How to solve this subscription spending limit issue

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How to solve this subscription spending limit issue

Alice Hong 15

I tried creating a VM and then got this error message about my Azure Subscription. ( attached in the photo) Note that I'm a new user and just signed up on 4th June and everything was working fine till yesterday. I still have about 199usd free credits which I use for my learning. I'm on a free trial which is scheduled to expire in 19 days. I'm learning an Azure course on udemy and I really need to utilise it. 2023-06-13_23-31-56-b3989d9fd9f48faf31f2d316052c65f5

dkrishnaveni-MSFT 1,961 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2023-06-14T16:31:59.92+00:00

Hello @Alice Hong

I can understand you are facing issue when trying to create virtual machine with error to use different subscription without spending limit or remove spending limit. This is because the subscription used is benefit subscription( free trial subscription) where we have a fixed limit of credit of 200$ and exhausting it will stop the resource by default or you will be prompted to upgrade to Pay-as-you-go. Using certain VM image will exhaust this limit even just with deployment due to the cost and this can stop the VM leading to disruption on service.

So, in order to proceed with same subscription, please follow the steps shared in the document section to remove the spending limit: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/spending-limit#remove-the-spending-limit-in-azure-portal

Please also read through the same document section to understand why we need to remove the spending limit: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/spending-limit#why-you-might-want-to-remove-the-spending-limit

Feel free to revert in case of any queries or concerns and I'll be happy to assist.

Kind Regards,

Divya.
Cristian Pellegrino 0 Reputation points

2023-06-16T10:47:15.7733333+00:00

Hi @dkrishnaveni-MSFT this is also happening on an Azure Visual Studio MPN subscription since June.

We cannot deploy VM with a windows server version older than 2022 or windows 11 vms.

Before we were able to deploy all kind of images.
Yusuf Ranapurwala 35 Reputation points

2023-06-16T14:32:26.18+00:00

For me , Mainly issue occurred when selected windows 2016 OS , tried with windows 2022 OS it worked well.

Other services like recovery vault , azure backup , App services can be configured with the same visual studio subscription.
Oleksandr 0 Reputation points

2023-06-21T13:53:33.8366667+00:00

free VM creation process is frustrating because of this message
john gorter 16 Reputation points

2023-09-20T15:45:26.4366667+00:00

Is anyone from Microsoft still inspecting this issue?
Alex Durrant 21 Reputation points

2023-11-14T16:35:40.6866667+00:00

What's going on with this Microsoft? I have an MSDN subscription to be able to demo \ test solutions for clients, now I am stuck.
Dean Peterson 0 Reputation points

2023-11-20T21:44:52.4733333+00:00

In the same situation with an MSDN subscription. In my case I had to choose a 22H2 Windows image instead of a 22H3 Windows image to get rid of the subscription spending limit warning.

I wish Microsoft would fix this issue permanently. It appears that they are fixing it image by image.
Snoopy Ninja 0 Reputation points

2024-07-04T04:36:34.3266667+00:00

Hi There,

I am still getting the issue with my MSDN subscription in creating a SQL2022/RHEL VM. The error is

"This virtual machine requires a subscription without any spending limit or temporary payment method set. Use a different subscription or update your subscription (requires account administrator privileges) at Account Center to continue.". Is there a way to progress without removing the spending limit? I just need a test SQL Linux VM for a short time.

Thanks & regards, Irene
kim jomarie arabejo 0 Reputation points

2024-11-12T00:08:57.0233333+00:00

Hi @dkrishnaveni-MSFT -- I have the same error. The subscription I use is the Azure subsctiption1 - when trying to create a virtual machine, it gave me an error [This virtual machine requires a subscription without any spending limit or temporary payment method set. Use a different subscription or update your subscription (requires account administrator privileges)How do we resolve this issue? Please help me.

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dkrishnaveni-MSFT 1,961 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2023-06-14T16:31:59.92+00:00

Hello @Alice Hong

I can understand you are facing issue when trying to create virtual machine with error to use different subscription without spending limit or remove spending limit. This is because the subscription used is benefit subscription( free trial subscription) where we have a fixed limit of credit of 200$ and exhausting it will stop the resource by default or you will be prompted to upgrade to Pay-as-you-go. Using certain VM image will exhaust this limit even just with deployment due to the cost and this can stop the VM leading to disruption on service.

So, in order to proceed with same subscription, please follow the steps shared in the document section to remove the spending limit: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/spending-limit#remove-the-spending-limit-in-azure-portal

Please also read through the same document section to understand why we need to remove the spending limit: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/manage/spending-limit#why-you-might-want-to-remove-the-spending-limit

Feel free to revert in case of any queries or concerns and I'll be happy to assist.

