common/code-upgrade-samples/az/compute-create-windowsvm-quick-splatted-params-1.ps1

# Original source code: https://github.com/Azure/azure-docs-powershell-samples/blob/a513b6fceae51aaea1daaa8edd4d6fc66590d172/virtual-machine/create-vm-detailed/create-windows-vm-quick.ps1
# Variables for common values
$resourceGroup = "myResourceGroup"
$location = "westeurope"
$vmName = "myVM"

# Create user object
$cred = Get-Credential -Message "Enter a username and password for the virtual machine."

# Create a resource group
New-AzResourceGroup -Name $resourceGroup -Location $location

# Create a virtual machine
# use splatted params
$virtualMachineParams = @{
  Location = $location
  Image = "Win2016Datacenter"
  VirtualNetworkName = "myVnet"
  SubnetName = "mySubnet"
  SecurityGroupName = "myNetworkSecurityGroup"
  PublicIpAddressName = "myPublicIp"
  Credential = $cred
  OpenPorts = 3389
}
New-AzVM @virtualMachineParams -ResourceGroupName $resourceGroup -Name $vmName