active-directory-msi-tut-enable.md

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Enabling a system-assigned managed identity is a one-click experience. You can either enable it during the creation of a VM or in the properties of an existing VM.

To enable a system-assigned managed identity on a new VM:

1. Sign in to Azure portal

2. Create a virtual machine with system-assigned identity enabled