Shutdown or Poweroff in Linux not registering in the Lab Services dashboard

tahder Thank you for the question. Irrespective of OS type, if the OS shutdown command, or other shutdown mechanisms are used, it will not result in shutting down the VM. When this happens, from the perspective of Azure Lab Services, the VM is still being used.

Azure Lab Services' stop button needs to be used to turn off the VM or auto-shutdown settings can be configured. Hope this helps!