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diff --git a/articles/virtual-network/ip-services/create-public-ip-cli.md b/articles/virtual-network/ip-services/create-public-ip-cli.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ author: mbender-ms
 ms.author: mbender
 ms.service: azure-virtual-network
 ms.topic: quickstart
-ms.date: 01/09/2025
+ms.date: 11/05/2025
 ms.custom: mode-api, devx-track-azurecli 
 ms.devlang: azurecli
 # Customer intent: As a network engineer, I want to create a public IP address using the command line interface, so that I can efficiently manage and configure resources for public connections in Azure.
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ Create a resource group with [az group create](/cli/azure/group#az-group-create)
 
 # [**Standard SKU**](#tab/create-public-ip-standard)
 
+### Create a standard zone-redundant IP address
+
+In this section, you learn how to create a standard zone-redundant public IP address.
+
 >[!NOTE]
 >Standard SKU public IP is recommended for production workloads. For more information about SKUs, see **[Public IP addresses](public-ip-addresses.md)**.
 >
@@ -61,12 +65,12 @@ To create an IPv6 address, modify the `--version` parameter to **IPv6**.
 > For versions of the API older than 2020-08-01, execute the command without specifying a `--zone` parameter to create a zone-redundant IP address. 
 >
 
-## Create a zonal IP address
+# [**Zonal**](#tab/create-public-ip-zonal)
+
+### Create a zonal IP address
 
 In this section, you learn how to create a zonal public IP address.
 
-# [**Zonal**](#tab/create-public-ip-zonal)
-
 To create a standard zonal public IPv4 address in Zone 2 named **myStandardPublicIP** in **QuickStartCreateIP-rg**, use the following command.
 
 To create an IPv6 address, modify the `--version` parameter to **IPv6**.
@@ -83,27 +87,6 @@ To create an IPv6 address, modify the `--version` parameter to **IPv6**.
 >[!NOTE]
 >The above options for zones are only valid selections in regions with [Availability Zones](../../reliability/availability-zones-overview.md?toc=%2fazure%2fvirtual-network%2ftoc.json).
 
-# [**Non-zonal**](#tab/create-public-ip-non-zonal)
-
-In this section, you create a non-zonal IP address, which is used for regions without availability zones.  If this is used in regions with availability zones, a zone-redundant IP address will be created.
-
->[!NOTE]
->The following command works for API version 2020-08-01 or later. For more information about the API version currently being used, see [Resource Providers and Types](../../azure-resource-manager/management/resource-providers-and-types.md).
-
-Use [az network public-ip create](/cli/azure/network/public-ip#az-network-public-ip-create) to create a standard public IPv4 address as a non-zonal resource named **myStandardPublicIP-nozone** in **QuickStartCreateIP-rg**. 
-
-To create an IPv6 address, modify the `--version` parameter to **IPv6**.
-
-```azurecli-interactive
-  az network public-ip create \
-    --resource-group QuickStartCreateIP-rg \
-    --name myStandardPublicIP-nozone \
-    --version IPv4 \
-    --sku Standard
-```
-
-The removal of the `--zone` parameter is the default selection for standard public IP addresses in regions without [Availability Zones](../../reliability/availability-zones-overview.md?toc=%2fazure%2fvirtual-network%2ftoc.json).
-
 ---
 
 ## Routing Preference and Tier
diff --git a/articles/virtual-network/ip-services/create-public-ip-powershell.md b/articles/virtual-network/ip-services/create-public-ip-powershell.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ms.author: mbender
 ms.service: azure-virtual-network
 ms.subservice: ip-services
 ms.topic: quickstart
-ms.date: 01/08/2025
+ms.date: 11/05/2025
 ms.custom: mode-api, devx-track-azurepowershell
 # Customer intent: "As a cloud administrator, I want to create a public IP address using PowerShell, so that I can establish public connectivity for Azure resources efficiently."
 ---
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ New-AzResourceGroup @rg
 
 # [**Standard SKU**](#tab/create-public-ip-standard)
 
+### Create a standard zone-redundant IP address
+
 >[!NOTE]
 >Standard SKU public IP is recommended for production workloads. For more information about SKUs, see **[Public IP addresses](public-ip-addresses.md)**.
 >
@@ -69,11 +71,11 @@ New-AzPublicIpAddress @ip
 > For `Az.Network` modules older than 4.5.0, run the command above without specifying a zone parameter to create a zone-redundant IP address. 
 >
 
-## Create a zonal public IP address
+# [**Zonal**](#tab/create-public-ip-zonal)
 
-In this section, you learn how to create a zonal public IP address.
+### Create a zonal IP address
 
-# [**Zonal**](#tab/create-public-ip-zonal)
+In this section, you learn how to create a zonal public IP address.
 
 To create a standard zonal public IPv4 address in Zone 2 named **myStandardPublicIP-zonal** in **QuickStartCreateIP-rg**, use the following command.
 
@@ -94,32 +96,6 @@ New-AzPublicIpAddress @ip
 >[!NOTE]
 >The above options for zones are only valid selections in regions with [Availability Zones](../../reliability/availability-zones-overview.md?toc=%2fazure%2fvirtual-network%2ftoc.json).
 
