Microsoft Azure Cloud Free Account

You can create a free Azure account with 12 months access to their popular free services and a $200 USD credit for 30 days.

Click Start free to create a new account.

Sign in your Microsoft account > click Next.

Fill up Your Profile information.

Add a mobile phone number (required) > choose Text me to send the SMS Verification code > type Verification code > click Verify code.

Add your Credit Card Information. Note you won't be charged immediately.

Click I agree > click Sign up.

Click Go to the portal.

Below is the Azure portal home page/dashboard, which can be accessed from a web browser: https://portal.azure.com.

You can also view the Azure portal using a smartphone app. Below is from an iOS/iPhone.

Let's do some basic navigation on the Azure portal. Click the Resource Panel (three horizontal lines) to select main resource types > select Create a resource.

Under Marketplace > type/search for Windows. This will display all Windows related app, virtual machine, etc.

Click Cloud Shell (command prompt icon on top) to create a new Azure Cloud Shell session.

 

Linux can opt for Bash and Windows can opt for Powershell.

 

Click Directory + subscription (book with funnel icon on top) to change subscription or change to another directory.

 

You can have more than one subscription that is associated with one directory. 

 

Click Notifications (bell icon on top) to view the last action taken and its status.

Click Portal settings (gear icon) to change the dashboard settings.

Below is changing to a Dark theme.

Click Help (question mark ? icon) > click Help + support.

You can create a support ticket, search for Azure Documentations and FAQs.

 Click Send us feedback (smiley icon) to send feedback about Azure.

Select Profile Settings (far right) > click My Microsoft account

 

You can view, edit profile and change password.

 

You can also manage your billing/payment method.

Select Advisor to get free recommendations on your Azure Cost, Security, Reliability, etc.