Create Windows Server 2016 TP5 on Azure

Azure VMs can be created using a variety of options such as Service Management Portal (https://manage.windowsazure.com), PowerShell, or Azure CLI. We will be using the new Azure portal (code name Ibiza) for creating an Azure VM.

Please follow these steps to create a new Windows Server 2016 Containers VM:

  1. Log in to the Azure Management portal https://portal.azure.com.
  2. Click on +New and select Virtual Machines.
  3. Click on See All to get a full list of VMs.
  4. Search using text Windows Server 2016 (with double quotes for full phrase search).
  5. You will find three main flavors of Windows Server 2016, as shown in the following screenshot:
  1. Click Windows Server 2016 with Containers Tech Preview 5 and then click ...

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