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AZ-900 · Question #28

This question requires that you evaluate the underlined text to determine if it is correct. You have several virtual machines in an Azure subscription. You create a new subscription. The virtual machi

The correct answer is B. The virtual machines can be moved to the new subscription. Azure allows moving virtual machines and other resources between subscriptions within the same Azure Active Directory tenant, provided certain conditions are met.

Submitted by yasin.bd· Mar 5, 2026Describe Azure Management and Governance

Question

This question requires that you evaluate the underlined text to determine if it is correct. You have several virtual machines in an Azure subscription. You create a new subscription. The virtual machines cannot be moved to the new subscription. Instructions: Review the underlined text. If it makes the statement correct, select "No change is needed". If the statement is incorrect, select the answer choice that makes the statement correct.

Options

  • ANo change is needed
  • BThe virtual machines can be moved to the new subscription
  • CThe virtual machines can be moved to the new subscription only if they are all in the same resource group
  • DThe virtual machines can be moved to the new subscription only if they run Windows Server 2016.

How the community answered

(64 responses)
  • A
    3% (2)
  • B
    94% (60)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    2% (1)

Why each option

Azure allows moving virtual machines and other resources between subscriptions within the same Azure Active Directory tenant, provided certain conditions are met.

ANo change is needed

The statement is incorrect; virtual machines can indeed be moved between subscriptions.

BThe virtual machines can be moved to the new subscriptionCorrect

Azure supports moving virtual machines and other resources between subscriptions, provided both subscriptions are within the same Azure Active Directory tenant and other resource-specific conditions are met. This capability allows for organizational changes, consolidation, or restructuring of Azure environments.

CThe virtual machines can be moved to the new subscription only if they are all in the same resource group

Virtual machines can be moved between subscriptions even if they are in different resource groups, as long as the resource group is specified in the move operation.

DThe virtual machines can be moved to the new subscription only if they run Windows Server 2016.

The operating system of the virtual machine does not restrict its ability to be moved between subscriptions.

Concept tested: Moving Azure resources between subscriptions

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/move-resources-across-subscriptions

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