How To Create An Azure VM From Existing Image (.VHD) In The New Azure Portal

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With the release of the new Microsoft Azure Portal there one cool feature that Microsoft haven’t migrated yet from the portal to the new and it’s the ability to use the GUI to create a new Virtual Machine from existing Image (.VHD).

Using the below github json template you could deploy an existing image In a few clicks.

https://github.com/Azure/azure-quickstart-templates/tree/master/201-vm-specialized-vhd

 

To start open on the link below:

https://github.com/Azure/azure-quickstart-templates/tree/master/201-vm-specialized-vhd

Click on the Deploy to Azure

In the menu paste the Image .VHD URL, Select the VM type, Set the VM Size, select region and accept legal term

Click create and you are done

7 thoughts on “How To Create An Azure VM From Existing Image (.VHD) In The New Azure Portal”

  5. Hello, do I need vhd image generalized to create the new vm using the github template? after creation I can´t connect using RDP no matter if I add a security group with RDP with no restrictions, thank you for your help.

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