Before you begin, make sure that you are connected to Azure. The first procedure walks you through installing the module, the services, and then connecting to the Azure account.

Install the module and connect to the Azure Administrator Account

1. Open a Windows PowerShell window, and at the prompt, enter the command to install the Azure Account: Install-Module -Name Az.Accounts -Force.

2. At the prompt, enter the command to connect to Azure: Connect-AzAccount.

3. In the sign-in dialog, select the account you want to sign in with, and complete the sign-in procedure.

4. Azure will retrieve the subscriptions available on the tenant, and provide you with the name as in the example below.
   

   Figure: Example input and feedback for installing and Connecting to Azure Admin account

   

Install the Azure Resources

After connecting to Microsoft Azure, install the Azure resources module if it isn't already installed.

1. At the prompt, enter Install-Module Az.Resources.

2. When you are asked whether to trust the source and want to continue, enter Y.