How to Change a NIC for a VM in Azure

  • Click on Networking > Click Network Interface link. 

  • Take the screenshot of the old NIC for reference to create the new NIC. 

  • Now go to Azure Home search Network Interface and click on Create. 

  • Fill in all the details below referring to the above old NIC screenshot. 

  • Goto New NIC > Click on Network Security group and select the group referring to the old NIC screenshot. 

  • Go back to VM > Networking > Attach network interface. 

  • Select the new NIC from the drop-down menu and click ok. 

  • Now click on Detach network interface select the old NIC to remove and click ok. 

  • Now start the VM and check boot diagnostics. The network should be available now.