Az

Microsoft Corporation·Microsoft.Azure.Az

PowerShell cmdlets for developers and administrators to develop, deploy, administer, and manage Microsoft Azure resources.

winget install --id Microsoft.Azure.Az --exact --source winget

Latest 16.1.0.40949·July 7, 2026

Release Notes

Az.Accounts 5.5.1

  • Upgraded 'Azure.Core' dependency from 1.50.0 to 1.56.0.
  • Upgraded 'Azure.Identity' dependency to 1.21.0.
  • Upgraded 'Azure.Identity.Broker' dependency from 1.1.0 to 1.6.0.
  • Upgraded 'System.ClientModel' dependency from 1.8.0 to 1.12.0.
  • Upgraded 'System.Text.Json' dependency from 8.0.6 to 10.0.3.
  • Upgraded MSAL dependencies ('Microsoft.Identity.Client', 'Microsoft.Identity.Client.Extensions.Msal', 'Microsoft.Identity.Client.Broker') from 4.83.1 to 4.84.0.
  • Upgraded 'Microsoft.Identity.Client.NativeInterop' from 0.20.2 to 0.20.4.
  • Fixed 'MicrosoftGraphUrl' not being populated when ARM (Azure Resource Manager) metadata returns endpoint without trailing slash

Az.Aks 7.2.1

  • Added support for 'AzureContainerLinux' OS SKU in 'New-AzAksCluster' ('-NodeOsSKU') and 'New-AzAksNodePool' ('-OsSKU')
  • Bumped API version to 2026-03-01

Az.AppConfiguration 2.2.0

  • Upgraded API version from 2024-06-01 to 2026-04-01
    • Added support for Description field for Key Values and Snapshots

Az.Automation 1.12.1

  • Updated Automation account identity handling to explicitly use the Automation SDK 'Identity' model in create/update flows.

Az.Batch 4.1.1

  • Fixed module load conflict by aligning 'Microsoft.ApplicationInsights' to the common 2.18.0 dependency version, resolving 'Assembly with same name is already loaded' error.

Az.CognitiveServices 1.17.1

  • Updated Cognitive Services account identity handling to explicitly use the Cognitive Services SDK 'Identity' model in create/update flows.

Az.Compute 11.7.0

  • ComputeRP related cmdlets will now use 2026-03-01 version of the ComputeRP API.
  • Added support for configuring ScheduledEventsPolicy on Virtual Machines, Virtual Machine Scale Sets, and Availability Sets.
    • Added '-ScheduledEventsApiVersion' and '-EnableAllInstancesDown' parameters to 'Update-AzAvailabilitySet', 'Update-AzVM', 'New-AzVM' (SimpleParameterSet), and 'New-AzVmss' cmdlets.
    • Added '-ScheduledEventsApiVersion' and '-EnableAllInstancesDown' parameters to 'Update-AzVmss'. These parameters are only supported when updating via the '-VirtualMachineScaleSet' object parameter (e.g. piping the output of 'Get-AzVmss'); using them with the PATCH parameter sets will throw an error.
  • Added VMSS (Virtual Machine Scale Set) Lifecycle Hooks support (public preview)
    • Added 'New-AzVmssLifecycleHookConfig' cmdlet to create an in-memory lifecycle hook configuration object
    • Added 'Set-AzVmssLifecycleHooksProfile' cmdlet to attach lifecycle hooks to a VMSS configuration or live VMSS object
    • Added 'Remove-AzVmssLifecycleHook' cmdlet to remove one hook by '-Type' or all hooks with '-All' from a live VMSS
    • Added 'Get-AzVmssLifecycleHookEvent' cmdlet to list or retrieve lifecycle hook events for a VMSS
    • Added 'Update-AzVmssLifecycleHookEvent' cmdlet to respond to a lifecycle hook event (approve, reject, or delay) with optional per-VM instance filtering via '-InstanceId'
    • Added '-LifecycleHooksProfile' parameter to 'New-AzVmssConfig' to support inline lifecycle hooks profile construction

Az.DataFactory 1.20.1

  • Updated 'System.IO.FileSystem.AccessControl' dependency from '4.5.0' to '5.0.0'.

Az.DataMigration 1.1.1

  • Removed the authentication key from console output.

Az.DataProtection 3.0.1

  • Deprecated the '-OverwriteLifeCycle' parameter on 'Edit-AzDataProtectionPolicyRetentionRuleClientObject'
    • The parameter will be removed in an upcoming release; existing retention rule lifecycles are replaced in place by default
  • Updated the retention rule '-Name' help messages in 'Edit-AzDataProtectionPolicyRetentionRuleClientObject' for clarity

Az.Dns 2.2.0

  • Added support for linking a DNS record set to an Azure Traffic Manager profile (Traffic Manager link, also known as TMLink)
    • Added '-TrafficManagerProfileId' to 'New-AzDnsRecordSet'
    • 'Get-AzDnsRecordSet' and 'Set-AzDnsRecordSet' now expose 'TrafficManagerProfileId' for round-trip updates

Az.IotHub 2.9.1

  • Updated 'Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions' dependency from '8.0.2' to '10.0.3'.

Az.KeyVault 6.5.1

  • Updated 'System.Security.Cryptography.Cng' dependency from '4.5.0' to '5.0.0'.

Az.Network 8.0.1

  • Onboarded 'Microsoft.HorizonDB/clusters' to Private Link Common Cmdlets

Az.OperationalInsights 3.4.1

  • Updated 'PSIdentity' conversions to explicitly use the Operational Insights SDK 'Identity' model.

Az.RecoveryServices 7.13.0

  • Updated 'System.Security.Cryptography.Cng' dependency from '4.4.0' to '5.0.0'.
  • Added Cross region restore support for Delos cloud regions
  • Updated Az.RecoveryServices.SiteRecovery to use API version 2026-02-01.
  • Added Private Disk Access support for Azure-to-Azure managed disk replication: new '-RecoveryNetworkAccessPolicy', '-RecoveryDiskAccessId' and '-RecoveryPublicNetworkAccess' parameters on 'New-AzRecoveryServicesAsrAzureToAzureDiskReplicationConfig'; values are honored by 'New-AzRecoveryServicesAsrReplicationProtectedItem' and surfaced on 'ASRAzureToAzureProtectedDiskDetails'.

Az.Resources 10.0.1

  • Updated 'Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions' dependency from '8.0.2' to '10.0.3'.

Az.Storage 9.7.1

  • Updated storage account identity handling to explicitly use the Storage SDK 'Identity' model in 'New-AzStorageAccount' and 'Set-AzStorageAccount'.

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Homepage
https://github.com/Azure/azure-powershell
License
Apache-2.0
Publisher
Microsoft Corporation
Support
https://github.com/Azure/azure-powershell/issues

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