Merge pull request #311023 from mbender-ms/lb-maintenance-qspub

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articles/load-balancer/quickstart-load-balancer-standard-internal-cli.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description: This quickstart shows how to create an internal load balancer using
 author: mbender-ms
 ms.service: azure-load-balancer
 ms.topic: quickstart
-ms.date: 09/30/2024
+ms.date: 01/28/2026
 ms.author: mbender
 ms.custom:
   - mvc
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ ms.custom:
 
 # Quickstart: Create an internal load balancer to load balance VMs using the Azure CLI
 
-Get started with Azure Load Balancer by using the Azure CLI to create an internal load balancer and two virtual machines. Additional resources include Azure Bastion, NAT Gateway, a virtual network, and the required subnets.
+Get started with Azure Load Balancer by using the Azure CLI to create an internal load balancer and two virtual machines. Other resources include Azure Bastion, NAT Gateway, a virtual network, and the required subnets.
 
 :::image type="content" source="media/quickstart-load-balancer-standard-internal-portal/internal-load-balancer-resources.png" alt-text="Diagram of resources deployed for internal load balancer." lightbox="media/quickstart-load-balancer-standard-internal-portal/internal-load-balancer-resources.png":::
 
@@ -364,19 +364,19 @@ Use [az vm extension set](/cli/azure/vm/extension#az-vm-extension-set) to instal
 
 1. [Sign in](https://portal.azure.com) to the Azure portal.
 
-2. On the **Overview** page, find the private IP address for the load balancer. In the menu on the left, select **All services** > **All resources** > **myLoadBalancer**.
+1. On the **Overview** page, find the private IP address for the load balancer. In the menu on the left, select **All services** > **All resources** > **myLoadBalancer**.
 
-3. In the overview of **myLoadBalancer**, copy the address next to **Private IP Address**. If **Private IP address** isn't visible, select **See more**.
+1. In the overview of **myLoadBalancer**, copy the address next to **Private IP Address**. If **Private IP address** isn't visible, select **See more**.
 
-4. In the menu on the left, select **All services** > **All resources**. From the resources list, in the **CreateIntLBQS-rg** resource group, select **myTestVM**.
+1. In the menu on the left, select **All services** > **All resources**. From the resources list, in the **CreateIntLBQS-rg** resource group, select **myTestVM**.
 
-5. On the **Overview** page, select **Connect** > **Bastion**.
+1. On the **Overview** page, select **Connect** > **Bastion**.
 
-6. Enter the username and password that you entered when you created the VM.
+1. Enter the username and password that you entered when you created the VM.
 
-7. On **myTestVM**, open **Internet Explorer**.
+1. On **myTestVM**, open **Internet Explorer**.
 
-8. Enter the IP address from the previous step into the address bar of the browser. The default page of the IIS web server is shown on the browser.
+1. Enter the IP address from the previous step into the address bar of the browser. The default page of the IIS web server is shown on the browser.
 
     :::image type="content" source="./media/quickstart-load-balancer-standard-internal-portal/load-balancer-test.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the IP address in the address bar of the browser." border="true":::
 

articles/load-balancer/quickstart-load-balancer-standard-internal-powershell.md

@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ Use [Set-AzVMExtension](/powershell/module/az.compute/set-azvmextension) to inst
 The extension runs `PowerShell Add-WindowsFeature Web-Server` to install the IIS webserver and then updates the Default.htm page to show the hostname of the VM:
 
