Unable to Create VM on azure free account

Hello @Avinash Kollareddy

If you can't create a VM in any region using an Azure Free Account, we'll need the exact deployment error before we can determine whether it's a VM SKU, quota, capacity, or subscription restriction.

Azure evaluates quota and physical capacity separately. A subscription can have sufficient quota but still can't deploy a particular VM SKU if capacity isn't available for that subscription/region.

As a first test, please go to Azure Portal → Free services → Create a virtual machine and try one of the currently free-eligible burstable VM sizes, where available:

• Standard_B1s
• Standard_B2ats_v2
• Standard_B2pts_v2

Microsoft documents up to 750 hours per month for eligible free VM offerings, subject to the Free Account limits. Availability still depends on the selected region and subscription.

Also check:

Azure Portal → Subscriptions → your subscription → Usage + quotas

Check Total Regional vCPUs and the quota for the VM family you're trying to deploy. If either is 0, that would explain why VM deployment isn't available.

If possible, please try creating the VM again and share the exact validation/deployment error, particularly the error code. For example: SkuNotAvailable, NotAvailableForSubscription. OperationNotAllowed. QuotaExceeded, or AuthorizationFailed

These errors have very different causes, so the exact message matters.

Also, let us know whether this is an Azure Free Account/Free Trial or Azure for Students subscription, since the applicable quota and subscription restrictions can differ.

Sharing these references with you:

Microsoft – Create free services with an Azure free account

Microsoft – Azure VM vCPU quotas

Once you provide the error code and the VM size you're trying to create, we can narrow down whether this is a regional capacity issue or a subscription restriction.

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