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How to Create Virtual Machine in Azure Portal

Create Virtual Machine in Azure In this guide I am going to deploy a new virtual machines (VMs) through the Microsoft Azure portal. This procedure provides a browser based user interface to create VMs and their associated resources. These steps will show you how to use the Azure portal to deploy a virtual machine (VM) in Microsoft Azure that runs Microsoft Windows Server 2019.

Deploy a Virtual Machine in Azure Portal

Sign in to the Azure Portal

Create virtual machine

1- Azure menu bar, select Virtual machines or Type virtual machines in the search In the Virtual machines page, select +Add or click create virtual machine.

azure virtual machine

2- Create a Virtual Machine Basics tab, under Project details, select your subscription, and then choose to create a new resource group.

azure create a new virtual machine

3- Type a resource group name (RG-VM) and then click OK.

azure resource group name

4- Under Instance details, type a Virtual machine name and select East US for your Region, and then select Windows Server 2019 Datacenter for the Image.
By default VM size selected if you want to change the size then click on select size.

azure new vm wizard

5- Select a VM size as per your requirement and then click OK.

azure new vm select vm size

6- Deploy Virtual Machine Administrator account option; type a username, as you want, and a password. Under Inbound port rules, select Allow selected ports and then select ports under select inbound ports I am going to choose only RDP (3389) because I am testing in my home lab. Select Next : Disks >

azure create a new virtual machine

7- Leave it default settings or if you need to view the disk size then click create and attach a new disk.

azure create a new vm disks

8- Create a new disk wizard 1TB premium default selected if you want to change then click change size button.

azure create a new disk

9- Select a disk size as per your requirement

azure select a disk size

10- Click next : networking >

azure create a new vm disks

11- Review the VM network settings and click Next : Management >

azure create vm networking

12- Click Next : Advanced >

azure create vm management

13- Click Next : Tags >

azure create vm advanced

14- Click Next : Review + Create >

azure create vm tags

15- Click create

azure create vm review + create

16- Azure virtual machine deploying in progress.

azure home notification

17- Successfully created click go to resource.

azure vm overview

Connect to virtual machine

18- On the review page click the Connect button and then select RDP.

azure vm overview connect

19- Click Download RDP file.

azure vm download rdp

20- Open the downloaded RDP file and then click Connect

remote desktop connection

21- Type the username, password you created for this virtual machine, and then click OK.

remote desktop connection

22- Certificate warning click Yes to create the connection.

remote desktop connection certificate

23- Now Windows Server 2019 Datacenter successfully connected.

windows server desktop

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Jamil Parvez

Jamil Pervez works as a Network Administrator, based in Kuwait with a Primary focus on Microsoft technologies. Microsoft Certified MCSE, MCTP, MCITP, CCNP, CCIP, CCVP with 20 years of experience in administering Windows Servers, Exchange, VMWare, Veeam B&R, Veritas BackupExec.

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