Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,077 questions
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Insufficient Redis capacity
I had an Azure Managed Redis of SKU "Balanced_B0" on East US2, and as part of automating the provisioning process, I deleted the instance and attempted re-provision it using a Bicep template. However, I keep getting the following error: …
Azure Virtual Machines
asked 2026-05-02T14:26:22.07+00:00
Omar Bazaraa
0
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
commented 2026-05-02T17:26:51.4133333+00:00
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Praveen Bandaru
11,550
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
2 answers
Using of of B1s for the Size of a VM
Hello. I have a free Azur account .I wanted to create a VM and i want to use of B1s for the Size of VM. but it is not available for me. What should i do that i can use of that ? Thank you so much
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,077 questions
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2 answers
How to reset root password on Linux VM?
I forgot my root password on a Linux VM. Can't log in.
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,077 questions
asked 2026-05-01T20:49:33.1633333+00:00
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Perkins, Gordon
0
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commented 2026-05-02T01:07:59.7166667+00:00
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Manish Deshpande
5,745
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
1 answer
Australia East - Standard_NV4as_v4 retired - suggested to migrate to NVads_V710_v5 but not available in region with no other gpu optoins?
As per the title. Standard_NV4as_v4 is being retired September this year and we've been advised to migrate across to NVads_V710_v5, however, doesn't show up in our sizing list in Australia East. Do we just simply have to move regions?
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,077 questions
asked 2026-04-30T23:11:54.33+00:00
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James McNair
5
Reputation points
commented 2026-05-01T19:06:02.3866667+00:00
Manish Deshpande
5,745
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
1 answer
RDP password reset is stuck for more than an hour
'password reset is in progress' for longer than an hour. This is a virtual machine for receiving real-time banking information so it is critical that it gets back on ASAP. I have to get JAVA app running again. Please help!
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,077 questions
asked 2026-04-30T08:24:13.56+00:00
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모스트엑스 채권관리
0
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commented 2026-05-01T17:25:50.8433333+00:00
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Ankit Yadav
14,005
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
2 answers
VM CPU limit request
NC 96ads A100 V4 is the instance type I want in my region central India, US east , US west how can I able to access these VMs because I cant able to select it ?
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,077 questions
asked 2026-04-30T12:38:00.7533333+00:00
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Hari Vinod
0
Reputation points
commented 2026-05-01T17:15:23.47+00:00
Ankit Yadav
14,005
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
1 answer
unable to connect to the VM via SSH or the Serial Console
We are unable to connect to the VM via SSH or the Serial Console. Upon further checking the Boot Diagnostics under the Help section, it appears there is a GRUB-related issue. Please review the attached screenshot. Based on the screenshot, it seems the VM…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,077 questions
asked 2026-05-01T13:48:05.97+00:00
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Nitesh Mishra
0
Reputation points
commented 2026-05-01T16:21:41.9233333+00:00
Ankit Yadav
14,005
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
2 answers
I need to upgrade Standard "D8s v3 (8 vcpus, 32 GiB memory)" to same number of vCPUs and 64GB RAM
Hello, We have Standard D8s v3 (8 vcpus, 32 GiB memory) UK South Critically, we use nested virtualization - the Azure VM is Win2019 within which we run Hyper-V. I do realize that the fact we run nested virtualization means we need to be very careful…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,077 questions
asked 2026-05-01T10:50:59.88+00:00
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HCML TEST
0
Reputation points
commented 2026-05-01T15:42:26.73+00:00
Ankit Yadav
14,005
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
2 answers
Secure boot expiring certificates on Azure Trusted Launch VMs
We have several Gen2 Azure VMs(Windows Server 2022) with secure boor/trusted launch enabled and we did a check on certificates for: Microsoft Corporation KEK 2K CA 2023, Windows UEFI CA 2023, Microsoft UEFI CA 2023 Microsoft Option ROM UEFI CA 2023. On…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,077 questions
asked 2026-05-01T07:52:29.57+00:00
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Bas van Hoof
0
Reputation points
answered 2026-05-01T14:21:01.4+00:00
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Jilakara Hemalatha
12,755
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
1 answer
Allocation Failure on starting VM
Hello, We have a VM "ACTAZ01" with the size "Standard B4as v2 (4 vcpus, 16 GiB memory)" and currently allocated to the Location "Sweden Central (Zone 1) that fails to start due to the below…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,077 questions
asked 2026-04-28T09:36:46.6266667+00:00
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Raja
0
Reputation points
commented 2026-05-01T01:08:12.7766667+00:00
Manish Deshpande
5,745
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
1 answer
Increased disk size appears to have disabled RDP
