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Azure DevOps global personal access tokens stop December 1, 2026

Readers can stay on Azure DevOps: they change a setting or plan. Help the ones who would rather leave.

46 days left · December 1, 2026 · Public page

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  • Hard deadline in 46 days.
  • The change is forced: it reaches users even if they wait.

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    Helpful first
    Sorry you have to deal with this. You can stay on Azure DevOps. Here is what to change before December 1, 2026:

1. Find your global PATs. In Azure DevOps, open Personal access tokens and look for tokens set to all organizations.
2. Replace them. Make a new token for one organization, or move the tool to Entra sign-in.
3. Update pipelines and scripts. Swap the token in CI, scripts and tools. Test each one before December 1.

If they would rather leave, describe a verified way <your product> can help: <your link>
[Disclosure: I build <your product>.]
    Short answer
    You have until December 1, 2026. You can stay on Azure DevOps. First: find your global PATs. Then replace them.
Happy to help if you get stuck.
[Disclosure: I build <your product>.]

  4. 4 Switch-page builder

    Create a draft “Switch from Azure DevOps” page. Add your product, review every claim, then copy HTML or Markdown. Your product claims need your own evidence.

    • Add your product name to replace “Your product”.
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    Switch from Azure DevOps to Your product

    Azure DevOps global personal access tokens: a change is due by December 1. You can stay on Azure DevOps. If you would rather leave, here is how to move to Your product.

    What changes at Azure DevOps

    Global personal access tokens (PATs) in Azure DevOps stop working on December 1, 2026. Scripts and tools that use them need a new kind of token or sign-in.

    • Global PATs stop working: December 1, 2026 (Microsoft)
    • Can you still create them?: Yes, until December 1, 2026; the earlier March 15, 2026 block was called off (Microsoft)
    • Azure DevOps Server: Not affected (Microsoft)
    • What to use instead: Tokens for one Azure DevOps organization, or short-lived Entra-based sign-in (Microsoft)
    • Announced: December 12, 2025 (Microsoft)
    • Scripts and tools with global PATs: Stop working on December 1, 2026 (Microsoft)

    You can stay on Azure DevOps if you make the change. This page is for people who would rather leave.

    What Your product gives you

    Write two or three short lines here. Say what Your product does, who it is for, and what it costs. Use only facts you can show.

    How to move from Azure DevOps to Your product

    1. Save what you need from Azure DevOps. Keep a copy before you cancel anything.
    2. Import into Your product. Say which files you accept and how long an import takes.

    Tell readers the key date: December 1, 2026.

    Questions people ask

    If Your product has a direct answer to one of these, add it here. Keep it short and true.

    How to help new users settle in

    Send one short email. Say what changed, where to find you now, and what they need to do. Put the most important line first.

    If there is a date, send a short reminder a few days before it. Keep a copy of the list you sent it to.

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