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Create Windows VM using Az PowerShell

Prerequisites

  • Update Windows Powershell as Administrator using: Install-Module PSWindowsUpdate
  • Install Azure PowerShell
  • Install as Powershell Administrator: Install-Module AzureAD

Login and subscription management

  • Let's login, may launch a browser to authenticate the session.

    • Connect-AzAccount -SubscriptionName 'Azure for Students'

  • Ensure you're pointed at your correct subscription

    • Set-AzContext -SubscriptionName 'Azure for Students'

Create resource group

  • Create a Resource Group
    • $rgName="rg-win-vm-pwsh"
    • $location="CentralUS"
    • New-AzResourceGroup -Name $rgName -Location $location

Create a credential to use in the VM creation

  • $adminUsername="razumovsky_r"
  • $password="$env:AD_TEST_USER_PASSWORD"
  • $adminPassword=ConvertTo-SecureString $password -AsPlainText -Force
  • $psCredential = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ($adminUsername, $adminPassword)

Create a Windows Virtual Machine, can be used for both Windows and Linux.

Note, you can create Windows or Linux VMs with PowerShell by specifying the correct Image parameter. This command does not create public IP Address

  • $vmName="vm-win-pwsh"
  • $image="Win2019Datacenter"
  • Get-AzVMSize -Location $location
  • $vmSize="Standard_B1ms"
  • New-AzVM -ResourceGroupName $rgName -Name $vmName -Image $image -Credential $psCredential -OpenPorts "3389" -PublicIpSku "Standard" -Size $vmSize

Create public IP Address for the VM using Azure Portal

Connect using RDP

  • Go to Azure Portal -> VM -> Connect (top left corner) -> RDP
  • Download RDP file
  • Connect to VM providing username and password

Delete resource group

  • Remove-AzResourceGroup -Name $rgName