I increased the size of the OS disk on an Azure VM, and when I started it back up, I was not able to access the VM via RDP. I can still access it via Bastion. I have verified the NSG rules, and there are other VM's in the same NSG group that are…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,077 questions
asked 2026-04-30T20:37:14.9666667+00:00
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Steve Lee
0
Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-05-01T00:49:55.2933333+00:00
Manish Deshpande
5,745
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
0 answers
Join: Microsoft Azure Q&A Champions Program
The Microsoft Azure Q&A Champions Program recognizes and empowers a global community of internal and external Azure experts who help customers succeed by providing high-quality, trusted answers on Microsoft Q&A. The program scales expert led…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,077 questions
asked 2026-04-30T18:02:15.53+00:00
Ashley Swearingen
0
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
answered 2026-04-30T18:02:40.7566667+00:00
Q&A Assist
1 answer
Azure Windows VM Not Booting - BCD Files Missing
We currently have a Windows VM that does not boot, diagnostics show an error in the Recovery Environment saying Automatic Repair couldnt repair the PC. We created a repair VM and attempted to follow the commands to rebuild the BCD, but get errors stating…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,077 questions
asked 2026-04-21T15:59:35.6966667+00:00
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Jon Faynleyb
0
Reputation points
answered 2026-04-30T08:40:14.8833333+00:00
Alex Burlachenko
20,585
Reputation points MVP
Volunteer Moderator
1 answer
Cannot connect to VM
Cannot connect to VM Cannot connect to VM Cannot connect to VM
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,077 questions
asked 2026-04-20T23:30:11.0833333+00:00
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John Polson
0
Reputation points
answered 2026-04-30T08:13:34.0766667+00:00
Alex Burlachenko
20,585
Reputation points MVP
Volunteer Moderator
1 answer
VM keeps shutting down at random points
As in the title. This has been happening at least once a day for the last 7 days. The OS log confirms that shutdowns are being initiated from the Azure host, not because of anything running on the VM. No memory/CPU problems, etc. Resource Health says…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,077 questions
asked 2026-04-27T20:47:22.47+00:00
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Vikram Nitin
0
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
answered 2026-04-30T07:49:59.6866667+00:00
Alex Burlachenko
20,585
Reputation points MVP
Volunteer Moderator
0 answers
VM radcopilot-a100 is getting stopped/deallocated automatic everyday.
VM radcopilot-a100 is getting stopped/deallocated automatic everyday. Receive below email Action required: Review your nonproduction VMs and PaaS deployments and take appropriate action for this VM. Your nonproduction VMs and PaaS deployments have been…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,077 questions
asked 2026-04-28T05:49:51.34+00:00
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Nand Sharma (NON EA SC ALT)
0
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
edited a comment 2026-04-30T05:58:59.58+00:00
Jilakara Hemalatha
12,755
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
3 answers
How to increase quota limit for D series Compute
While creating lake-flow ingestion pipeline with student account, I am getting Quota limit exhuasted and waiting for resources , also tried to create from subcrption >> Usage+quota increase request but it fails everytime. How to solve it please…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,077 questions
asked 2026-04-25T09:44:59.5233333+00:00
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DHANANJAY MAURYA
0
Reputation points
commented 2026-04-30T01:51:40.4366667+00:00
Jilakara Hemalatha
12,755
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
2 answers
Test question - Azure vm
This is a test question. How do I create an azure vm using CLI? It needs to be a ws 2012r2 machine in eus2 and of size dsv2
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,077 questions
asked 2026-04-21T14:24:28.1066667+00:00
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Matthew Trilby-Bassett
225
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
Admin
edited an answer 2026-04-29T23:31:46.8533333+00:00
Matthew Trilby-Bassett
225
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
Admin
2 answers
Azure AVD Host Pool Deployment Failure – DSC Extension Unable to Download Configuration
Hello Microsoft Support Team, I hope you are doing well. I am currently experiencing an issue when deploying an Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) host pool. The deployment consistently fails with a VM extension provisioning error related to the PowerShell DSC…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,077 questions
asked 2026-04-26T22:09:44.16+00:00
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Alvin IT
5
Reputation points
commented 2026-04-29T21:14:39.2966667+00:00
Alex Burlachenko
20,585
Reputation points MVP
Volunteer Moderator
2 answers
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Azure VM Resize failing because `hardwareProfile.vmSizeProperties` silently gets set
Our Azure account silently sets the hardwareProfile.vmSizeProperties VM property when making (seemingly) all VMs. I'm simply trying to resize VMs within the same family with az vm resize and get this error: Message: The requested vCPUsAvailable is not…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,077 questions
asked 2026-04-29T15:25:50.99+00:00
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Julian
20
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answered 2026-04-29T16:40:29.2133333+00:00
Ankit Yadav
14,005
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator