Creating a golden image

In this section, we will look at provisioning a virtual machine (VM) in Microsoft Azure and preparing it for AVD.

Creating a VM

To create a standardized template image for AVD, you will need to spin up a VM. In this section, we will look at doing just that.

To get started, you will need to navigate to the Azure portal at https://portal.azure.com. From there, follow these steps:

1. Type virtual machines in the search bar located at the top of the page.
2. Under Services, select Virtual machines.
3. On the Virtual machines page, select + Create and then Virtual machine:

Figure 9.1 – The Virtual machines page

4. Under Project details, select the correct subscription and then choose to create a new resource group in the Basics tab. Type myResourceGroup for Name:

Figure 9.2 – The Create a virtual machine page

5. Under Instance details, enter a name under Virtual...