Azure VM connection error - The user account is currently disabled and cannot be used

Question

Using Azure Powershell create a new VM using my own Vhd based on the tutorial: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/virtual-machines-create-upload-vhd-windows-server/

When try to connect to the VM it pops the error:

The user account is currently disabled and cannot be used.

Below is the scripts for creating the VM

#create the vm using the image
$image = Get-AzureVMImage $MyImage
$vmname = "Test-Machine"
$vmsize = "Large"
$vm1=New-AzureVMConfig -Name $vmname -InstanceSize $vmsize -ImageName $image.imageName
$vm1 | Add-AzureProvisioningConfig -Windows -AdminUsername $username -Password $password
New-AzureVM –ServiceName $myServiceName -VMs $vm1

Answer 1

I just ran into this issue as well, trying to login a fresh Azure Windows 10 virtual machine.

You can fix this issue by:

1. On the virtual machine page, head over to Run command
2. Click on EnableAdminAccount
3. Run the cmdlet

You should see something like:

Admin account was disabled. Enabling the Admin account.

Path          : \\localhost\root\cimv2:Win32_UserAccount.Domain="PaoloWin10",Name="PaoloUser"
RelativePath  : Win32_UserAccount.Domain="PaoloWin10",Name="PaoloUser"
Server        : localhost
NamespacePath : root\cimv2
ClassName     : Win32_UserAccount
IsClass       : False
IsInstance    : True
IsSingleton   : False

You should now be able to login in the virtual machine successfully.