HOW TO CREATE A WINDOWS 11 VIRTUAL MACHINE IN AZURE
Published: 2024-04-08 13:01:05

A Windows 11 virtual machine is like a computer inside your computer with special software. It runs windows 11 just like it's installed in a physical hardware, letting you test software, run applications  without changing your main computer.

Kindly follow the steps below to create your windows 11 virtual machine.

SIGN IN TO AZURE PORTAL

As a prerequisite , you need an azure account. If you don't have you create one either free account or pay as you go.
Now that you have an Azure subscription. sign in to the Azure portal with your email and password to get started.

CREATE YOUR VIRTUAL MACHINE
1. In the search bar , type "Virtual Machine"
2. Select "Virtual Machine" fromthe list of resources shown
3. Click the "Create" button
4.Select the virtual machine highlighted

   


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5.This will take you to "Basic" page

PROJECT DETAILS
Here we have the Subscription And Resource Group

a. Subscription

An Azure subscription is a payment plan used to access an manage Azure services. Azure also offer a free account option that  allows users to explore and try out various Azure services for the first 30 days.

b. Resources Group

A Resources Group isa logical container that holds related Azure resources such as Virtual Machines, Storage Accounts, Databases etc. 

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INSTANCE DETAIL.

1. Give your you Virtual Machine a name

2.Select a region where you want your Virtual Machine to be located

A Region isa geographical area containing one or more data centers that are connected through a dedicated regional low-latency network

3. Next, click on availability Zone.
Availability zones in azure are unique physical locations with a region, providing resilience to data center failures. In Azure , a region consist of 3 availability zones, zone1, zone2 and zone3 
Click on the dropdown to select your choice.

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4.Select "SECURITY TYPE" from the dropdown

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5. IMAGE SESSION
Image is the base operating system and software configuration that you select for your virtual machine.
Select Windows 11 Pro from the dropdown.



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6. Select SIZE of your Virtual Machine.
 Select size from dropdown or click on "See all sizes"
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NEXT is ADMINISTRATIVE ACCOUNT
Fill  the Username , Password and Confirm Password

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INBOUND PORT RULES
Here  select "Allow selected ports", then select RDP (3389)


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NEXT CLICK ON DISKS  TO GO TO DISKS PAGE

DISKS

Here click on OS disk type , click on the dropdown and select Standard SSD.



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LEAVE ALL OTHERS AT DEFAULT AND SKIP TO TAG.

a. Give your Tag a Name. 
Tags are way to label resources in cloud
b. Click on Review and create



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REVIEW THE SUMMARY OF YOUR VIRTUAL MACHINE CONFIGURATION ANE CLICK  ON CREATE


Next is Validation Passed.
Once the Validation is passed, click on Create

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DEPLOYMENT IS COMPLETE CLICK ON GO TO RESOURCE

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CONNECT TO YOUR  WINDOWS VIRTUAL MACHINE

Click on Connect

 
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NEXT DOWNLOAD RDP FILE
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OPEN THE DOWNLOAD FILE AND CONNECT.


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IMPUT YOUR USERNAME AND PASSWORD AND CLICK OK



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CLICK YES TO THE PROMPT TO CONNECT WINDOWS 11 PRO

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WELCOME TO WINDOWS 11 PRO



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