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# Connect-OSDCloudAzure

Connect to Azure and initialize OSDCloudAzure session state.

| Property | Value                 |
| -------- | --------------------- |
| Module   | OSD                   |
| Platform | WinPE (amd64 / arm64) |

## Description

Installs the Azure and Microsoft Graph modules required by OSDCloudAzure, signs in to Azure, optionally prompts for a subscription when multiple subscriptions are available, and populates the global context, token, and header variables used by the Azure deployment workflow.

## Syntax

```powershell
Connect-OSDCloudAzure [-UseDeviceAuthentication] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Parameters

| Parameter                  | Type              | Required | Description                                                                   |
| -------------------------- | ----------------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `-UseDeviceAuthentication` | `SwitchParameter` | False    | Use device-code authentication instead of the interactive Azure sign-in flow. |

## Examples

### Example

```powershell
Connect-OSDCloudAzure
Signs in to Azure using the interactive browser-based authentication flow.
```

### Example

```powershell
Connect-OSDCloudAzure -UseDeviceAuthentication
Signs in to Azure by using device-code authentication.
```

## Related

* <https://github.com/OSDeploy/OSD/tree/master/docs>
* <https://github.com/OSDeploy/OSD/blob/master/docs/Connect-OSDCloudAzure.md>


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