Freshness, adding variables

Author: cynthn

articles/virtual-machines/windows/quick-create-cli.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ms.service: virtual-machines
 ms.collection: windows
 ms.topic: quickstart
 ms.workload: infrastructure
-ms.date: 08/09/2021
+ms.date: 02/23/2023
 ms.author: cynthn
 ms.custom: mvc, devx-track-azurecli, mode-api
 ---
@@ -27,28 +27,31 @@ To open the Cloud Shell, just select **Try it** from the upper right corner of a
 
 ## Create a resource group
 
-Create a resource group with the [az group create](/cli/azure/group) command. An Azure resource group is a logical container into which Azure resources are deployed and managed. The following example creates a resource group named *myResourceGroup* in the *eastus* location:
+Create a resource group with the [az group create](/cli/azure/group) command. An Azure resource group is a logical container into which Azure resources are deployed and managed. The following example creates a resource group named *myResourceGroup* in the *eastus* location. Replace the value of the `resourcegroup` variable as needed.
 
 ```azurecli-interactive
-az group create --name myResourceGroup --location eastus
+resourcegroup="West US 3"
+az group create --name myResourceGroup --location $resourcegroup
 ```
 
 ## Create virtual machine
 
-Create a VM with [az vm create](/cli/azure/vm). The following example creates a VM named *myVM*. This example uses *azureuser* for an administrative user name. 
+Create a VM with [az vm create](/cli/azure/vm). The following example creates a VM named *myVM*. This example uses *azureuser* for an administrative user name. Replace the values of the variables as needed.
 
-You will need to supply a password that meets the [password requirements for Azure VMs](./faq.yml#what-are-the-password-requirements-when-creating-a-vm-
-). 
+You will be prompted to supply a password that meets the [password requirements for Azure VMs](./faq.yml#what-are-the-password-requirements-when-creating-a-vm-
+).
 
 Using the example below, you will be prompted to enter a password at the command line. You could also add the the `--admin-password` parameter with a value for your password. The user name and password will be used later, when you connect to the VM.
 
 ```azurecli-interactive
+vmname="myVM"
+username="azureuser"
 az vm create \
-    --resource-group myResourceGroup \
-    --name myVM \
+    --resource-group $resourcegroup \
+    --name $vmname \
     --image Win2022AzureEditionCore \
     --public-ip-sku Standard \
-    --admin-username azureuser 
+    --admin-username $username 
 ```
 
 It takes a few minutes to create the VM and supporting resources. The following example output shows the VM create operation was successful.
@@ -74,15 +77,18 @@ Note your own `publicIpAddress` in the output from your VM. This address is used
 To see your VM in action, install the IIS web server.
 
 ```azurecli-interactive
-az vm run-command invoke -g MyResourceGroup -n MyVm --command-id RunPowerShellScript --scripts "Install-WindowsFeature -name Web-Server -IncludeManagementTools"
+az vm run-command invoke -g $resourcegroup \
+   -n $vmname \
+   --command-id RunPowerShellScript \
+   --scripts "Install-WindowsFeature -name Web-Server -IncludeManagementTools"
 ```
 
 ## Open port 80 for web traffic
 
 By default, only RDP connections are opened when you create a Windows VM in Azure. Use [az vm open-port](/cli/azure/vm) to open TCP port 80 for use with the IIS web server:
 
 ```azurecli-interactive
-az vm open-port --port 80 --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myVM
+az vm open-port --port 80 --resource-group $resourcegroup --name $vmname
 ```
 
 ## View the web server in action
@@ -96,7 +102,7 @@ With IIS installed and port 80 now open on your VM from the Internet, use a web
 When no longer needed, you can use the [az group delete](/cli/azure/group) command to remove the resource group, VM, and all related resources:
 
 ```azurecli-interactive
-az group delete --name myResourceGroup
+az group delete --name $resourcegroup
 ```
 
 ## Next steps