Merge pull request #310853 from MicrosoftDocs/main

Auto Publish – main to live - 2026-01-23 23:00 UTC

Author: learn-build-service-prod[bot]

.openpublishing.publish.config.json

@@ -834,12 +834,6 @@
             "branch": "tutorial",
             "branch_mapping": {}
         },
-        {
-            "path_to_root": "samples-tsi",
-            "url": "https://github.com/Azure-Samples/Azure-Time-Series-Insights",
-            "branch": "master",
-            "branch_mapping": {}
-        },
         {
             "path_to_root": "storage-mgmt-devguide-dotnet",
             "url": "https://github.com/Azure-Samples/storage-mgmt-devguide-dotnet",

.openpublishing.redirection.json

@@ -6664,6 +6664,11 @@
       "source_path": "articles/nat-gateway/nat-availability-zones.md",
       "redirect_url": "/azure/reliability/reliability-nat-gateway",
       "redirect_document_id": false
-    }
+    },
+    {
+      "source_path": "articles/cyclecloud/how-to/collect-custom-metrics-gpu-infiniband-telegraf.md",
+      "redirect_url": "/azure/cyclecloud/how-to/monitor-cyclecloud-cluster-using-prometheus-grafana",
+      "redirect_document_id": false
+    }    
   ]
-}
+}

articles/active-directory-b2c/phone-based-mfa.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ author: kengaderdus
 manager: CelesteDG
 ms.service: azure-active-directory
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 11/05/2025
+ms.date: 1/21/2025
 ms.author: kengaderdus
 ms.subservice: b2c
 ms.custom: sfi-image-nochange
@@ -123,22 +123,29 @@ To help prevent fraudulent sign-ups, remove any country/region codes that do not
     <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
     <TrustFrameworkPolicy xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
       xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
-      xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/online/cpim/schemas/2013/06" PolicySchemaVersion="0.3.0.0" TenantId="yourtenant.onmicrosoft.com" PolicyId="B2C_1A_signup_signin" PublicPolicyUri="http://yourtenant.onmicrosoft.com/B2C_1A_signup_signin">
+      xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/online/cpim/schemas/2013/06"
+      PolicySchemaVersion="0.3.0.0"
+      TenantId="yourtenant.onmicrosoft.com"
+      PolicyId="B2C_1A_signup_signin"
+      PublicPolicyUri="http://yourtenant.onmicrosoft.com/B2C_1A_signup_signin">
 
       <BasePolicy>
         <TenantId>yourtenant.onmicrosoft.com</TenantId>
         <PolicyId>B2C_1A_TrustFrameworkExtensions</PolicyId>
       </BasePolicy>
-    
+
+      <!-- Add this BuildingBlocks section to the relying party policy. -->
       <BuildingBlocks>
-         <!-- Add the XML code outlined in Step 2 if this section. -->
+         <!-- Add the XML code outlined in Step 2 in this section. -->
       </BuildingBlocks>
 
       <RelyingParty>
         ...
       </RelyingParty>
     </TrustFrameworkPolicy>
     ```
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+>Add the code in step 2 to the _relying party policy_ to enforce country/region code restrictions on the server side. You must not define these elements only in parent policies; put them in the relying party policy.
 
 1. In the `BuildingBlocks` section of this policy file, add the following code. Make sure to include only the country/region codes relevant to your organization:
 
@@ -178,11 +185,8 @@ To help prevent fraudulent sign-ups, remove any country/region codes that do not
 
     The countryList acts as an allow list. Only the countries/regions you specify in this list (for example, Japan, Bulgaria, and the United States) are permitted to use MFA. All other countries/regions are blocked.
 
