Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
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How can I change the location base of my Azure Studen?
Using the free student Azure account for college, I was given an East US location; however, our class is in Washington State. Every time I try to create or provision VMs, it tells me not available in my region. Everyone else in our class are located in…
Azure Virtual Machines
asked 2026-04-08T02:15:36.1233333+00:00
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David A Holmes
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edited the question 2026-04-09T03:59:02.2333333+00:00
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Jilakara Hemalatha
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Unable to Create Windows Server VM in any Location
I am attempting to create a Windows Server VM. I receive this message when I create attempt to create one: "Your subscription doesn't support virtual machine creation in West US. Choose a different location." I have tried creating one with…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,017 questions
asked 2026-04-07T14:28:31.0466667+00:00
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VMTester
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commented 2026-04-08T18:16:47.1966667+00:00
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Ankit Yadav
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Azure Credit Issue - Please Help
Today I signed up for the Azure free trial and received 200 dollars in credits. I made a virtual machine that required me to upgrade to pay as I go. I now cannot find my credits on my account anywhere. Did I loose my credits? What happened? Please help.
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,017 questions
asked 2026-04-04T17:11:26.6+00:00
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Jacob
0
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edited an answer 2026-04-08T14:12:20.4566667+00:00
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Nikhil Duserla
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I have a vm that i would like to increase the ram amount to 16gb. How do I do this?
VM DETAIL Central India (Zone 1) Windows Server 2022 Standard Standard D8as v4 (8 vcpus, 32 GiB memory) i don't want increase CPU just RAM from 32GB to 48GB or 64GB
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,017 questions
asked 2026-04-08T11:28:13.83+00:00
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Sunny Kumar
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answered 2026-04-08T12:22:27.9566667+00:00
Ankit Yadav
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Convert your OS disks to Standard SSD or Premium SSD before 8 September 2028
Regarding the retirement of Standard HDD for ASR (Sept 2028), we have a customer with 10K+ disks. replicated to ASR. The official documentation only shows manual steps via Portal. Is there a supported PowerShell/CLI method to bulk-update…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,017 questions
asked 2026-04-08T09:20:58.1966667+00:00
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Idit Bnaya
0
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edited the question 2026-04-08T11:13:18.71+00:00
Jilakara Hemalatha
11,600
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1 answer
How to retrieve the number of running applications/processes inside an Azure Virtual Machine
We need to identify how to get the number of running applications/processes inside an Azure Virtual Machine. Looking for supported approaches to retrieve this information from within the VM environment. This can include APIs, monitoring tools, agents, or…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,017 questions
asked 2026-04-07T07:54:08.91+00:00
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Sree Aravind M
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answered 2026-04-08T10:00:30.04+00:00
Alex Burlachenko
19,770
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How to gracefully stop and restart applications running inside a VM during automated rightsizing operations
We are building an automated VM rightsizing solution that involves deallocating, resizing, and restarting Azure VMs based on utilization metrics. The challenge is that customer VMs may have various applications running inside them such as Docker…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,017 questions
asked 2026-04-07T08:10:13.33+00:00
Sree Aravind M
20
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answered 2026-04-08T09:53:52.1366667+00:00
Alex Burlachenko
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How to fix Outbound SMTP issue from Azure VM
How to fix Outbound SMTP issue from Azure VM, postfix server not able to send emails Getting Connection timed out
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,017 questions
asked 2026-04-01T01:57:45.5566667+00:00
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baburao sirapurapu
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answered 2026-04-08T09:47:06.5+00:00
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Manish Deshpande
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blocked from unmanaged-to-managed disk migration by a stuck failed extension state.
How do I delete extensions that are orphaned. PS didn't work, nor did BASH?
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,017 questions
asked 2026-04-01T04:42:38.69+00:00
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James Bozinopoulos
0
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commented 2026-04-08T08:30:35.6966667+00:00
Manish Deshpande
5,255
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I am not able to RDP into my VM (anymore)
as of this afternoon am unable to RDP into my VM. I have been able to do so for a long time. In last session today, using RDP I cleaned up log files mainly., but something must have changed otherwise. When running 'Seetings/effectiv security rules, I…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,017 questions
asked 2026-04-03T22:03:49.0866667+00:00
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Eirik Simonsen
0
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edited a comment 2026-04-08T08:00:00.1466667+00:00
Manish Deshpande
5,255
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Unable to create a connection in "Add a task" in Azure VM automation task
I would like to add a task on my Azure VM to start the VM, after clicking the "create" connection, it stuck there with no response, no error message as well. Is my account missing certain access right/role to do this?
