Merge pull request #310952 from cwatson-cat/1-27-26-iot-hub-region-upd

IoT Hub - emphasize deploy in supported regions

Author: prmerger-automator[bot]

articles/iot-hub/iot-hub-device-registry-setup.md

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ This article explains how to create a new IoT Hub with [Azure Device Registry (A
 ## Prerequisites
 
 - An active Azure subscription. If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a [free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/purchase-options/azure-account?cid=msft_learn).
-- Review and plan to deploy IoT Hub with Azure Device Registry and certificate management in one of the [supported regions](iot-hub-what-is-new.md#supported-regions).
+- Select a [supported region](iot-hub-what-is-new.md#supported-regions) to deploy instances of  IoT Hub, Azure Device Registry, and Device Provisioning Service.
 - If you don't have the Azure CLI installed, follow the steps to [install the Azure CLI](/cli/azure/install-azure-cli). 
 - Install the **Azure IoT CLI extension with previews enabled** to access the ADR integration and certificate management functionalities for IoT Hub:
 

articles/iot-hub/iot-hub-what-is-new.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ms.author: cwatson
 ms.service: azure-iot-hub
 services: iot-hub
 ms.topic: overview
-ms.date: 12/19/2025
+ms.date: 01/27/2025
 ms.custom: references_regions
 #Customer intent: As a developer new to IoT Hub, I want to understand the new features and improvements in Azure IoT Hub.
 ---
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ For more information, see [Azure IoT Hub Device Provisioning Service (DPS)](../i
 
 ## Supported regions
 
-Integration of IoT Hub with Azure Device Registry and certificate management is in preview and currently supported in the following regions:
+To use IoT Hub with Azure Device Registry and certificate management, deploy instances of IoT Hub, Azure Device Registry, and Device Provisioning Service in one of the following supported regions:
 
 - East US
 - East US 2

includes/iot-hub-device-registry-azure-cli.md

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Use the Azure CLI commands to create an IoT Hub with ADR integration and certifi
 
 The setup process in this article includes the following steps:
 
-1. Create a resource group
+1. Create a resource group in a [supported region](..\articles\iot-hub\iot-hub-what-is-new.md#supported-regions)
 1. Configure the necessary app privileges
 1. Create a user-assigned managed identity
 1. Create an ADR namespace with system-assigned managed identity
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ To prepare your environment to use Azure Device Registry, complete the following
 
 To create a resource group, role, and permissions for your IoT solution, complete the following steps:
 
-1. Create a resource group for your environment.
+1. Create a resource group for your environment in a [supported region](..\articles\iot-hub\iot-hub-what-is-new.md#supported-regions).
 
     ```azurecli-interactive
     az group create --name <RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME> --location <REGION>

includes/iot-hub-device-registry-script.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ ms.date: 12/19/2025
 
 Use the provided PowerShell script to automate the setup of your IoT Hub with Azure Device Registry integration. The script performs all the necessary steps to create the required resources and link them together, including:
 
-1. Create a resource group
+1. Create a resource group in a [supported region](..\articles\iot-hub\iot-hub-what-is-new.md#supported-regions).
 1. Configure the necessary app privileges
 1. Create a user-assigned managed identity
 1. Create an ADR namespace with system-assigned managed identity