[Video] How to create Microsoft Azure Account for Free.!! Deploy your first VM and avail services for a year

This video demonstrates to sign up for Free Tier Microsoft Azure account and deploy a Windows 10 virtual machine that can be access from anywhere in the world. We will talk about signup process, selecting the right VM size based on our requirements, deploying the VM and then finally accessing the VM through RDP.

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