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One confusion around all of our extensions is: how are reboots handled? This varies by extension, but only VM Applications provide the option on how to handle them. It does this via the "scriptBehaviorAfterReboot" property.     "resources": [         {             "type": "Microsoft.Compute/galleries/applications/versions",             "apiVe...

One confusing area regarding extensions on Azure VMs is - what happens when the OS disk is swapped out? Well, in that case the extensions will run again. Is this the desired behavior? Well, we don't know. There are many types of extensions. Some handle monitoring and security, so those you'll probably want to keep. Some install applications, lik...

Today, all scripts run through Managed RunCommand will by default use Powershell 5. What if you have a script that requires Powershell7? This is supported via a new feature, but you will need to specify the different script shell. Here's what you need to do. Ensure your VM has Powershell7 Powershell7 is not installed by default. To ensure ...