Using Azure Automation to Start und Stop Virtual Machines on a Schedule A couple of months ago, I wrote a blog post about starting and stopping virtual machines in Azure using Windows Task Scheduler inside a dedicated VM. With the advent of Azure Automation this can actually be done way easier and also free-of-charge. In this post I will describe how to use Azure Automation to start and stop virtu
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