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Alexander Adekoya
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Creating windows 11 VM on Azure

A step-by-step process of creating a Windows 11 Virtual Machine (VM) on Microsoft Azure

Step 1.
Access the Azure portal (portal.azure.com) and sign in.
(You must have created an Azure account).

Azure portal

Step 2.
Click on "Create a resource" and select "Virtual Machine."

Create resource

Select Virtual Machine

Step 3.
Configure Basics:
Basics
a. Select subscription, resource group, and create a new resource
group. Give a VM name.

Resource group

b. Choose the region and availability options.
c. Select the OS (Windows 11 Enterprise).
Availability and OS
d. Choose VM Size: Pick a VM size based on the required CPU,
memory, and storage.

VM Size

e. Set up administrator account, Configure networking,
management, and monitoring options.

Administrator Account

Management Option

Step 4
Review and create
Review and Create

Completed VM Create

Step 6
View Resource VM1
WIN VM1

Note the the public ip address assigned to VM1

Step 7
Connect to the VM1 from anywhere through the Internet with RDP, using the public ip address assigned.

Remote Desktop

Use the Administrator Account created earlier

Administrator Login

Logging into VM1

Startup settings

New WIN VM

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