Kind Regards,

Divya.
Cristian Pellegrino 0 Reputation points

2023-06-16T10:47:15.7733333+00:00

Hi @dkrishnaveni-MSFT this is also happening on an Azure Visual Studio MPN subscription since June.

We cannot deploy VM with a windows server version older than 2022 or windows 11 vms.

Before we were able to deploy all kind of images.
Yusuf Ranapurwala 35 Reputation points

2023-06-16T14:32:26.18+00:00

For me , Mainly issue occurred when selected windows 2016 OS , tried with windows 2022 OS it worked well.

Other services like recovery vault , azure backup , App services can be configured with the same visual studio subscription.
Oleksandr 0 Reputation points

2023-06-21T13:53:33.8366667+00:00

free VM creation process is frustrating because of this message
john gorter 16 Reputation points

2023-09-20T15:45:26.4366667+00:00

Is anyone from Microsoft still inspecting this issue?
Alex Durrant 21 Reputation points

2023-11-14T16:35:40.6866667+00:00

What's going on with this Microsoft? I have an MSDN subscription to be able to demo \ test solutions for clients, now I am stuck.
Dean Peterson 0 Reputation points

2023-11-20T21:44:52.4733333+00:00

In the same situation with an MSDN subscription. In my case I had to choose a 22H2 Windows image instead of a 22H3 Windows image to get rid of the subscription spending limit warning.

I wish Microsoft would fix this issue permanently. It appears that they are fixing it image by image.
Snoopy Ninja 0 Reputation points

2024-07-04T04:36:34.3266667+00:00

Hi There,

I am still getting the issue with my MSDN subscription in creating a SQL2022/RHEL VM. The error is

"This virtual machine requires a subscription without any spending limit or temporary payment method set. Use a different subscription or update your subscription (requires account administrator privileges) at Account Center to continue.". Is there a way to progress without removing the spending limit? I just need a test SQL Linux VM for a short time.

Thanks & regards, Irene
kim jomarie arabejo 0 Reputation points

2024-11-12T00:08:57.0233333+00:00

Hi @dkrishnaveni-MSFT -- I have the same error. The subscription I use is the Azure subsctiption1 - when trying to create a virtual machine, it gave me an error [This virtual machine requires a subscription without any spending limit or temporary payment method set. Use a different subscription or update your subscription (requires account administrator privileges)How do we resolve this issue? Please help me.

Answer 1

swey 11

I also have a MSDN Subscription, and it is not working for all the newest VM types:

Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2 - x64 Gen2 > not possible
Windows 11 Pro, version 22H2 - x64 Gen2 > possible
Windows 11 Pro, version 21H2 - x64 Gen2 > possible
Windows 11 Enterprise, version 23H2 - x64 Gen2 > not possible
Windows 11 Enterprise, version 22H2 - x64 Gen2 > possible
Windows 11 Enterprise N, version 23H2 - x64 Gen2 > not possible
Windows 11 Pro N, version 23H2 - x64 Gen2 > not possible

This virtual machine requires a subscription without any spending limit or temporary payment method set. Use a different subscription or update your subscription (requires account administrator privileges) at Account Center to continue.

Vien LE THI KIM 1

I got the same issue on my VS subscription today and I fixed it with the following PowerShell script:

param (
    [string]$ResourceGroup = "YourResourceGroupName",
    [string]$VmName = "YourVmName",
    [string]$VnetName = "YourVnetName",
    [string]$SubnetName = "YourSubnetName",
    [string]$Location = "southeastasia",
    [string]$AdminUsername = "YourAdminUsername",
    [string]$AdminPassword = "YourPassword123!",
    [string]$AddressPrefix = "10.0.0.0/16",
    [string]$SubnetPrefix = "10.0.0.0/24",
    [string]$PublisherName = "MicrosoftWindowsDesktop",
    [string]$Offer = "windows-11",
    [string]$Skus = "win11-24h2-pro",
    [string]$Version = "latest",
    [string]$VmSize = "Standard_B2s"
)

# Create a virtual network
New-AzVirtualNetwork -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroup -Location $Location -Name $VnetName -AddressPrefix $AddressPrefix -Subnet @{"Name" = $SubnetName; "AddressPrefix" = $SubnetPrefix}

# Create a public IP address with Static allocation and DNS name
$PublicIp = New-AzPublicIpAddress -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroup -Location $Location -Name "${VmName}PublicIP" -AllocationMethod Static -Sku Standard -DnsName $VmName

# Create a network security group
$Nsg = New-AzNetworkSecurityGroup -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroup -Location $Location -Name "${VmName}NSG"

