Azure for Students subscription disabled due to spending limit, cannot start VM to retrieve files

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Azure for Students subscription disabled due to spending limit, cannot start VM to retrieve files

柳冯 0

My Azure for Students subscription has been disabled because I have reached the free credit spending limit. I am unable to start my virtual machine zoom202601, which contains important files I need to extract immediately.

I am currently unable to add a new payment method to reactivate the subscription. Could you please assist me with either:

Temporarily unlocking my subscription so I can access the VM and back up my data, or
Providing guidance on how to export the VM's disk VHD file to retrieve my files without starting the VM?

Thank you for your support.

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Since your question is in English, I'd like to answer in English for clarity.

Dear @柳冯,

Good day! Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum!

Based on your description, I understand that your Azure for Students subscription has been disabled due to reaching the spending limit, and you're now unable to start your virtual machine to retrieve important files.

I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused by this issue.

Regarding this situation, reactivation or temporary access is handled exclusively by the Azure Billing team.

Therefore, I recommend the following step: Contact Azure Billing via the Azure Portal

For reference: How to create an Azure support request - Azure supportability | Azure Docs

Please sign in to the Azure portal and raise a Billing support ticket directly from there.

The Billing team will be the best‑equipped group to advise on available options, including whether data retrieval is possible in your specific case.

Thank you for your patience! The support team there will be able to assist you further.

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