Creating a gold image

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

Creating a VM

To create a standardized template image for Azure Virtual Desktop, 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 Add 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...