 > [!IMPORTANT]
-> Ensure the virtual machine deployments have completed from the previous steps before proceeding.  Use `Get-Job` to check the status of the virtual machine deployment jobs.
+> Ensure the virtual machine deployments have completed from the previous steps before proceeding. Use `Get-Job` to check the status of the virtual machine deployment jobs.
 
 ```azurepowershell-interactive
 ## For loop with variable to install custom script extension on virtual machines. ##
@@ -475,19 +475,19 @@ New-AzVM @vm
 
 1. Find the private IP address for the load balancer on the **Overview** screen. Select **All services** in the left-hand menu, select **All resources**, and then select **myLoadBalancer**.
 
-2. Make note or copy the address next to **Private IP Address** in the **Overview** of **myLoadBalancer**.
+1. Make note or copy the address next to **Private IP Address** in the **Overview** of **myLoadBalancer**.
 
-3. Select **All services** in the left-hand menu, select **All resources**, and then from the resources list, select **myTestVM** that is located in the **CreateIntLBQS-rg** resource group.
+1. Select **All services** in the left-hand menu, select **All resources**, and then from the resources list, select **myTestVM** that is located in the **CreateIntLBQS-rg** resource group.
 
-4. On the **Overview** page, select **Connect**, then **Bastion**.
+1. On the **Overview** page, select **Connect**, then **Bastion**.
 
-6. Enter the username and password entered during VM creation.
+1. Enter the username and password entered during VM creation.
 
-7. Open **Internet Explorer** on **myTestVM**.
+1. Open **Internet Explorer** on **myTestVM**.
 
-8. Enter the IP address from the previous step into the address bar of the browser. The custom IIS Web server page is displayed.
+1. Enter the IP address from the previous step into the address bar of the browser. The custom IIS Web server page is displayed.
 
-    :::image type="content" source="./media/quickstart-load-balancer-standard-internal-portal/load-balancer-test.png" alt-text="Screenshot of web browser showing default web page for load balanced VM" border="true":::
+    :::image type="content" source="./media/quickstart-load-balancer-standard-internal-portal/load-balancer-test.png" alt-text="Screenshot of web browser showing default web page for load balanced VM." border="true":::
 
 To see the load balancer distribute traffic across all three VMs, you can force-refresh your web browser from the test machine.
 

articles/load-balancer/quickstart-load-balancer-standard-internal-template.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ author: mbender-ms
 ms.service: azure-load-balancer
 ms.topic: quickstart
 ms.author: mbender
-ms.date: 05/08/2024
+ms.date: 01/28/2026
 ms.custom:
   - subject-armqs
   - mode-arm
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ To find more templates that are related to Azure Load Balancer, see [Azure Quick
 
 ## Deploy the template
 
-In this step, you deploy the template using Azure PowerShell with the `[New-AzResourceGroupDeployment](/powershell/module/az.resources/new-azresourcegroupdeployment)` command. 
+In this step, you deploy the template using Azure PowerShell with the [New-AzResourceGroupDeployment](/powershell/module/az.resources/new-azresourcegroupdeployment) command. 
 
 1. Select **Try it** from the following code block to open Azure Cloud Shell, and then follow the instructions to sign in to Azure.
 

articles/load-balancer/quickstart-load-balancer-standard-internal-terraform.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ author: mbender-ms
 manager: kumud
 ms.service: azure-load-balancer
 ms.topic: quickstart
-ms.date: 04/02/2025
+ms.date: 01/28/2026
 ms.author: mbender
 ms.custom: devx-track-terraform
 #Customer intent: I want to create an internal load balancer by using Terraform so that I can load balance internal traffic to VMs.

articles/load-balancer/quickstart-load-balancer-standard-public-cli.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description: This quickstart shows how to create a public load balancer using th
 author: mbender-ms
 ms.service: azure-load-balancer
 ms.topic: quickstart
-ms.date: 09/30/2024
+ms.date: 01/28/2026
 ms.author: mbender
 ms.custom:
   - mvc
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ Create the virtual machines with [az vm create](/cli/azure/vm#az-vm-create):
     --no-wait
 ```
 
-It may take a few minutes for the VMs to deploy. You can continue to the next steps while the VMs are creating.
+It can take a few minutes for the VMs to deploy. You can continue to the next steps while the VMs are creating.
 
 [!INCLUDE [ephemeral-ip-note.md](~/reusable-content/ce-skilling/azure/includes/ephemeral-ip-note.md)]
 
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ Copy the public IP address, and then paste it into the address bar of your brows
     --query ipAddress \
     --output tsv
 ```
-:::image type="content" source="./media/load-balancer-standard-public-cli/running-nodejs-app.png" alt-text="Test the load balancer" border="true":::
+:::image type="content" source="./media/load-balancer-standard-public-cli/running-nodejs-app.png" alt-text="Screenshot of browser window displaying the load balancer test page." border="true":::
 
 ## Clean up resources
 

articles/load-balancer/quickstart-load-balancer-standard-public-powershell.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ titleSuffix: Azure Load Balancer
 description: This quickstart shows how to create a load balancer using Azure PowerShell.
 author: mbender-ms
 ms.author: mbender
-ms.date: 07/23/2024
+ms.date: 01/28/2026
 ms.topic: quickstart
 ms.service: azure-load-balancer
 ms.custom: devx-track-azurepowershell, mode-api, template-quickstart, engagement-fy23
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ In this quickstart, you:
 
 * Created an Azure Load Balancer
 
-* Attached 2 VMs to the load balancer
+* Attached two VMs to the load balancer
 
 * Tested the load balancer
 

articles/load-balancer/quickstart-load-balancer-standard-public-template.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ author: mbender-ms
 manager: KumudD
 ms.service: azure-load-balancer
 ms.topic: quickstart
-ms.date: 11/26/2024
+ms.date: 01/28/2026
 ms.author: mbender
 ms.custom:
   - mvc

articles/load-balancer/quickstart-load-balancer-standard-public-terraform.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ author: mbender-ms
 manager: kumudD
 ms.service: azure-load-balancer
 ms.topic: quickstart
-ms.date: 04/01/2025
+ms.date: 01/28/2026
 ms.author: mbender
 ms.custom: devx-track-terraform
 #Customer intent: I want to create a load balancer by using Terraform so that I can load balance internet traffic to VMs.