**1. How to Create a Free Azure Trial Account in 2025 | Step-by-Step Guide — Transcript & Summary | SozAI**
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Learn how to create a free Microsoft Azure trial account in 2025 with a step-by-step guide including verification and setup.

## Key Takeaways

- Creating a free Azure trial account is straightforward and provides $200 credit for 30 days.
- A Microsoft account, phone number, and credit/debit card are required for signup and verification.
- Multi-factor authentication is recommended to secure the Azure account.
- The free trial includes access to popular services free for 12 months and many always-free services.
- This account setup is essential for following along with the Azure A104 exam video series.

## What the video covers

- Step-by-step tutorial on creating a free Microsoft Azure trial account in 2025.
- Explanation of Azure free account benefits including $200 credit for 30 days and free services.
- Requirements for signup: Microsoft account, phone number, and credit/debit card for verification.
- Guidance on choosing account type and signing in or creating a new Microsoft account.
- Detailed walkthrough of email verification and personal information input.
- Instructions on providing payment details for identity verification without immediate charges.
- Enabling multi-factor authentication for account security.
- Verification of subscription details in the Azure portal after signup completion.
- Information on usage limits and free services available under the trial account.
- Mention of using this Azure account for upcoming Azure A104 exam series videos.

## Chapters

1. 00:00 Introduction and Azure Free Trial Overview
2. 00:37 Benefits and Credits of Azure Free Account
3. 01:12 Overview of Azure Services and Signup Requirements
4. 01:51 Starting the Signup Process and Microsoft Account Setup
5. 02:23 Email Verification and Personal Details Entry
6. 03:19 Usage Purpose and Payment Information
7. 03:47 Terms Acceptance and Payment Verification
8. 04:13 Multi-Factor Authentication and Finalizing Signup
9. 04:41 Subscription Verification and Azure Portal Overview
10. 05:22 Conclusion and Next Steps for Azure A104 Series

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## Questions about this video

What do I need to create a free Azure trial account?

You need a Microsoft account, a phone number, and a credit or debit card for identity verification to create a free Azure trial account.

How much credit do I get with the Azure free trial?

You receive USD 200 credit to spend within the first 30 days after signing up for the Azure free trial.

Will Microsoft charge my card immediately when signing up for the free trial?

No, Microsoft does not immediately charge your card; a small verification charge may be applied and refunded depending on your region.

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Hello everyone. I hope you are all doing well. I'm Manhur, and welcome back to MSFT webcast. In this video, we are going to learn how to create a new Microsoft Azure trial account. This video provides a step-by-step guide on

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how to register for an Azure free account and get a free Azure trial subscription. We will use this Microsoft Azure account in our upcoming videos for the Azure A104 exam series. As per Microsoft, creating an Azure free account is one way to access Azure

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services. When you start using Azure with a free account, you get USD 200 credit to spend in the first 30 days after you sign up. In addition, you get free monthly amounts of two groups of services: popular services which are

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free for 12 months and more than 55 other services that are free always. After you have completed your 30-day trial and used up your credits, you can upgrade your subscription and continue to use the paid services. Creating an

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Azure free account is a straightforward process that allows you to explore and try out various Azure services at no cost. Azure offers a comprehensive set of cloud services including computing power, storage, databases, machine learning, and many more. To create an

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Azure free trial account, you will need a Microsoft account, a phone number, and a credit or debit card. First, navigate to the Microsoft Azure web page and click Get Started with Azure. You have two options: Try Azure for free or

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create a pay-as-you-go account. Since we want to create an Azure trial account, click on Try Azure for free. You will then be prompted to sign in or create a Microsoft account. If you already have a

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Microsoft account, you can use it to sign up, or you can create a new account from here. Enter the existing email address you want to use to sign up. In this example, let's create a new account. After entering the email

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address, click Next to continue. Microsoft will send a verification code to your email account. Let's go to my Gmail account.

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Let's open the mail from Microsoft account. Let's copy the verification code and let's paste it here.

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Verification completed successfully. Let's add some details about your account. Choose country or region as per your location. Then specify the birthday details. Click Next to continue. Specify the name for your account. Click Next to continue. Let's complete the

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verification process. The verification process completed successfully. Click on Skip for now. After the account creation process is completed, you will be redirected to the Azure signup page.

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First, it is asking us, "How do you plan to use your Azure account?" I'm going to select for personal use. Next, provide your personal information including your phone number and credit card details for verification. Keep in mind Microsoft does not immediately charge.

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Some information has already been populated. After adding the personal details, let's move ahead to complete the verification. Click on the Next button.

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After successful verification, you will have to accept the terms and conditions and click Next to continue.

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Fill in your credit or debit card details for identity verification. You'll be charged approximately 2 rupees for this verification in India. After entering the payment details, click on Sign Up. I skip the payment part. The payment method has been added

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successfully. You can see the payment method associated with this account. Click on Sign Up. Enable multi-factor authentication to protect your account.

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To do so, click on Next. You have successfully completed the sign-up process and will be directed to the Azure Get Started welcome page. Click on Get Started. Click on Skip again. Click on Skip. Your Azure trial account is now

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activated, and you'll be taken to the Azure portal. Let's search for Subscription. Verify the information about your Azure trial subscription. This is the name of your subscription. This is the subscription ID. Your role in this subscription is Owner, and the

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subscription status is Active. With your free account activated, you can start exploring various Azure services. Keep in mind that while some services are completely free, other services may have usage limits under the free account. We will use this Azure account in our Azure

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video series for exam A104. That's all for this video on how to create a Microsoft Azure free trial account. I hope you found this video helpful and informative. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave them

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below. Don't forget to like and subscribe for more videos on Microsoft Azure and other Microsoft-related topics. Thank you for watching, and I'll see you in the next video. Have a great day.

Topics: Microsoft Azure Azure free trial Azure account creation Azure 2025 Azure A104 exam cloud services Azure subscription multi-factor authentication Azure free services Azure tutorial


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