Sign in into the **Microsoft Azure Portal**

Type **Virtual Machines** in the search bar and click on the **Virtual machines** to view the Virtual Machines dashboard

**What is Azure Virtual Machine?**

An Azure Virtual Machine is a scalable computing resource provided by Microsoft Azure, enabling users to deploy and manage virtualized instances of operating systems such as Windows or Linux in the cloud.

On the **Virtual machines** dashboard, in the top left corner click on the **Create** dropdown button and click on the option **Azure virtual machine**

Scroll to the **Image** section, here you can select the Image for your Virtual Machine

**What is an Image?**\
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An Image is a template that includes an operating system and, often, other software. It is used to create new virtual machines (VMs). An image can be a platform image provided by Azure or a custom image that you create. It ensures consistency and can save time when deploying multiple VMs with the same configuration.

Click on the **See all images** link to view all the available images

**Marketplace** wizard will open, here you can explore and view all the available Images for your Virtual Machine

**What is Azure Marketplace for Images?**\
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Azure Marketplace for images is an online store where you can find and purchase pre-configured virtual machine (VM) images and other solutions from Microsoft and third-party vendors. These images can include operating systems, applications, and other software configurations, allowing you to quickly deploy and scale your applications in Azure with minimal setup and configuration.

On the **Create a virtual machine** wizard, scroll to the **Size** section, here you can select the size for your Virtual Machine

Click on the **See all sizes** link to view all the available Sizes for the VM

**Select a VM size** wizard will open, here you can explore and view all the available Sizes for your Virtual Machine

On the **Create a virtual machine** wizard, click on the **Disks** tab on the top left side

Scroll to the **OS disk** section, here you can select the **OS disk size** and **OS disk type** for your Virtual Machine

If you want to create and attach a new disk to your Virtual Machine, scroll to the **Data disks** section and click on the **Create and attach a new disk** link

Congratulations! on completing this lab and Understanding Azure VMs - Key Concepts - Image ,Size and Disks

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This guide provides key concepts about Azure VMs, including images, sizes, and disks.

Understanding Azure VMs - Key Concepts - Image, Size and Disks