Power Apps Developer Plan Retiring? Convert Dev Env to Managed 2026

Unmanaged developer environments in Power Platform are being deprecated — including the free environment you get with the Power Apps Developer Plan. From December 15, 2026 they are suspended, and from January 15, 2027 they are deleted, together with their apps, flows, agents, Power Pages developer sites and Dataverse data. In this 3-minute step-by-step admin tutorial, Dhruvin Shah (Microsoft MVP) shows exactly how to convert an unmanaged developer environment into a managed developer environment in the Power Platform admin center so you keep your work.

What You'll Learn
✅ The deprecation timeline: creation ends Nov 15, 2026 · suspension Dec 15, 2026 · deletion Jan 15, 2027
✅ Why only a Power Platform admin can convert a developer environment
✅ How to find unmanaged developer environments (filter Type = Developer and Managed = No)
✅ What the Enable Managed Environments side panel asks (licensing, sharing limits, usage insights) and when the defaults are fine
✅ How to verify the conversion — Managed column shows "Yes"
✅ Licensing reminder: Managed Environments use rights are not included in the Power Apps Developer Plan; users need a premium licence (Power Apps, Power Automate, Copilot Studio, Power Pages or Dynamics 365)

Announcement Video: https://youtu.be/iE2G_lzyx4k

00:00 Intro: Unmanaged Developer Environments Are Retiring
00:17 Deprecation Timeline: Nov 15, Dec 15, Jan 15
00:32 Why You Need Power Platform Admin Privileges
00:53 Step 1: Filter Developer Environments Where Managed = No
01:14 Step 2: Three Ways to Enable Managed Environments
01:44 Step 3: Enable Managed Environments from the Side Panel
02:15 Step 4: Verify Managed = Yes in the Environments Grid
02:27 Wrap-Up: Convert Before the Deadline

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