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Google Compute Engine: security advisories, deprecations and releases
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Deprecations 2
- HIGH ACT BY 15 SEPT 2026 Google Cloud release notes · 2 Oct 2026
NVIDIA P100 GPUs end of support
NVIDIA P100 GPUs reached end of support on September 15, 2026 and can no longer be created, launched, or accessed; migrate to G2 or G4 series.
- MEDIUM Google Cloud release notes · 2 Oct 2026
Compute Engine 2026-10-01-preview removes quotas field
Preview version 2026-10-01 removes the quotas field from projects.get, regions.get, and regions.list responses.
Releases 11
- INFO Google Cloud release notes · 22 Oct 2026
View MIG instance distribution in Compute Engine console
Managed instance groups now show zone and machine type distribution directly in the Monitoring tab.
- INFO Google Cloud release notes · 19 Oct 2026
Compute Engine graceful shutdown generally available
Graceful shutdown now generally available, giving guest OS up to six hours to finish tasks before stopping or deleting instances.
- INFO Google Cloud release notes · 15 Oct 2026
Compute Engine regional disk clones in preview
You can now create regional disks by cloning a zonal boot disk, including Hyperdisk Balanced HA volumes.
- INFO ACT BY 16 JUN 2026 Google Cloud Blog · 3 Oct 2026
Resource-Based CUD Sharing enabled by default June 16, 2026
New billing accounts automatically share committed use discounts across projects to maximize savings.
- INFO Google Cloud Blog · 3 Oct 2026
Automate VM guest software lifecycle with VM Extension Manager, now GA
VM Extension Manager provides declarative, project-wide policies for managing guest OS extensions across Compute Engine fleets.
- INFO Google Cloud release notes · 2 Oct 2026
Compute Engine X5 series GA: 48 TB instances
X5 series breaks 32 TB memory limit with 48 TB configs for SAP HANA and RISE with SAP workloads.
- INFO Google Cloud release notes · 2 Oct 2026
C4D machine series supports Hyperdisk Throughput GA
C4D machine series now generally available with Hyperdisk Throughput support.
- INFO Google Cloud release notes · 2 Oct 2026
Compute Engine host ID exposure GA
Allowlisted GA feature exposes host ID to verify physical location of Compute Engine instances.
- INFO Google Cloud release notes · 2 Oct 2026
Compute Engine supports CMEK snapshots from non-CMEK disks
You can now create CMEK-encrypted snapshots even if the source disk is not protected with CMEK, and use a different key for the snapshot.
- INFO Google Cloud release notes · 2 Oct 2026
Compute Engine API adds interface-based versioning GA
Interface-based versioning lets you pin to date-based API versions so you can adopt changes on your own schedule.
- INFO Google Cloud release notes · 2 Oct 2026
Compute Engine 2026-09-01 API version GA
Version 2026-09-01 makes aggregatedList return partial results by default when a scope is unreachable and removes returnPartialSuccess parameter.
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