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Unable to delete Azure Key Vault due to Purge protection

Iqbal Johar 1 Reputation point
2025-10-01T11:07:10.2466667+00:00

Hello Everyone,

How can I disable the Purge protection accidentally enabled during creation. Getting error while deleting.

Remove-AzKeyVault -VaultName "hsmkv1" -Location "West US" -InRemovedState -Force

Remove-AzKeyVault: Operation 'DeletedVaultPurge' is not allowed.

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Azure Key Vault
An Azure service that is used to manage and protect cryptographic keys and other secrets used by cloud apps and services.
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  1. Andrew Coughlin 320 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
    2025-10-02T13:26:32.2733333+00:00

    Hello Iqbal,

    Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A Community. Unfortunately, once enabled on an Azure Key Vault or Managed HSM, Purge Protection cannot be disabled or overridden, even by administrators. This feature is permanent and enforces a mandatory retention period (typically 90 days) during which deleted items cannot be purged. To address related issues, users can either wait for the retention period to expire, use a different name, or plan ahead for future deployments.

    Azure Key Vault recovery overview | Microsoft Learn

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