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Generally available: Apply settings inside machines using Machine configuration

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jodiboone
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Aug 04, 2022
Release Notes   We are thrilled to announce that applying configurations to virtual machines in Azure and Arc-enabled servers through Machine configuration (formerly guest configuration) is now G...
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Updated Sep 23, 2025
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Aug 23, 2022

Edit 2022-08-24: Version 1.29.45 (or later) has now been deployed to all previously affected Azure locations. This fixed the issue.

Despite GA, this feature is currently not working for VMs in the following Azure Locations: germanywestcentral, qatarcentral, swedencentral, westus3. Because in these locations version 1.29.43 of the Microsoft.GuestConfiguration.ConfigurationforWindows extension gets deployed. This version does not process ApplyAndAutoCorrect assignments correctly, This has been fixed in extension version 1.29.45, which is available in all other Azure Locations. Issue has been verified in many independent Azure tenants.