Create Free Windows Virtual Machine in Azure
A virtual machine may be a file, typically called an image, which behaves like an actual computer. The top user has an equivalent experience on a virtual machine as they might have on dedicated hardware. But in a cloud virtual machine is an operating system image running on the server, we can use a cloud virtual machine in many ways – Development, test servers, low-traffic web servers, databases, microservices, and basic computing.
Following are the steps to create and deploy a Windows Virtual Machine in Microsoft Azure:
Step 1: Log in to your Microsoft Azure account.
Step 2: Now search for Free services in the given search bar.
Step 3: Select the Create option under the Windows Virtual Machine section in order to create a Windows VM.
Step 4: Next add the following details as per your requirement:
- Enter the name of the virtual machine in the Virtual Machine name text box.
- Select the nearest or most favorable region.
- Select the image of the Windows Machine you wish to use. Here, Windows server 2012 – Gen 1 is used.
- Select the available size in Windows VM (1vcpu, 1gib memory).
- Select the authentication type as per your convenience.
- Type the username and password
- Select the allowed ports (SSH {22}, HTTP {80}, HTTPS {443} , RDP {3389})
- Add tags as per your requirement
Step 5: Click on the Review + create button, then click on create to start the deployment.
Step 6: After the deployment is complete, go to the virtual machine section in the newly created virtual machine in order to connect the virtual machine to your local machine.
Step 7: Next, open the start menu and search “Remote Desktop Connection”, launch the “Remote Desktop Connection” application.
Step 8: Enter the public IP address and username of your Windows Virtual Machine, and click connect.
Step 9: Enter the password to access your Windows Virtual Machine.
Step 10: Proceed to connect and use your Windows Free Virtual Machine.