Retirement: Manually registered Azure VPN Clients for ​Azure Government and ​Microsoft Azure operated by 21Vianet clouds will be retired on March 31, 2029

On March 31, 2029, we’ll be retiring manually registered Azure VPN clients for point-to-site connections with Microsoft Entra ID authentication for ​Azure Government and ​Microsoft Azure operated by 21Vianet clouds. Recommended action: To prevent disruptions, [migrate manually registered Azure VPN clients](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/point-to-site-entra-gateway-update) to a Microsoft-registered VPN client for point-to-site connections with Microsoft Entra ID authentication before 31 March 2029\. To improve security, we’ll only be supporting Microsoft-registered VPN clients after that date. Learn more: * If you have general questions, ask community experts in [Microsoft Q&A](https://learn.microsoft.com/answers/tags/102/azure-vpn-gateway%22%20/t%20%22%5Fblank). * If you have a support plan and you need technical help, open the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/%22%20/l%20%22blade/Microsoft%5FAzure%5FSupport/HelpAndSupportBlade/overview%22%20/t%20%22%5Fblank) and select the question mark icon at the top of the page.