# Connect to Azure using the Azure CLI

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Published 2022-12-03

This tutorial explains how we can connect to Azure using the Azure CLI on Windows.

Once you have installed the Azure CLI, the next step is to open a Command Prompt Window or a PowerShell window and run az login.

az login

The browser will open automatically, and you will log to your Azure account.

After that you will see the following message:

At this point you can run commands to the Azure Cloud.

You can test the login using a command like this one if you want :

az vm --help

If you want you can connect to Azure using a command like this:

az login -u <username> -p <password>