Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,172 questions
6 answers
Azure Site Recovery Failure
Hello Im having issues Testing fail over on my Azure Server and also fail on test VM Backup (Restore VM) It says i have reached my core count limit But when i check my quota I havent Please can you help Thanks Kamal
Azure Virtual Machines
asked 2026-06-09T11:20:26.9166667+00:00
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Kamal Kotecha
20
Reputation points
answered 2026-06-13T04:56:11.9633333+00:00
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Mohammed Altamash Mohammed Suleman Khan
2,416
Reputation points
1 answer
Deprecation Notice received - Yet the server is current on updates.
What do I do, where do I go? -date.
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,172 questions
asked 2026-06-11T13:24:40.5966667+00:00
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pierre shiraziefard
65
Reputation points
commented 2026-06-12T18:06:10.61+00:00
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Manish Deshpande
6,915
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
1 answer
FX2mds v2 is not available for my VM
Hello all, I'm trying to resize my VM to get FX2mds v2 package, but it's not available in the list of CPUs. It is available in my region, but not for my VM. What can it be?
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,172 questions
asked 2026-06-03T15:22:40.5833333+00:00
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CITI Office 365 GA
0
Reputation points
commented 2026-06-12T13:32:45.06+00:00
Manish Deshpande
6,915
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
2 answers
Cannot view Reservations tied to VM's
How can I view which VM's are tied to which reservations. I have struggled with view this type of information for years. I am global administrator/owner of our Azure services. I will post a separate request with similar issue in billing. Thanks.
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,172 questions
asked 2026-06-04T13:19:00.78+00:00
pierre shiraziefard
65
Reputation points
commented 2026-06-12T13:30:06.2633333+00:00
Manish Deshpande
6,915
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
1 answer
SSH access blocked- locked out of the system
I am completely locked out of my Azure servers. My SSH port is open from the config. I also tried to run the troubleshooting config, and it only keeps telling me that my server is very much healthy. But all attempts to log in to the system fail,…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,172 questions
asked 2026-06-10T12:08:43.4766667+00:00
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Sharvil Khamkar
0
Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-06-12T12:29:51.37+00:00
Manish Deshpande
6,915
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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3 answers
Is there any data loss risk due to changing disk type?
We have an Azure VM in our AUS tenant running Windows Server 2012 R2. We attached 6 Standard HDDs, each 500GB to the server, then configured as one 3TB virtual disk, using for SQL Server Data. We are planning to in-place upgrading all disks to Premium…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,172 questions
asked 2026-06-12T06:52:44.23+00:00
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Nagrath, Richa
26
Reputation points
answered 2026-06-12T07:41:31.28+00:00
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Himanshu Shekhar
6,610
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
3 answers
Getting Disk space low error while accessing ERF VDI machine
I am getting low disk error from last 2-3 days while accessing the azure virtual machine. I have deleted all the unwanted files but still getting the same error. Might be error at azure side any further resolution or ETA.
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,172 questions
asked 2026-06-10T08:59:35.5433333+00:00
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Barun Singh
0
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commented 2026-06-12T06:08:35.66+00:00
Himanshu Shekhar
6,610
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
2 answers
What's difference between Azure virtual machine and Azure Virtual Desktop.
In a simple explanation, What's difference between Azure virtual machine and Azure Virtual Desktop ?
Azure Cloud Services
Azure Cloud Services
An Azure platform as a service offer that is used to deploy web and cloud applications.
910 questions
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,172 questions
asked 2024-04-27T21:56:22.07+00:00
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samir karim
30
Reputation points
answered 2026-06-11T18:37:28.96+00:00
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MAHIR-UL-ISLAM
0
Reputation points
2 answers
Error message when trying to deploy a d365 demo environment on LCS| The current subscription iddoes not allow the VM SKUs [Standard_E8_v4], either because they don't exist in the current region
This is the error message: The current subscription id does not allow the VM SKUs [Standard_E8_v4], either because they don't exist in the current region or because of the restriction codes [NotAvailableForSubscription;NotAvailableForSubscription].…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,172 questions
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how do I enable tasks to turn off a vm and re-start a vm?
I do not see it in Tasks for a vm, need to turn it off on non-used hours and start the vm again on business hours.
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,172 questions
asked 2026-06-02T15:39:12.3+00:00
pierre shiraziefard
65
Reputation points
commented 2026-06-11T12:53:37.1033333+00:00
pierre shiraziefard
65
Reputation points
1 answer
Does an NVMe-tagged gallery image (DiskControllerTypes=SCSI,NVMe) work on older SCSI-based VM sizes like Standard_D2s_v5?
