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Auto Shutdown available for all Azure VMs

Can schedule auto-shutdown for virtual machines created either through the Azure Resource Manager or Azure DevTest Labs, to mitigate the cost waste from running VMs after working hours.

To set auto-shutdown for a VM, go to the VM blade in the Azure portal or in a DevTest Lab and select the Auto-shutdown blade under Operations on the resource menu. On this blade, you can specify the shutdown time and the time zone for which you want your VM to be shut down automatically.

You can also enter a webhook URL or email addresses which would be used to notify you of the VM shutdown 15 minutes prior to the scheduled time. This notification will allow you to either delay or skip the auto shutdown in case you want to continue working on your machine.