How can I export a backup of my Azure Virtual Machine

Ambrogio Colombo 0 Reputation points
2023-08-29T14:11:53.7866667+00:00

I would like to save my Azure VM for future use. I am closing my Azure account, so my VM will be deleted. Anyway, I think that in the future I could subscribe Azure again and use my old VM. Thanks for any suggestion.

Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
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  1. Dave Patrick 390.5K Reputation points MVP
    2023-08-29T14:17:26.3966667+00:00

    You could follow along here to download your VHD

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/download-vhd?tabs=azure-portal

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