Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,092 questions
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How to reduce charges to $0 while in the Free Tier plan
I recently joined the Cloud Free Tier plan. I have no prior experience with Azure. I am in the process of learning the slightly different terminology and UI (from AWS and GCP). Yesterday I managed to create my first virtual machine. I took the…
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What happens to VMs running on the NVadsA10_v5 SKU with Nvidia Driver below 18.x after 15th May 2026
Hi Team, We have 100+ VMs running on the NVadsA10_v5 SKU at any given point. We had received comms saying that Azure will roll out critical platform updates that include a new NVIDIA GPU host driver, vGPU 20.x (R595.x). The NVIDIA vGPU 20.x driver is…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,092 questions
asked 2026-05-11T14:47:05.47+00:00
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Rince Antony
1
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answered 2026-05-12T03:31:16.5533333+00:00
SUNOJ KUMAR YELURU
18,246
Reputation points MVP
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1 answer
VM won't start ends in failed state
Trying to restart a VM after a deallocation results in the following error Start operation for virtual machine encountered an NetworkingInternalOperationError error. the resource operation completed with terminal provisioning state 'failed'.
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,092 questions
asked 2026-05-11T19:37:23.1133333+00:00
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Rick Fedor
0
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answered 2026-05-12T02:37:17.4533333+00:00
SUNOJ KUMAR YELURU
18,246
Reputation points MVP
Volunteer Moderator
1 answer
Azure WS2022 Virtual Machine: Unable to complete SMB transfers due to dup ack storm / connection resets
Windows Server 2022 VMs running under multiple subscriptions are unable to complete SMB transfers over 15GB. These file transfers are occurring over express route IPs from several different on-prem file shares. On the Azure VMs, we have tried…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,092 questions
asked 2026-05-08T16:07:55.0233333+00:00
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Justin Bakelaar (Protiviti Inc)
0
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
commented 2026-05-12T01:18:12.28+00:00
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Manish Deshpande
5,940
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
2 answers
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Windows Update fails when Internet is blocked using NSG service tags
Hello Microsoft Support, We are seeing Windows Update failures on an Azure Windows VM when outbound Internet access is blocked and only Microsoft service tags are allowed via an NSG. Setup Azure Windows VM Outbound Internet explicitly denied using the…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,092 questions
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VM is not booting bad system config info
Currrently my VM is not booting , It gives a blue screen with an error of Bad System Config Info
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,092 questions
asked 2026-05-11T12:19:28.06+00:00
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Boitumelo Seomana
0
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commented 2026-05-11T13:13:02.0566667+00:00
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Jilakara Hemalatha
13,250
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
0 answers
VM creation/deployment fails
VM deployment fails with SkuNotAvailable. D-series SKUs appear restricted for this subscription. Need 4 vCPU / 16 GB VM. Example img:
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,092 questions
asked 2026-05-08T15:27:28.3333333+00:00
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Dan Sirbu
0
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
edited a comment 2026-05-11T10:53:12.13+00:00
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Himanshu Shekhar
5,820
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
1 answer
How to update VM OS?
Hi, I have a VM that is running EOL OS. The OS is Linux (centos 8.3.2011) that reached EOL. How can I perform upgrades to latest OS? Thanks
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,092 questions
asked 2026-05-07T03:35:29.62+00:00
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Souheil El-Hage
0
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commented 2026-05-11T09:59:07.5533333+00:00
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Ankit Yadav
14,255
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
1 answer
I noticed and Azure portal and resources I created were unavailable between 3 PM Central Standard time to 7:30 PM Central Standard time on 7-May-2026, want to know the reason.
I noticed and Azure portal and resources I created were unavailable between 3 PM Central Standard time to 7:30 PM Central Standard time on 7-May-2026, want to know the reason.
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,092 questions
asked 2026-05-08T03:42:38.7866667+00:00
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Mayank Chandra
0
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commented 2026-05-11T09:52:25.2933333+00:00
Ankit Yadav
14,255
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
3 answers
Azure B-Series VM size not available
B-series (such as Standard_B1ms, Standard_B2s, etc.) are not appearing as available for a new non-profit subscription we help to manage in any region. I have checked 'Usage + Quotas' and I have available quota. Another Non-profit subscription managed by…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,092 questions
asked 2026-05-09T22:38:58.93+00:00
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FerMac
0
Reputation points
commented 2026-05-11T09:24:28.3566667+00:00
Jilakara Hemalatha
13,250
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
0 answers
AZURE WHM Password
I have a VM that runs Ubuntu with a WHM/Cpanel image installed. Everything has been going well, but the WHM root password has changed somehow and I can't find how I can change it. Everthing I try doesn't have an effect I have Changed the SSH password …
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,092 questions
asked 2026-05-11T01:43:38.0666667+00:00
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Wayne Lawson
0
Reputation points
commented 2026-05-11T06:06:27.1566667+00:00
Ankit Yadav
14,255
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
3 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
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.