We have created an Azure Compute Gallery image tagged with DiskControllerTypes=SCSI,NVMe. The existing documentation covers how NVMe-only VM sizes require NVMe-tagged images, but there is no mention of backward compatibility — specifically, whether older…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,172 questions
asked 2026-06-11T12:31:04.11+00:00
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Praveen Goyal
0
Reputation points
answered 2026-06-11T12:31:29.68+00:00
AI answer
1 answer
Request Guidance on Azure Windows Server 2022 Marketplace Image Deprecation for Affected VM
Dear Team, We received Microsoft’s advisory about the deprecation of certain Windows Server 2022 Marketplace images in Azure and would appreciate clear guidance on the required actions for our affected VM. Summary of the Advisory Microsoft has…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,172 questions
asked 2026-06-11T10:18:54.14+00:00
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Ashan Dissanayake
46
Reputation points
edited the question 2026-06-11T10:34:08.82+00:00
Ashan Dissanayake
46
Reputation points
2 answers
Windows Vm not showing in tenant, can no longer RDP into it
Windows Vm not showing in tenant, can no longer RDP into it
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,172 questions
asked 2026-06-04T17:42:11.2933333+00:00
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Dwayne Cunningham
0
Reputation points
commented 2026-06-11T10:02:27.0366667+00:00
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Nikhil Duserla
9,940
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
0 answers
Corpnet joined Windows VM: cannot access anymore with warning agent status is not ready
I have been using this VM for 2+ years with no issues. Yesterday all of a sudden my password was not accepted anymore. Then I couldn't connect anymore to the VM and now I am seeing "agent status is not ready". I tried to restart, reapply and…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,172 questions
asked 2026-06-10T01:10:15.5533333+00:00
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Matteo Interlandi
25
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
commented 2026-06-11T07:15:11.1366667+00:00
Himanshu Shekhar
6,610
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
2 answers
nvidia gpu driver extension failed to provision
US West 2, Standard_NC4asT4_v3, Ubuntu Server 24.04 When selected nVidia GPU driver extension to install during VM provisioning, nVidia driver failed to provision. Uninstalled and reinstalled the extension using Azure portal but failed with same…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,172 questions
asked 2026-06-09T04:41:49.3433333+00:00
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Dennis O
0
Reputation points
commented 2026-06-11T07:05:54.6733333+00:00
Himanshu Shekhar
6,610
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
1 answer
Why VM log in user not showing as Entra ID user even Role assignments given
I provided role assignment "VM log in user " to my virtual machine but still when i do "whoami" it is showing as adminuser. you can see below and please let us know fix for this: it supposed to show below highlighted role assignment…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,172 questions
asked 2026-06-08T05:18:05.7366667+00:00
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Varma
1,620
Reputation points
commented 2026-06-11T07:05:21.8733333+00:00
Himanshu Shekhar
6,610
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
0 answers
Unable to delete resource group due to corrupted restore point collection
Hi, I need help deleting a resource group that is blocked by a corrupted restore point collection. I am trying to delete the resource group AzureBackupRG_japaneast_1, but the deletion always fails with: ResourceGroupDeletionBlocked This appears to be…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,172 questions
asked 2026-06-08T04:53:28.6566667+00:00
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Kai Saraceni
0
Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-06-11T06:55:17.59+00:00
Himanshu Shekhar
6,610
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
0 answers
Reviewing Azure Environment Costs – Are All These Resources Typically Required for a Single VM Deployment?
Azure Enviroment.png I'm reviewing an Azure environment and trying to determine whether all of the currently billed services are necessary for our setup, or if there are opportunities to simplify and reduce costs. We rarely use the system it is for…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,172 questions
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Enable the image quata for b series
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…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,172 questions
asked 2026-06-10T14:16:21.3033333+00:00
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Chetan Yeole
0
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answered 2026-06-10T16:47:25.82+00:00
TP
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Retired VM Sizes confusion
I've received messages about VM sizes that are retiring and that reservations for them are no longer going to be supported starting 7/1/26. I need to migrated to supported VM sizes. Here is my confusion. If I look at the documentation…
Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
10,172 questions
asked 2026-06-09T20:40:23.2833333+00:00
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JohnSebastian-3934
581
Reputation points
accepted 2026-06-10T15:25:09.9533333+00:00
JohnSebastian-3934
581
Reputation points