When upgrade has finished, click Associate , select Resource type: Network interface and select your VM's network interface from the dropdown, and click OK. This is where the note you made above with your VM's network interface name will be helpful.

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Thanks.

-TP