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title Include file for creating a virtual machine
description Include file for creating a virtual machine.
author msmimart
ms.author mimart
ms.topic include
ms.date 08/13/2025

  1. Sign in to the Azure portal.

  2. Go to Create a resource > Compute > Virtual machines.

  3. On the Basics tab, enter or select the following information:

    Setting Value
    Subscription Select your Azure Subscription.
    Resource group Select the same resource group you used earlier when you created the private link service.
    Virtual machine name Enter a name for the new virtual machine. Select the info bubble next to the field name to see important information about virtual machine names.
    Region Select the same region you used previously when creating the virtual network.
    Availability options For testing, choose No infrastructure redundancy required
    Security Type Leave the default.
    Image Select the image you want. For example, choose Windows Server 2022.
    VM architecture Leave the default of x64.
    Size Select a size.
    Username Enter a username of your choosing.
    Password Enter a password of your choosing. The password must be at least 12 characters long and meet the defined complexity requirements.
    Confirm password Reenter password.
    Public inbound ports Choose None.

    :::image type="content" source="./media/create-virtual-machine/create-vm-basics-tab.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the create VM Basics tab." lightbox="./media/create-virtual-machine/create-vm-basics-tab.png":::

  4. Select Next: Disks.

  5. On the Disks tab, leave the defaults and select Next: Networking.

  6. On the Networking tab, select the following information:

    Setting Value
    Virtual network Select the virtual network you created earlier for this deployment.
    Subnet Select the default subnet (for example, 10.0.0.0/24) that you created earlier as part of the virtual network setup.

    For the rest of the fields, leave the defaults.

    :::image type="content" source="./media/create-virtual-machine/create-vm-networking-tab.png" alt-text="Screenshot of create VM Networking tab." lightbox="./media/create-virtual-machine/create-vm-networking-tab.png":::

  7. Select Review + create. You're taken to the Review + create page where Azure validates your configuration.

  8. When you see the Validation passed message, select Create.