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Installing the Azure Az Module for PowerShell Core

The Az module in PowerShell Core is necessary for managing Azure resources. In this hands-on lab, we will show how to install the Az module and perform some basic commands for managing resources in Azure.

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Clock icon 45m
Last updated
Clock icon Aug 30, 2025

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Log in to the VM

    1. Open a new terminal.
    2. Copy the public IP address, given to you along with this hands-on lab.
    3. In the terminal, enter ssh cloud_user@<PUBLIC_IP_OF_THE_VM>.
    4. Once logged in, enter pwsh to start the PowerShell prompt.

  2. Challenge

    Install the Az PowerShell Module

    1. Install the module:

      Install-Module -Name Az -AllowClobber -Scope CurrentUser

    2. Type Y to continue installing from the PowerShell gallery.

  3. Challenge

    Connect the Azure Account and Create a VM

    1. From the PowerShell prompt, enter the command Connect-AzAccount to connect to Azure.

    2. Go to https://microsoft.com/devicelogin, and enter the code provided in the terminal.

    3. Enter the username and password provided with this hands-on lab.

    4. Enter the following to create a new Azure VM:

      New-AzVM `
-ResourceGroupName '<RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME_PROVIDED_IN_LAB>' `
-Name 'myvm1234' `
-Location 'westus' `
-VirtualNetworkName '<VIRTUAL_NETWORK_NAME_PROVIDED_IN_LAB>' `
-SubnetName 'default' `
-SecurityGroupName '<NSG_PROVIDED_WITH_LAB>' `
-PublicIpAddressName 'myvm1234pubip' `
-OpenPorts 80,3389
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