Azure VM Set up for Hot Patch but says Disabled

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Azure VM Set up for Hot Patch but says Disabled

Dave Campbell 0

I have an Azure VM that was built using a 2022-datacenter-azure-edition-hotpatch image. I have followed the steps in the article to enable hot patch, but after I change the update settings to "Hotpatch enabled" it shows status below. What am I missing?

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Anusree Nashetty 4,710 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-06-03T17:39:20.5+00:00

Hi Dave Campbell,

If the information provided by Jose Benjamin Solis Nolasco is helpful to you, could you please Upvote it and Accept Answer for the benefit of community.

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Anusree Nashetty 4,710 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-06-03T17:39:20.5+00:00

Hi Dave Campbell,

If the information provided by Jose Benjamin Solis Nolasco is helpful to you, could you please Upvote it and Accept Answer for the benefit of community.

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Jose Benjamin Solis Nolasco 3,511

hello @Dave Campbell I hope you are doing well,

Ensure that your VM is based on a supported image for Hotpatching. The following images from the Azure Marketplace are designed for Hotpatching;

Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition Hotpatch - Gen2
Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition Core - Gen2 (Official Documentation )https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/enable-hotpatch-azure-edition

If your VM was created using a custom image or an ISO, additional configurations are required to enable Hotpatching.

😊 If my answer helped you resolve your issue, please consider marking it as the correct answer. This helps others in the community find solutions more easily. Thanks!

Dave Campbell 0 Reputation points

2025-05-31T11:15:42.44+00:00

Thanks for the response.

After reading this article again I checked the OS is listed on my VM and it's "Windows (Windows Server 2022 Datacenter Azure Edition", source image plan "2022-datacenter-azure-edition-hotpatch".

So this suggests this VM type my not be eligible for Hot Patch in Update Manager and so needs to be done manually from the OS via sconfig.
Jose Benjamin Solis Nolasco 3,511 Reputation points

2025-05-31T13:44:28.7866667+00:00

Thats correct Dave,

Is there anything else i can assist you with?

😊 If my answer helped you resolve your issue, please consider marking it as the correct answer. This helps others in the community find solutions more easily. Thanks!
Jose Benjamin Solis Nolasco 3,511 Reputation points

2025-06-01T00:41:43.6+00:00

Just following up, Do you need more guidance or assistance ?
Dave Campbell 0 Reputation points

2025-06-03T18:02:37.04+00:00

Thanks for the responses, Jose. The VM has now decided to change to "Pending Evaluation", which I believe is an interim state before it switches.

While your answer didn't solve the issue as such, it did lead me to re-read the article again and consider the edition was not supported. However, as the state has now changed, this suggests it is supported - so I'll update if/when it changes.
Jose Benjamin Solis Nolasco 3,511 Reputation points

2025-06-03T18:05:56.3066667+00:00

Excellent, I'm glad I helped you somehow! lets us know anything else you need and how this ended so people of this community could have a detail overview if they came across a similar issue.

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