Step by Step Details On How To Create Windows 11 Virtual Machine On Azure
Tags: microsoft, windows, cloudcomputing, cloudskills
Published: 2024-06-15 07:49:13

Introduction; 

Creating a virtual machine on Azure requires that you 
create an account on Azure. Azure is a cloud tool owned by Microsoft. Azure has a lot of virtual resources it can offer with a friendly navigating interface.
A virtual machine is a cloud service that offers the flexibility of virtualization without having to buy and maintain any physical hardware that runs it.     

Steps.

1. Create an account on Azure. 
To be able to do this, search on Google (portal.azure.com) A window will open. Put your email address and follow the prompt


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After succesfully fulfilment of signing in process, then login to your Azure portal. Navigate to the dashboard and familiarise yourself with the environment.

2. How to create a Virtual Machine.
At the Azure dashboard, you can create a Virtual Machine by searching for the keyword (Virtual Machine) on the search bar. A window will open that will have the caption, Create a Virtual Machine. On the same page, you will see Projct Details where you will see subscription and Resource Group. You can create your Virtual Machine name in the resource group as you can see below. 

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3. Instant Details.
In this column is where you also see your Virtual Machine Name, Region, Availability option, Security type, Image, Virtual Machine Architecture, Size and Enable Hibernation 
In the region, use the dropdown to select the Region of your type.
In the Availability option, select "No infrastructure redundancy required".This will prompt the Security type to "Standard" by default
In the Image, use dropdown and select "Window 11 pro version 22H2" as seen below. 

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4. Administrative Account
Here, you will see the Username, Password, and Confirm your Password as seen below

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5. Inbound Port rule.
Here, you select which virtual machine network port is available from the public internet.
In addition, you select public inbound port to default, and Inbound port to RDP 3399.


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6. Licensing
Here, you click the check button to confirm that you have confirmed the eligible window. After that, click on the next Disks just as below.

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7. Networking.
After clicking the next disks, you will get to another window where you see other key elements like Networking, Management, Monitoring, Advanced, Tags, Review and Create. Just continue scrolling down and click on next to each above elements as seen 

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8. Review and Create.
After you get to this stage and click on it, the validation process is activated. If the previous steps are done well, the validation will be approved. If the process is not done well, the validation will fail until you amend the highlighted error message 

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9. Completed Deployment.
This is to notify you that your deployment is successful by generating a new Microsft Windowdextop. Click on the Resource icon on the right-hand side to continue.

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10. Virtual Machine is Getting Ready.
When you open the resource, another window opens which shows your Chosen administrative Virtual Machine name. Then you click on the connect icon which brings you to the succesful provisioning and deployment of the Virtual Machine.

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11. Navigate on your New Virtual Machine Window.

Here is the final stage of the provision of your Virtual Machine. You login and make it your browser choice. Every resource in normal new laptop is also avaliable in your new Virtual Machine
Congratulations on your work.