How to create Windows Virtual Machine and perform login using RDP

Create Azure VM from the management console

• Login to the Azure Portal:

https://portal.azure.com

• From the left pane, click on "Virtual machines" -> from the main pane, click on "Create Virtual machines" -> select a Windows flavor -> select a deployment model -> choose "Resource Manager" -> click on Create
• Fill-in the following details:

• Name: Specify here machine hostname
• VM disk type: Select the disk type according to your needs

For more information and pricing details, see: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/managed-disks/

• User name: Specify here the username of the administrator of the VM
• Password: Specify here complete password and confirm it
• Subscription: Select an existing Azure subscription
• Resource group: Select either existing or create a new resource group

For more information, see: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/resource-group-overview#resource-groups

• Location: Select a region close to your location

• Click OK
• Choose a size -> select VM type according to your needs

For more information and pricing, see: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/virtual-machines/windows/

• Fill-in the following details:

• Availability set: Select this option in case your virtual machine requires high availability

For more information, see: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/tutorial-availability-sets

• Disk type and managed disks: Select the settings according to your needs

For more information and pricing details, see: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/managed-disks/

• Virtual network: Select a VNet according to your needs

For more information, see: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/virtual-networks-overview

• Subnet: Select the relevant subnet

For more information, see: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/virtual-network-manage-subnet

• Public IP address: Leave the default settings
• Network security group: Select Advanced -> select either to create a new network security group or to select an existing network security group

For more information, see: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/security-overview

• Extensions: Leave the default settings
• Enable auto-shutdown: Select either off (the virtual machine will remain up and running) or on (and configure automatic shutdown on daily basis)

For more information, see: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/uk_faculty_connection/2017/09/12/azure-virtual-machine-auto-shutdown/

• Monitoring: Leave the default settings
• Register with Azure Active Directory: Choose either Yes or No

For more information, see: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory-domain-services/active-directory-ds-join-windows-vm-template

• Backup: Choose either Disabled or Enabled

For more information, see: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-arm-vms-prepare

• Click OK
• Click Create
• Wait for the machine deployment process to complete
• From the left pane, click on "Virtual Machines" -> select the newly created virtual machine from the list
• From the main pane, click on Tags -> add a new tag:

• Name: Specify here Name
• Value: Specify here the hostname of the newly created virtual machine

• Click on Save
• From the main pane, click on "Update management"
• Fill-in the following details:

• Location: Select a region close to your location
• Log Analytics workspace: Choose either an existing or create default workspace

For more information, see: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/log-analytics/log-analytics-quick-create-workspace

• Automation account subscription: Select an existing Azure subscription
• Automation account: Choose either an existing account or create a new account

For more information, see: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-quickstart-create-account

• Click on Enable
• Close the virtual machine tabs
• Logoff the Microsoft Azure Portal

Login to Azure Virtual machine

• Login to the Azure Portal:

https://portal.azure.com

• From the left pane, click on "Virtual machines" -> locate the relevant virtual machine -> click on the machine name -> from the overview page, write down the "Public IP address" (or "DNS name", if configured)
• Run Microsoft "Remote Desktop Connection" client
• On the computer field, specify either the EC2 instance "IPv4 Public IP" or "Public DNS (IPv4)"
• Click Connect
• Specify username and password in-order to login to the virtual machine