10,092 questions
asked 2026-05-01T07:52:29.57+00:00
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Bas van Hoof
20
Reputation points
commented 2026-05-10T07:05:04.5066667+00:00
Jilakara Hemalatha
13,250
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
3 answers
I need to create VM instance with D8as V5 series. It not showing the size while creating the Instance.
I need to create VM instance with D8as V5 8 vCPUs, 32 GB RAM series. It not showing the size while creating the Instance. Please suggest .Where i can request to it?
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,092 questions
asked 2026-04-29T13:44:23.18+00:00
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Gurabasu Irale
0
Reputation points
commented 2026-05-09T01:23:19.49+00:00
Manish Deshpande
5,940
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
1 answer
after resizing a virtual machine I cannot connect via ssh
after resizing a virtual machine I cannot connect via ssh. I can connect via the serial console. I have tried a number of steps including redeploying and re-applying, reverting back to the old size, double checking nsg rules, opening up nsg rules…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,092 questions
asked 2026-05-06T16:17:17.5466667+00:00
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Tucker Thames
0
Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-05-08T15:52:40.32+00:00
Tucker Thames
0
Reputation points
1 answer
AzurePolicyforLinux not updating VM, also won't uninstall extension, vmassist flags nothing
I have a RedHat 9 VM that was being routinely updated using Azure maintenance configuration. The updates stopped working without errors being indicated. The AzurePolicyforLinux VM extension reports as 'Transitioning' when I list the extensions in the…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,092 questions
asked 2026-05-07T09:29:23.88+00:00
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Gary Spencer
20
Reputation points
answered 2026-05-08T13:11:10.9866667+00:00
Gary Spencer
20
Reputation points
2 answers
**Moodle site on Azure going down during activity duplication — disk I/O issue or something else?**
Hoping someone can help me make sense of some metrics and confirm whether our planned upgrade will actually fix the problem. Our setup: Azure VM: Standard B2als_v2 (2 vCPUs, 4GB RAM) OS: Ubuntu 24.04 Disk: 64GB Premium SSD LRS, Max IOPS: 240 Moodle…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,092 questions
asked 2026-05-05T14:50:01.2133333+00:00
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Culture Shift Team
0
Reputation points
commented 2026-05-08T12:04:05.4466667+00:00
Himanshu Shekhar
5,820
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
1 answer
We use E8v_v3 however VM shows only 4 vCPU in Windows.
We use E8v_v3 however VM shows only 4 vCPU in Windows and if we resize to E16v_v3 the VM shows also 4 vCPU. Please guide how to fix it. Thank you
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,092 questions
asked 2026-05-06T09:47:42.5333333+00:00
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HERRY ARIFIN
0
Reputation points
commented 2026-05-08T12:03:45.0033333+00:00
Himanshu Shekhar
5,820
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
2 answers
I created a new VM and the user is getting permissions error when logging in. She can log into her old vm fine
I created a new VM at ClearPath for Trina. Her current VM's apps are not working and after repairs and re-installs and a reprovision of the VM the apps are not working properly. I can log into the new VM CPA-TrinaB3-DT with the Cenetric login but not…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,092 questions
asked 2026-05-06T13:31:59.1166667+00:00
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cenetricnew
0
Reputation points
commented 2026-05-08T11:43:13.7766667+00:00
Himanshu Shekhar
5,820
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
3 answers
Azure VM upscale issue
Hi I have upgraded VM SKU to D16lds V5 but in portal it shows only 2 cores and inside the VM also it shows only 1 core Tired executing a command PS command to check which shows correct size tired executing a powershell script to get VM SKU in…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,092 questions
asked 2026-05-06T12:20:40.06+00:00
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Harikiran B S
25
Reputation points
answered 2026-05-07T12:21:59.78+00:00
TP
156.4K
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Volunteer 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.
10,092 questions
asked 2026-04-30T20:37:14.9666667+00:00
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Steve Lee
0
Reputation points
commented 2026-05-06T19:11:43.2266667+00:00
Manish Deshpande
5,940
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator