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Support upgrading existing Azure VM with Windows Server 2012 R2 to Windows Server 2016

How do I go about upgrading existing Azure VM with Windows Server 2012 R2 to Windows Server 2016? It seems like a big issue for many companies for adopting Windows Server 2016 in Microsoft Azure.

"Microsoft server software support for Microsoft Azure virtual machines" article still states "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

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Peter Selch Dahl shared this idea · Mar 22, 2017 · Flag idea as inappropriate… · Admin →

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Peter Selch Dahl commented · September 6, 2017 10:59 AM · Flag as inappropriate

See this post for steps needed to perform the upgrade: https://blog.peterdahl.net/2017/09/06/upgrading-azure-virtual-machine-from-windows-server-2012-r2-to-windows-server-2016

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