# Create a network security group rule to allow RDP
$NsgRule = New-AzNetworkSecurityRuleConfig -Name "AllowRDP" -Protocol "Tcp" -Direction "Inbound" -Priority 1000 -SourceAddressPrefix "*" -SourcePortRange "*" -DestinationAddressPrefix "*" -DestinationPortRange 3389 -Access "Allow"
$Nsg.SecurityRules.Add($NsgRule)
$Nsg | Set-AzNetworkSecurityGroup

# Create a virtual network interface and associate with public IP address and NSG
$Nic = New-AzNetworkInterface -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroup -Location $Location -Name "${VmName}NIC" -SubnetId (Get-AzVirtualNetwork -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroup -Name $VnetName).Subnets[0].Id -PublicIpAddressId $PublicIp.Id -NetworkSecurityGroupId $Nsg.Id

# Create a virtual machine without boot diagnostics
$VmConfig = New-AzVMConfig -VMName $VmName -VMSize $VmSize | `
    Set-AzVMOperatingSystem -Windows -ComputerName $VmName -Credential (New-Object PSCredential -ArgumentList $AdminUsername, (ConvertTo-SecureString -String $AdminPassword -AsPlainText -Force)) | `
    Set-AzVMSourceImage -PublisherName $PublisherName -Offer $Offer -Skus $Skus -Version $Version | `
    Add-AzVMNetworkInterface -Id $Nic.Id | `
    Set-AzVMOSDisk -CreateOption FromImage -ManagedDiskId $null -StorageAccountType "Standard_LRS" | `
    Set-AzVMBootDiagnostics -Disable

New-AzVM -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroup -Location $Location -VM $VmConfig

# Open port 3389 to allow RDP traffic
Get-AzNetworkSecurityGroup -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroup -Name "${VmName}NSG" | Add-AzNetworkSecurityRuleConfig -Name "AllowRDP" -Protocol "Tcp" -Direction "Inbound" -Priority 1000 -SourceAddressPrefix "*" -SourcePortRange "*" -DestinationAddressPrefix "*" -DestinationPortRange 3389 -Access "Allow" | Set-AzNetworkSecurityGroup

Answer 2

Yusuf Ranapurwala 35

For me , Mainly issue occurred when selected windows 2016 OS , tried with windows 2022 OS it worked well.

Other services like recovery vault , azure backup , App services can be configured with the same visual studio subscription.

Answer 3

KarishmaTiwari-MSFT 20,782 Microsoft Employee Moderator

@Alice Hong

Thanks for reporting this issue.

This issue has been fixed as of today, as confirmed by the internal teams.

Issue summary: Customers were receiving this error when trying to create a VM with specific images
Error - [This virtual machine requires a subscription without any spending limit or temporary payment method set. Use a different subscription or update your subscription (requires account administrator privileges) at Account Center to continue]

This issue has been resolved. Customers should be able to create Windows Server, Windows 10, Windows 11 offers without seeing this error now.

If your issue remains unresolved or have further questions, please let us know in the comments how we can assist. We are here to help you and strive to make your experience better and greatly value your feedback.

If the reply is helpful, please click Accept Answer, so that it can help others in the community facing the same issue.
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AdamDziomdziora-6524 40 Reputation points

2023-07-01T06:08:07.37+00:00

This issue is NOT resolved for me. I am a Microsoft Certified Trainer with a Visual Studio Enterprise benefit subscription. I need to create the Visual Studio VMs, but I can not anymore due to the abovementioned error.
AdamDziomdziora-6524 40 Reputation points

2023-07-01T06:13:43.9233333+00:00

This issue touches ALL Visual Studio VM images and ALL Visual Studio Microsoft Dev Box images. Please resolve the issue.
AdamDziomdziora-6524 40 Reputation points

2023-07-01T06:16:37.1+00:00
AdamDziomdziora-6524 40 Reputation points

2023-07-01T06:17:00.03+00:00
AdamDziomdziora-6524 40 Reputation points

2023-07-01T06:24:32.5466667+00:00
In other words, the affected configurations are any Visual Studio VMs:

Visual Studio or Visual Studio (Microsoft Dev Box compatible)

Visual Studio with any license (Community/Pro/Enterprise)

Visual Studio with any version (2022/2019/2017/2015)

Visual Studio with any OS (Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2)

As a Microsoft Certified Trainer, I need to continue learning. Hence the abovementioned VMs are crucial for me.
Daniel Olszewski 0 Reputation points

2023-07-07T11:31:46.5733333+00:00

I have same problem with SQL Server Analysis Services 2019/2022:
KarishmaTiwari-MSFT 20,782 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2023-07-11T00:57:59.6166667+00:00

