PowerShell script samples that create and manage Windows virtual machines (VMs).

The following table provides links to PowerShell script samples that create and manage Windows virtual machines (VMs).

Create virtual machines
Quickly create a virtual machine	Creates a resource group, a virtual machine, and all related resources, with a minimum of prompts.
Create a fully configured virtual machine	Creates a resource group, a virtual machine, and all related resources.
Create highly available virtual machines	Creates several virtual machines in a highly-available and load-balanced configuration.
Create a VM and run a configuration script	Creates a virtual machine and uses the Azure Custom Script extension to install IIS.
Create a VM and run a DSC configuration	Creates a virtual machine and uses the Azure Desired State Configuration (DSC) extension to install IIS.
Upload a VHD and create VMs	Uploads a local VHD file to Azure, creates an image from the VHD, and then creates a VM from that image.
Create a VM from a managed OS disk	Creates a virtual machine by attaching an existing Managed Disk as OS disk.
Create a VM from a snapshot	Creates a virtual machine from a snapshot by first creating a managed disk from the snapshot and then attaching the new managed disk as OS disk.
Manage storage
Create a managed disk from a VHD in the same or a different subscription	Creates a managed disk from a specialized VHD as an OS disk, or from a data VHD as a data disk, in the same or a different subscription.
Create a managed disk from a snapshot	Creates a managed disk from a snapshot.
Copy a managed disk to the same or a different subscription	Copies a managed disk to the same or a different subscription that is in the same region as the parent managed disk.
Export a snapshot as a VHD to a storage account	Exports a managed snapshot as a VHD to a storage account in a different region.
Export the VHD of a managed disk to a storage account	Exports the underlying VHD of a managed disk to a storage account in a different region.
Create a snapshot from a VHD	Creates a snapshot from a VHD and then uses that snapshot to create multiple identical managed disks quickly.
Copy a snapshot to the same or a different subscription	Copies snapshot to the same or a different subscription that is in the same region as the parent snapshot.
Secure virtual machines
Encrypt a VM and its data disks	Creates an Azure key vault, an encryption key, and a service principal, and then encrypts a VM.
Monitor virtual machines
Monitor a VM with Azure Monitor	Creates a virtual machine, installs the Azure Log Analytics agent, and enrolls the VM in a Log Analytics workspace.