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Once you’ve setup Azure Backup to protect your Azure Virtual Machine (see this guide for more info), the process to restore it is quite simple. I recommend running test restores on a regular schedule to make sure it’s working correctly.

To restore an instance of your Azure Virtual Machine follow this quick guide.

Log into https://manage.windowsazure.com
In the left side menu, select “Recovery Services”
Click to open the backup vault you created for the virtual machine.
Click the “Protected items” tab across the top.
Click “Restore” down the bottom to restore the selected virtual machine.
Select a recovery point and click next.
Fill out the restore instance details. You will need to give it a unique name, but make sure you select the appropriate cloud service, storage account, and virtual network if you’re following this in a disaster recovery scenario.
Click the tick in the bottom right to start the restore process
Once the restore is completed you can download the new RDP connect file and test.

If you’re running Azure Virtual Machines in production, you’ll probably want to protect them with Azure Backup. The good news is Azure provides a simple way to protect an entire virtual machine, so you can easily restore it if things go wrong.

Protecting Virtual Machine instances differs from the typical Azure Backup client that is usually installed on client PCs and On-premises servers.

Here’s how to set Azure Backup for an Azure Virtual Machine:

Log into https://manage.windowsazure.com
Open Recovery Services
Click New
Choose Backup Vault, Quick Create, give it a name and choose to place it in the same region as the virtual machine you’ll be protecting.
The backup vault will appear in Recovery Services
Click on the vault and scroll down to Protect Azure Virtual Machines.
Click Discover Virtual Machines. It will take a view minutes. Once discovered, you’ll be notified that virtual machines were found in the same region.
Click Register and choose the Virtual Machine that you want to protect.
Wait for the Virtual Machine status to change to Registered