Daniel Olszewski and AdamDziomdziora-6524 Thanks for reporting this. I will check with the Product team and share an update as I hear back from them.
Tamás Baróti 0 Reputation points

2023-07-12T12:07:31.6566667+00:00

Same issue with Visual Studio Professional subscription. I selected the image from "Windows Client" as described here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/virtual-machines/windows/client-images
KarishmaTiwari-MSFT 20,782 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2023-07-22T00:32:38.3+00:00

Tamás Baróti Do you have the free Trial subscription or Pay as you go?
Titus van Houwelingen 5 Reputation points

2023-08-18T12:24:34.41+00:00

Today I still have this issue with all VM images which contain Visual Studio, for example image vs-2022-ent-latest-win11-n.

I have plenty of credits. Which won't be consumed just by deploying such a VM. As I use it a few hours a month also the variable usage cost will be well within this limit.

Issue on multiple accounts / subscriptions. As I am not allowed to remove a spending limit on the employer supplied Azure I cannot solve this issue myself.
Oliver 5 Reputation points

2023-08-18T14:33:13.8033333+00:00

@KarishmaTiwari-MSFT This is still an issue on the beforementioned images as of 08/18/2023 on a Visual Studio Professional benefit subscription with a $50 USD spending limit.
SR-7559 141 Reputation points

2023-08-27T02:29:51.8133333+00:00

This issue is still open - Can someone from Microsoft look into it and fix it at the soonest?
Ruben Rios 0 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2023-09-05T20:22:10.6233333+00:00

@AdamDziomdziora-6524 Can you validate if you are hitting issues other than the "spending limit" one when using the "Dev Box compatible" images?

If the only issue is the spending limit, you'll have to remove it per the comments by @dkrishnaveni-MSFT

Thanks for your help!
john gorter 16 Reputation points

2023-09-08T14:32:36.05+00:00

I am MCT aswell and need visual studio images in the MSDN subscription for Azure. I am getting the same error message about the spending limit, tried all the VS images out there. This always worked and is crucial for my courses. What has happened, why did this go unannounced? What is the solution? Is this reversable? Please help out Microsoft...
john gorter 16 Reputation points

2023-09-10T12:15:36.1033333+00:00

All visual studio images (I've tried them all) give me the above error. Can anyone help on this issue?

I am eagerly waiting for assistance...
john gorter 16 Reputation points

2023-09-20T15:44:55.55+00:00

Anyone??
john gorter 16 Reputation points

2024-01-16T10:39:45.6666667+00:00

Why is this still an open issue? What is wrong with this environment?
john gorter 16 Reputation points

2024-01-16T10:40:05.6033333+00:00

Help?
Stijnman, Mark GSNL-PTX/E/S 80 Reputation points

2024-10-02T14:36:07.1033333+00:00

Just ran into this issue today as well. I can't use my Visual Studio Enterprise Subscription to create a Visual Studio Enterprise 2022 VM because of this error. So either the issue wasn't fixed, or it reappeared. Please resolve this.
Anonymous

2025-01-09T02:10:25.6966667+00:00

FYI in case anyone else still has this issue. I can create a Win 11 VM in DevTest in Azure with my Visual Studio Enterprise Subscription credits. Outside of DevTest I was getting the Spending Limit error.

Answer 4

SR-7559 141

Here is the workaround until Microsoft fixes the issue. Use the template listed in this git repo and you should be able to create a VM for Visual Studio -

https://github.com/tackiertangent/AzureVS2022VM/

Hope this helps to all those VS subscribers that are seeing the error in OP.

Answer 5

All,

I created a support request for Microsoft to look into this issue and here is the summary:

TL;DR - They are offering that VM only to Visual Studio subscribers, but they want those users to add a credit card.. The $150 (for Ent subscribers, for example) 'free credits' will not be applicable if you want to create this specific VM (bizzare, but that's their official position). Read on....

We explained you that to deploy the Visual studio 2022 Virtual machine (Marketplace Product) in Azure portal using the Visual studio credits you need to remove the spending limit and add credit card to the account.

We worked with our engineering team multiple times internally and with technical advisory team regarding the VS 2022 VM deployment using script.
By design in terms of how the publisher has currently configured their offer/plan.
If publisher doesn’t provide the option for Azure Free credits, then no credit-based subscription cannot be deployed the Virtual machine.
You can also create paid subscription (Pay-As-You-Go | Microsoft Azure) to deploy the VS 2022 Virtual machine.
The publisher came back and explained that this is by design, this Marketplace offer needs a paid subscription.
Since there is a gap in the system through CLI and they will be working on closing this gap soon.

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