diff --git a/scripts/Virtual_Machines/vm-auto-shutdown-status.sh b/scripts/Virtual_Machines/vm-auto-shutdown-status.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#set -x
+shopt -s nocasematch
+AMBER='\033[1;33m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+
+SUBSCRIPTIONS=$(az account list -o json)
+jq -c '.[]' <<< $SUBSCRIPTIONS | while read subscription; do
+    SUBSCRIPTION_ID=$(jq -r '.id' <<< $subscription)
+    az account set -s $SUBSCRIPTION_ID
+   virtualMachines=$(az resource list --resource-type Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines --query "[?tags.autoShutdown == 'true']" -o json)
+
+jq -c '.[]' <<< $virtualMachines | while read cluster; do
+        RESOURCE_GROUP=$(jq -r '.resourceGroup' <<< $vm)
+                virtualMachines_name=$(jq -r '.name' <<< $virtualMachines)
+                virtualMachines_data=$(az vm show -n $virtualMachines_name -g $RESOURCE_GROUP -o json)
+        virtualMachines_status=$(jq -r '.powerState.code' <<< "$virtualMachines_data")
+
+        if [[ $virtualMachines_status == "Stopped" ]]; then
+            echo -e "${GREEN}$virtualMachines_name is $virtualMachines_status"
+        elif [[ $virtualMachines_status == "Running" ]]; then
+            echo -e "${AMBER}$virtualMachines is $virtualMachines_status"
+        fi
+    done # end_of_vm_loop
+done
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diff --git a/scripts/Virtual_Machines/vm-auto-shutdown.sh b/scripts/Virtual_Machines/vm-auto-shutdown.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#set -x
+shopt -s nocasematch
+AMBER='\033[1;33m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+
+SUBSCRIPTIONS=$(az account list -o json)
+jq -c '.[]' <<< $SUBSCRIPTIONS | while read subscription; do
+    SUBSCRIPTION_ID=$(jq -r '.id' <<< $subscription)
+    az account set -s $SUBSCRIPTION_ID
+    virtualMachines=$(az resource list --resource-type Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines --query "[?tags.autoShutdown == 'true']" -o json)
+
+jq -c '.[]' <<< $virtualMachines | while read virtualMachines; do
+        RESOURCE_GROUP=$(jq -r '.resourceGroup' <<< $virtualMachines)
+        SKIP="false"
+        virtualMachines_name=$(jq -r '.name' <<< $virtualMachines)
+        echo "---------------------"
+        virtualMachines_env=$(echo $virtualMachines_name|cut -d'-' -f2)
+        virtualMachines_env=${virtualMachines_env/#sbox/Sandbox}
+        virtualMachines_env=${virtualMachines_env/stg/Staging}
+        virtualMachines_business_area=$(echo $virtualMachines_name|cut -d'-' -f1)
+        virtualMachines_business_area=${virtualMachines_business_area/ss/cross-cutting}
+        echo $virtualMachines_name $virtualMachines_business_area $virtualMachines_env
+        while read id
+        do
+            business_area_entry=$(jq -r '."business_area"' <<< $id)
+            env_entry=$(jq -r '."environment"' <<< $id)
+            start_date=$(jq -r '."skip_start_date"' <<< $id)
+            end_date=$(jq -r '."skip_end_date"' <<< $id)
+            #start date formatting
+            start_date_formatting=$(awk -F'-' '{printf("%04d-%02d-%02d\n",$3,$2,$1)}' <<< $start_date)
+            start_date_seconds=$(date -d "$start_date_formatting 00:00:00" +%s)
+            #end date formatting
+            end_date_formatting=$(awk -F'-' '{printf("%04d-%02d-%02d\n",$3,$2,$1)}' <<< $end_date)
+            end_date_seconds=$(date -d "$end_date_formatting 00:00:00" +%s)
+            #current date formatting
+            current_date=$(date +'%d-%m-%Y')
+            current_date_formatting=$(awk -F'-' '{printf("%04d-%02d-%02d\n",$3,$2,$1)}' <<< $current_date)
+            current_date_seconds=$(date -d "$current_date_formatting 00:00:00" +%s)
+            #Skip logic
+            #if start date is equal to current date: skip shutdown on that virtualMachines
+            if [[ ${env_entry} =~ ${virtualMachines_env} ]] && [[ $virtualMachines_business_area == $business_area_entry ]] && [[ $start_date_seconds -eq $current_date_seconds ]] ; then
+                echo "Match: $id"
+                SKIP="true"
+                continue
+            #if current date is less than skip end date: skip shutdown on that virtualMachines
+            elif [[ ${env_entry} =~ ${virtualMachines_env} ]] && [[ $virtualMachines_business_area == $business_area_entry ]] && [[ $current_date_seconds -ge $start_date_seconds ]] &&[[ $current_date_seconds -le $end_date_seconds ]]; then
+                echo "Match : $id"
+                SKIP="true"
+                continue
+            fi
+        done < <(jq -c '.[]' issues_list.json)
+        if [[ $SKIP == "false" ]]; then
+            echo -e "${GREEN}About to shutdown virtualMachines $virtualMachines_name (rg:$RESOURCE_GROUP)"
+            echo az vm stop --resource-group $RESOURCE_GROUP --name $virtualMachines_name --no-wait || echo Ignoring any errors stopping virtualMachines
+            az vm stop --resource-group $RESOURCE_GROUP --name $virtualMachines_name --no-wait || echo Ignoring any errors stopping virtualMachines
+        else
+            echo -e "${AMBER}virtualMachines $virtualMachines_name (rg:$RESOURCE_GROUP) has been skipped from todays shutdown schedule"
+        fi
+    done # end_of_virtualMachines_loop
+done