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Author: Sreekanth Iyer (Ushta Te Consultancy Services)

articles/automation/delete-account.md

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 services: automation
 ms.service: azure-automation
 ms.subservice: process-automation
-ms.date: 12/28/2024
+ms.date: 03/20/2025
 ms.topic: how-to 
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 After the Automation account is successfully unlinked from the workspace, perform the steps in the [standalone Automation account](#delete-a-standalone-automation-account) section to delete the account.
 
+> [!NOTE]
+> A previously soft-deleted Log Analytics workspace can't be unlinked from the Automation account successfully. In this scenario, first recover and permanently delete it to forcefully remove the link. Learn [how to recover a workspace in a soft-delete state](/azure/azure-monitor/logs/delete-workspace#recover-a-workspace-in-a-soft-delete-state) and [delete it permanently](/azure/azure-monitor/logs/delete-workspace#delete-a-workspace-permanently).
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 ## Delete a shared capability Automation account
 
 To delete your Automation account linked to a Log Analytics workspace in support of Update Management, Change Tracking and Inventory, and/or Start/Stop VMs during off-hours, perform the following steps.