Can any image be chosen for VM in free student account?

Vaibhav D S 1

Hi,
I had a query regarding the OS image for the student account free VM. The free plan says I have 750 hours with a B1s VM. My question is, can I choose any OS image I want for free, while having chosen B1s?
If I try to create a VM directly, the default options include Ubuntu 20.04 LTS but if I try to create through free service -> VM, I have to click on see all images to select Ubuntu 20.04.
So, does selecting Ubuntu 20.04 through free service have extra costs attached to it? Can I choose it without having to pay extra?
Thanks.

KarishmaTiwari-MSFT 19,032 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2022-07-08T16:20:25.483+00:00

I need more information to understand your scenario better. Can you please share what do you mean when you say "If I try to create a VM directly, the default options include Ubuntu 20.04 LTS"? Can you please share the screenshots for both cases? Thanks

As shared here, as part of free services, Virtual machines windows or Linux, include free monthly amount of 750 hours B1s burstable virtual machines free for a period of 12 months.
Vaibhav D S 1 Reputation point

2022-07-08T18:28:37.323+00:00

Hi,

If I go to home -> free services, I see the following list of images for the free Linux VM. Here, Ubuntu 20.04 isn't shown in the list.

If I go to home -> all resources -> create resource -> virtual machine, I get these images for Linux. Here, Ubuntu 20.04 is shown.

My question is, does selecting a B1s through the 2nd case, i.e all resource -> create resource -> VM have extra costs even if I select B1s?
Or, if I select Ubuntu 20.04 from free service -> all images, does it have extra cost attached?

I am unsure of whether Ubuntu 20.04 requires payment or not, since the free service doesn't show it in the initial list, while normal VM shows it.
Thanks.

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Can any image be chosen for VM in free student account?