How create and connect a Windows 11 Pro Azure Virtual Machine
Published: 2024-04-08 00:34:29

1. Sign in to the Azure Portal (https://portal.azure.com/). If you don't have an account, you can create a free account to access the Azure Free Trial.

![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/uiju7he3w1l9jlvjwaoc.png)

2. Click on the "Create a resource" button highlighted in red and located in the top menu.

![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/ayl3iwppgadotdloxusv.png)

3. In the "New" tab, you will SEE Virtual Machine menu, now click on CREATE 

![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/2q0rne114nanohqigghh.png)

4. Be sure you are on the "Create Virtual Machine Tab"

![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/prvyzeaev7z0jztskd8v.png)

5. Configure the virtual machine's basics:
    
    * Choose or create a new resource group.
    * Enter a unique name for your VM in the "Virtual machine     name" field.
    * Select the desired region from the "Location" dropdown.
    * Choose the desired size for your VM from the "Size"             dropdown.

![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/v863ci3eq71v5no6v0hy.png)

6. Set up the administration credentials for your VM.
    * Provide a username for the administrator account.
    * Create a strong password or choose to use SSH public key       authentication.

![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/i2g4l14xgvdu9shc75do.png)

7. Configure the virtual machine's inbound ports by adding rules to the Network Security Group (NSG). This step is crucial for remote access to your VM.

8. Review and create the virtual machine by clicking on the "Review + create" button. Once the validation is successful, click on "Create" to deploy your VM.

![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/cv1j09cnh5zny7cqni9x.png)

9. Wait for the deployment to complete. This process may take several minutes. You can track the progress in the "Notifications" section of the portal.

![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/ghy29psufdn1lp0mergx.png)

10. After the VM is fully deployed, click on "Go to resource" to navigate to the VM's overview page.

![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/ljgibm00yefmqevy96ex.png)

11. On the VM's overview page, select "Connect" from the left-hand side menu. This will provide you with an RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) file to connect to your Windows 11 Pro VM.

![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/yjngl6od9l0h3qaqw51p.png)

12. Download the RDP file and open it using the Remote Desktop Connection client on your local machine.

![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/4luit92eobevbtp0z8gb.png)

13. Enter the administrator credentials you set up during the VM configuration process and click "Connect."

![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/t7s92354a5r6x66ahv05.png)

14. You should now be connected to your Windows 11 Pro.

![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/6jvedvhtuxs9jtce2bcg.png)


I am optimistic this step by step approach will serve the purpose of helping you to create your Windows 11 pro VM using Microsoft Azure.