Use BICEP to add a new version to AzureComputeGallery

This blogpost is about how to use BICEP to add a new version of your managed image to an AzureComputeGallery. Furthermore, you can do so by using this button in the portal: But we like to automate these actions to save time and remove complexity. Prerequisites We need a managed image as a source. You … Read more

AzureDiskEncryption via Bicep

This blog post is about using the AzureDiskEncryption VM Extension for Azure via Bicep. I struggled with this for a while. Furthermore, I couldn’t find much information about this topic. So, I decided to write a blog post about it. The VM Extension is the same as, for example, the domain join VM Extension. I … Read more

Windows 10 Image Series – Part 3.1 – Deploy test VM

In this series I am going to show you how build a Windows 10 Image via Azure Pipelines and DevOps without 3rd party tooling, welcome to part 3.1! This is a blog which describes how you can deploy a VM from your newly created Shared Image Gallery Image via Bicep. Prerequisites Part 1, 2 & … Read more

Windows 11 SKU’s for Automation

Need to upgrade your Windows 11 Sku’s in your automation like Packer, Azure Image Builder or manual Bicep/ARM Templates? Use these tables below in order to find the correct information for your scripts. I will list the Windows 11 SKU’s for these versions: Windows 11 PRO ZH-CN – Gen2 Windows 11 PRO N – Gen2 … Read more

Deploy Azure Policy to ManagementGroup with Bicep

I have tinkered with this for a bit. So, I thought let’s share it with the world. This blog is about how to deploy azure policy to a managementgroup using the Bicep language. A management group helps you to assign policy’s to multiple azure subscriptions. Furthermore, new subscriptions can easily be added to the existing … Read more

Azure Logon Subscription Menu

Don’t you hate it when you want to logon to Azure and you need to select a subscription every time? Firstly, you need to logon using: “Connect-AzAccount”. After that, you need to select your subscription but you obviously don’t know your subscription id. You run: “Get-AzSubscription”, copy the subscription id and run: “Set-AzContext”. I have … Read more

Windows 10 Image Series – Part 0 – Prepare Azure DevOps

In this series I am going to show you how build a Windows 10 Image via Azure Pipelines and DevOps without 3rd party tooling, welcome to part 0! On many request I will write about preparing your Azure/Azure DevOps environment. In addition, this will help you start with part 1. These topics will be discussed … Read more

Windows 10 Image Series – Part 6 – YAML/Bicep SessionHost Deployment

In this series I am going to show you how build a Windows 10 Image via Azure Pipelines and DevOps without 3rd party tooling, welcome to part 6! We built the image, but I would like to show you another sessionhost deployment type. The type where YAML and Bicep are used to create the sessionhost. … Read more

Windows 10 Image Series – Part 5 – YAML Image Build Pipeline

In this series I am going to show you how build a Windows 10 Image via Azure Pipelines and DevOps without 3rd party tooling, welcome to part 5! We built the image, deployed a sessionhost in the previous parts. Next up is converting the Image Pipeline to YAML Pipelines. In addition, YAML pipelines hold all … Read more

Windows 10 Image Series – Part 4 – Deploy SessionHost Powershell

In this series I am going to show you how build a Windows 10 Image via Azure Pipelines and DevOps without 3rd party tooling, welcome to part 4! We built the image in the past parts. It’s now time to actually built hostpools from our image. So, part 4 is about building hostpools! Prerequisites Part … Read more