Deleting Virtual network (classic) fails with500

Bob Louwe 0 Reputation points
2026-02-19T12:44:18.8266667+00:00

I'm trying to delete the last existing resource from a subscription but it fails with 500. Also just accessing it via the portal gives a 500. Deleting the resource group also fails with 500.

{ "shellProps": { "sessionId": "xxxxx", "extName": "Microsoft_Azure_Network", "contentName": "ClassicVirtualNetworkBlade", "Resource ID information removed for privacy"": " information removed for privacy"/resourceGroups/Default-Networking/providers/Microsoft.ClassicNetwork/virtualNetworks/IBN-Netwerk" }, "error": { "message": "The classicVirtualNetworks resource was not available", "code": 500, "details": "The classicVirtualNetworks resource is unavailable, please try again later. Status Message: Encountered an internal server error. The tracking id is 'xxxxx'." }}

It can't be connected to any other resource because it is the last one in the subscription.

Executing: Remove-AzResourceGroup -Name Default-Networking -Force

gives:

Remove-AzResourceGroup: Long running operation failed with status 'Conflict'.

StatusCode: 409

ReasonPhrase: Conflict

OperationID :

How to get rid of this last resource?

Azure Virtual Network
Azure Virtual Network

An Azure networking service that is used to provision private networks and optionally to connect to on-premises datacenters.


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