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Issue Creating Azure AI Language Resource in Custom Question Answering Lab

Pornpra Chumnanvanichkul 0 Reputation points
2026-03-08T05:34:50.2333333+00:00

Hello,

I am currently working on the Microsoft Applied Skills lab for Custom Question Answering. When attempting to create the Azure AI Language resource, the deployment fails with the following error:

RequestDisallowedByPolicy – The resource was disallowed by policy (Global Policy – Microsoft Applied Skills – Type 3).

I am also using the configuration recommended in the lab instructions (such as the suggested region and default settings), but the resource creation is still blocked by the policy.

Subscription: APPL-lod52231313
Resource group: RG1
Region: East US
Name: myl-nlp-lab-2
Pricing tier: S (1K Calls per minute)
Azure search region: East US
Azure search pricing tier: Standard S (50 Indexes)

Because of this restriction, I am unable to continue with the lab.

Could you please advise how to resolve this issue or confirm the correct configuration required for this lab environment?

Thank you for your assistance.

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  1. Divyesh Govaerdhanan 10,610 Reputation points
    2026-03-08T20:32:29.5466667+00:00

    Hi Pornpra Chumnanvanichkul,

    Welcome to Microsoft Q&A,

    The RequestDisallowedByPolicy (Global Policy - Microsoft Applied Skills - Type 3) error is specific to the locked-down sandbox subscription provided by the Applied Skills lab environment. These lab environments run on locked-down subscriptions with pre-configured policies that only allow specific regions, SKUs, or resource types, so if your resource configuration violates those policies, the deployment fails even if it looks correct by the lab instructions. Microsoft Learn

    Based on your configuration, the most likely cause is the pricing tier combination, not the region.

    The two tiers to reconsider:

    Azure AI Language — S (1K Calls per minute): The S tier is a paid SKU. Applied Skills lab policies commonly block paid tiers to control costs in the sandbox. Try switching to Free (F0) for the AI Language resource. For Custom Question Answering specifically, F0 supports up to 3 managed documents and is sufficient for lab exercises.

    Azure Search — Standard S (50 Indexes): This is the more likely culprit. The Standard S tier for Azure Cognitive Search is expensive and almost always restricted to Microsoft lab subscriptions. Switch this to Free (F0) — it supports up to 3 indexes and is what most Applied Skills labs are designed around.

    Please Upvote and accept the answer if it helps!!

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