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Chetan Yeole 0 Reputation points
2026-06-10T14:16:21.3033333+00:00

Hello Azure Support Team,

I recently registered my Azure subscription and am trying to create a virtual machine under the 12‑month free tier. However, I am unable to select the B‑Series VM sizes (B1s/B1ls) in the East US region. The portal shows these sizes as “Unavailable,” and my quota for the Standard B‑Series family is currently set to 0.

Could you please allocate quota for Standard B‑Series vCPUs in my subscription so I can deploy a free tier VM? I specifically need access to B1s/B1ls for testing and learning purposes.

Thank you for your assistance.

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  1. TP 157.2K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2026-06-10T16:47:25.82+00:00

    Hi,

    The B1s/B1ls are part of B v1 series and are scheduled to be retired in 2028. In preparation for this it is being restricted on new subscriptions and capacity is limited in many regions.

    The replacement is to use B2ts_v2 or B2ats_v2 instead. These sizes may or may not be available to you in East US due to capacity constraints and limitations if your subscription is still in initial 30 day trial period. If they are not available in East US you may try different regions.

    If you have upgraded your subscription to Pay-As-You-Go you may navigate to Quotas in Azure portal and request quota for these sizes in desired region(s). Below is the link to Quotas:

    https://portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_Capacity/QuotaMenuBlade/~/myQuotas

    Click on Region filter at the top and select your desired region, then click on pencil icon to the right of the series (e.g. Standard Bsv2 Family vCPUs or Standard Basv2 Family vCPUs) you would like to request quota for.

    Please click Accept Answer and upvote if the above was helpful.

    Thanks.

    -TP

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