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,017 questions
asked 2026-03-27T03:07:52.43+00:00
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heng yeow (nova)
20
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commented 2026-04-08T07:53:32.5966667+00:00
heng yeow (nova)
20
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2 answers
Azure upgrade will not allow me to keep files
I am using managed Disks. Power Shell confirmed. I am using a standard VM from Azure - 2016. Hence the need to upgrade. When asking license type in Power Shell it returns "Windows_Server" I have tried upgrade from 2016 to 2022, 2025 and…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,017 questions
asked 2026-03-28T18:44:20.48+00:00
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LSI
0
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commented 2026-04-08T07:47:36.7266667+00:00
Manish Deshpande
5,255
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2 answers
unable to delete resourse group
unable to delete recourse group. errror Failed to delete resource group migration: Deletion of resource group 'migration' failed as resources with identifiers 'Microsoft.OffAzure/HyperVSites/migrationkey7045site' could not be deleted. The…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,017 questions
asked 2026-03-28T16:51:16.4866667+00:00
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sathish kumar yegireddi
0
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answered 2026-04-08T07:46:39.3033333+00:00
Manish Deshpande
5,255
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2 answers
Azure VM Provisioning Failure Due to Real-Time Capacity Constraints (SkuNotAvailable Issue) - Azure Server Prepare Automation
Problem Statement I am building an automated system to provision Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) using APIs. The system is fully automated and does not require manual intervention. The issue occurs at the final step of VM creation, which frequently fails…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,017 questions
asked 2026-04-07T07:38:30.7466667+00:00
Ashish Sharma
0
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commented 2026-04-08T07:08:31.32+00:00
Jilakara Hemalatha
11,600
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Moderator
4 answers
unallocated disk issue on a Windows Server 2022 Datacenter x64
Hi We have a VM in Azure that is periodically having an issue when one of the data disk is showing up as unallocated in disk manager. Restart the VM resolved it previously, but now the same disk is coming up as unallocated. Any suggestions on how to…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,017 questions
asked 2026-03-31T18:22:21.5666667+00:00
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Bharadia, Chandra
0
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commented 2026-04-08T06:38:01.5933333+00:00
Jilakara Hemalatha
11,600
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Moderator
1 answer
Consistent RDP Connection to VMs
I'm unable to figure out how to have a Windows VM be permanently accessible. They are being either automatically shut down, deallocated, or in some cases still running but RDP loses the ability to connect. The issues don't get resolved unless I log back…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,017 questions
asked 2026-03-31T22:04:43.1233333+00:00
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John
0
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commented 2026-04-08T06:30:22.1633333+00:00
Jilakara Hemalatha
11,600
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3 answers
Cannot create a VM in Azure for students
Hi, I am running into the following issue when attempting to create a VM in Azure for students. Resource 'myvm1610_z1' was disallowed by Azure: This policy maintains a set of best available regions where your subscription can deploy resources. The…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,017 questions
asked 2026-03-25T05:34:48.34+00:00
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Tim Brown
0
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answered 2026-04-08T05:44:12.7533333+00:00
Manish Deshpande
5,255
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3 answers
Azure Reservation Alert
Can we make email alert if the azure reservation will be expired?
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,017 questions
asked 2026-03-27T07:20:58.2033333+00:00
Handian Sudianto
6,886
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commented 2026-04-08T05:36:30.9333333+00:00
Manish Deshpande
5,255
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
2 answers
Azure VM Instance Error
Hello MS Team, We were initially able to view our Azure VM instances; however, after two days, we started encountering the error (screenshot attached) and are currently unable to see the VM. Please find the attached reference for more details. We kindly…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,017 questions
asked 2026-04-07T17:16:13.47+00:00
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V Arun Kumar
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answered 2026-04-07T18:06:28.17+00:00
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Himanshu Shekhar
5,140
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1 answer
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Azure VM Auto restart
I need to set up an auto restart for VMs in Azure. Can some one suggest on this.
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,017 questions
asked 2026-04-03T04:33:28.6033333+00:00
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Vittal Kasaram
40
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edited a comment 2026-04-07T08:49:21.27+00:00
Ankit Yadav
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