-# [**Non-zonal**](#tab/create-public-ip-non-zonal)
-
-In this section, you create a non-zonal IP address, which is used for regions without availability zones.  If this is used in regions with availability zones, a zone-redundant IP address will be created.
-
->[!NOTE]
->The following command works for `Az.Network` module version 4.5.0 or later. For more information about the PowerShell modules currently being used, see the [PowerShellGet documentation](/powershell/module/powershellget/).
-
-Use [New-AzPublicIpAddress](/powershell/module/az.network/new-azpublicipaddress) to create a standard public IPv4 address as a non-zonal resource named **myStandardPublicIP-nozone** in **QuickStartCreateIP-rg**. 
-
-To create an IPv6 address, modify the **`-IpAddressVersion`** parameter to **IPv6**.
-
-```azurepowershell-interactive
-$ip = @{
-    Name = 'myStandardPublicIP-nozone'
-    ResourceGroupName = 'QuickStartCreateIP-rg'
-    Location = 'westus'
-    Sku = 'Standard'
-    AllocationMethod = 'Static'
-    IpAddressVersion = 'IPv4'
-}
-New-AzPublicIpAddress @ip
-```
-The removal of the **`-Zone`** parameter in the command is valid in all regions. 
-
-The removal of the **`-Zone`** parameter is the default selection for standard public IP addresses in regions without [Availability Zones](../../reliability/availability-zones-overview.md?toc=%2fazure%2fvirtual-network%2ftoc.json).
-
 ---
 
 ## Routing Preference and Tier
diff --git a/articles/virtual-network/ip-services/create-public-ip-template.md b/articles/virtual-network/ip-services/create-public-ip-template.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ms.author: mbender
 ms.service: azure-virtual-network
 ms.subservice: ip-services
 ms.topic: quickstart
-ms.date: 01/08/2025
+ms.date: 11/05/2025
 # Customer intent: As a cloud administrator, I want to create a public IP address using a Resource Manager template, so that I can efficiently manage IP allocation and configurations for my cloud resources.
 ---
 
@@ -93,29 +93,6 @@ Template section to add:
 >[!NOTE]
 >The above options for zones are only valid selections in regions with [Availability Zones](../../reliability/availability-zones-overview.md?toc=%2fazure%2fvirtual-network%2ftoc.json).
 
-## Non-zonal
-
-In this section, you create a non-zonal IP address, which is used for regions without availability zones.  If this is used in regions with availability zones, a zone-redundant IP address will be created.
-
-To create an IPv6 address, modify the **publicIPAddressVersion** parameter to **IPv6**.
-
-Template section to add:
-
-```JSON
-{
-  "apiVersion": "2020-08-01",
-  "type": "Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses",
-  "name": "myStandardPublicIP-nozone",
-  "location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
-  "sku": {
-    "name": "Standard"
-  },
-  "properties": {
-    "publicIPAllocationMethod": "Static",
-    "publicIPAddressVersion": "IPv4"
-  }
-```
-
 ## Routing preference and tier
 
 Standard SKU static public IPv4 addresses support Routing Preference or the Global Tier feature.
diff --git a/articles/virtual-network/ip-services/create-public-ip-terraform.md b/articles/virtual-network/ip-services/create-public-ip-terraform.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ author: mbender-ms
 ms.author: mbender
 ms.service: azure-virtual-network
 ms.topic: quickstart
-ms.date: 05/12/2025
+ms.date: 11/05/2025
 ms.custom: mode-api, devx-track-terraform 
 # Customer intent: As a cloud engineer, I want to create and configure public IP addresses using Terraform, so that I can facilitate public connections to Azure resources with the appropriate routing preferences and tiers for my applications.
 ---
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ An Azure resource group is a logical container into which Azure resources are de
 
 # [Standard SKU](#tab/create-public-ip-standard)
 
+### Create a standard zone-redundant IP address
+
+In this section, you learn how to create a standard zone-redundant public IP address.
+
 >[!NOTE]
 >Standard SKU public IP is recommended for production workloads. For more information about SKUs, see **[Public IP addresses](public-ip-addresses.md)**.
 >
@@ -58,12 +62,14 @@ An Azure resource group is a logical container into which Azure resources are de
 > For versions of the API older than 2020-08-01, omit the `zone` field to create a zone-redundant IP address. 
 >
 
-## Create a zonal or no-zone public IP address
 
-In this section, you learn how to create a zonal and a no-zone public IP address. Note this latter type of address is only valid in regions with no availability zones.
 
 # [Zonal](#tab/create-public-ip-zonal)
 
+### Create a zonal public IP address
+
+In this section, you learn how to create a zonal public IP address. Note this latter type of address is only valid in regions with no availability zones.
+
 The following code snippet creates a standard zonal public IPv4 address in Zone 2 named **myZonalStandardPublicIP**.
 
 To create an IPv6 address, set the `ip_version` value to **IPv6**.
@@ -73,19 +79,6 @@ To create an IPv6 address, set the `ip_version` value to **IPv6**.
 >[!NOTE]
 >For more information about availability zones, see [What are availability zones?](../../reliability/availability-zones-overview.md?toc=%2fazure%2fvirtual-network%2ftoc.json).
 
-# [Non-zonal](#tab/create-public-ip-non-zonal)
-
-The following code snippet creates a standard public IPv4 address as a non-zonal resource named **myNonZonalStandardPublicIP**, which is used for regions without availability zones. If this template is used in regions with availability zones, a zone-redundant IP address will be created.
-
->[!NOTE]
->The following command works for API version 2020-08-01 or later. For more information about the API version currently being used, see [Resource Providers and Types](../../azure-resource-manager/management/resource-providers-and-types.md).
-
-To create an IPv6 address, set the `ip_version` value to **IPv6**.
-
-:::code language="terraform" source="~/terraform_samples/quickstart/101-virtual-network-public-ip/main.tf" range="47-56":::
-
-The removal of the `zone` field is the default selection for standard public IP addresses in regions without [Availability Zones](../../reliability/availability-zones-overview.md?toc=%2fazure%2fvirtual-network%2ftoc.json).
-
 ---
 
 ## Routing Preference and Tier
