INTRODUCTION

Downtime is not an option in the always connected digital world of today. Making virtual machines highly available is essential, whether for development, testing, or production. We'll go over how to set up a Windows 11 Virtual Machine (VM) step by step, with a focus on high availability. This guide will help you create a stable and reliable VM environment. Let’s get started.

1. CREATE A WINDOWS 11 VM ON AZURE

• on azure portal Search for and select Virtual Machine
• Select Create + and click on Azure Virtual Machines
• create a resource group or select an existing one
• provide a virtual machine name
• set the region, mine is at the default settting
• highlight at least 2 availability zones
• search for and select windows 11 under image
• set a username and password for the administrator account
• select RDP and HTTP for select inbound portal
• check the licensing box
• under monitoring tab, disable diagnostics
• tag the account to categorize billing on the account
• review+ create
• go to resources
• select public IP address
• increase the idle timeout and save
• Once the virtual machine is deployed, click on the “Connect” button in the virtual machine blade in the Azure portal
• select the native RDP on the local machine
• and download the RDP file after configuration

2. CONNECT TO THE VIRTUAL MACHINE

• open the downloaded file
• click connect and follow the prompts
• type in the password set for the administrator account And with this steps we've created a highly available windows 11 VM.

CONCLUSION

Setting up a highly available Windows 11 VM ensures minimal downtime and maximum reliability. By using strategies like redundancy, failover, and geographic distribution, you can safeguard your VM from disruptions and ensure continuous service. This guide walks you through the steps to create a robust and dependable Windows 11 VM that can handle potential failures and maintain business continuity.
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