I can't create any Azure Virtual Machine with my Azure for Students Starter subscription

Question

I've seen Azure For Students offers a lot of services, including Azure Virtual Machines. So I've recently subscribed my education email to the Azure Platform. I haven't used any service so far, it means I have the free credit of $100. However when I try to create a new Azure Virtual Machine, it shows the following error message:
The subscription Azure for Students Starter is not allowed to register the resource provider(s): Microsoft.Compute, Microsoft.Storage, Microsoft.Network.

But isn't supposed to be free for students?

Please, I need your help to fix this issue.

Answer 1

Hello,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A,

To register a resource provider in Azure, you'll need to follow a few steps. However, it's important to note that your current Azure for Students Starter subscription may not allow you to register certain resource providers

Go to the Azure Portal:

Navigate to Azure Portal and sign in with your Azure account.

Access Subscriptions:

In the search bar at the top, type Subscriptions and click on the Subscriptions service.

Select Your Subscription:

From the list of subscriptions, click on the one where you want to register the resource provider

View Resource Providers:

In the left-hand menu, under Settings, select Resource providers.

Register Resource Providers:

In the search box, type the name of the resource provider you want to register (e.g., Microsoft.Compute for the virtual machine creation)

Once you find the resource provider, click on (...) Register next to it.

You can also register using the CLI

az provider register --namespace Microsoft.Storage

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/provider?view=azure-cli-latest

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Answer 2

Hi Rober Leon Guerrero Mendoza,
For the Student subscription, it offers only a few services as per the documentation below. Could you please refer below link. If you need access to more services without restrictions, you can switch to the Pay-As-You-Go model offered by Microsoft.
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/pricing/offers/ms-azr-0144p/