-  > [!IMPORTANT]
-  > This code must be added to the relying party policy to ensure the country/region code restrictions are properly enforced on the server side. 
+
 
 ## Related content
 
 - Learn about [Identity Protection and Conditional Access for Azure AD B2C](conditional-access-identity-protection-overview.md) 
-
-- Apply [Conditional Access to user flows in Azure Active Directory B2C](conditional-access-user-flow.md)

articles/active-directory-b2c/service-limits.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ manager: CelesteDG
 ms.service: azure-active-directory
 
 ms.topic: reference
-ms.date: 01/08/2026
+ms.date: 01/22/2026
 ms.subservice: b2c
 zone_pivot_groups: b2c-policy-type
 
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ The following table lists the administrative configuration limits in the Azure A
 
 ## Region specific service limits 
 
-As a protection for our customers, Microsoft places some restrictions on telephony verification for certain region codes. The following table lists the region codes and their corresponding limits. These limits apply to both SMS and Voice verification.
+As a protection for our customers, Microsoft places some restrictions on telephony verification for certain region codes. The following table lists the region codes and their corresponding limits. Only SMS verification is subject to these limits.
 
 | Region Code | Region Name                                    | Limit per tenant per 60 minutes | Limit per tenant per 24 hours            |                         
 |:----------- |:---------------------------------------------- |:------------------------------- | :----------------------------------------|

articles/app-service/includes/configure-azure-storage/azure-storage-linux-container-pivot.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 author: msangapu-msft
 ms.service: azure-app-service
 ms.topic: include
-ms.date: 03/04/2025
+ms.date: 01/23/2026
 ms.author: msangapu
 ms.custom:
   - linux-related-content
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ You can customize health‑check behavior using the following app settings.
 | Azure Blob | `WEBSITE_BYOS_BLOB_HEALTH_CHECK_FREQUENCY` | `5` | Interval in seconds between health checks. |
 | Azure Blob | `WEBSITE_BYOS_BLOB_MAX_FAILED_PINGS` | `15` | Number of consecutive failures before marking the volume as faulted. |
 | Azure Blob | `WEBSITE_BYOS_BLOB_AUTO_RECOVERY_ENABLED` | `true` | Set to `false` to disable auto‑recovery logic. |
+| Azure Blob | `WEBSITE_BYOS_BLOB_DIRECT_IO` | `false` | If enabled, all transactions will query the remote storage directly and caching will be bypassed. This setting is applied at the application level and therefore affects all blob shares mounted by the application. |
 
 #### Notes
 - Auto‑recovery helps prevent long‑running application hangs caused by unresponsive storage paths.  

articles/app-service/reference-app-settings.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Environment Variables and App Settings Reference
 description: This article describes the commonly used environment variables in Azure App Service, and which ones can be modified with app settings.
 ms.topic: conceptual
-ms.date: 03/28/2025
+ms.date: 01/23/2026
 author: cephalin
 ms.author: cephalin
 ms.service: azure-app-service
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ The following environment variables are related to the app environment in genera
 | `REMOTEDEBUGGINGVERSION` | Remote debugging version. |
 | `WEBSITE_CONTENTAZUREFILECONNECTIONSTRING` | By default, App Service creates a shared storage for you at app creation. To use a custom storage account instead, set to the connection string of your storage account. For functions, see [App settings reference for Azure Functions](../azure-functions/functions-app-settings.md#website_contentazurefileconnectionstring).<br/><br/>Example: `DefaultEndpointsProtocol=https;AccountName=<name>;AccountKey=<key>` |
 | `WEBSITE_CONTENTSHARE` | When you use specify a custom storage account with `WEBSITE_CONTENTAZUREFILECONNECTIONSTRING`, App Service creates a file share in that storage account for your app. To use a custom name, set this variable to the name that you want. If a file share with the specified name doesn't exist, App Service creates it for you.<br/><br/>Example: `myapp123` |
+| `WEBSITE_BYOS_BLOB_DIRECT_IO` | Set to `false` by default. If enabled, all transactions will query the remote storage directly and caching will be bypassed. This setting is applied at the application level and therefore affects all blob shares mounted by the application.<br/><br/> Only relevant when using custom-mounted Azure Blob Storage. Applicable to Linux containers only (not applicable to Windows). |
 | `WEBSITE_SCM_ALWAYS_ON_ENABLED` | Read-only. Shows whether Always On is enabled (`1`) or not (`0`). |
 | `WEBSITE_SCM_SEPARATE_STATUS` | Read-only. Shows whether the Kudu app is running in a separate process (`1`) or not (`0`). |
 | `WEBSITE_DNS_ATTEMPTS` | Number of times to try name resolution. |