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title: "Unable to launch Cloud Shell"
slug: "unable-to-launch-cloud-shell"
updated: 2025-07-01T16:54:41Z
published: 2025-07-01T16:54:41Z
canonical: "help.cloudlabs.ai/unable-to-launch-cloud-shell"
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# Unable to launch Cloud Shell

If you are facing issues while launching Azure Cloud Shell, please try the below steps.

- Click on the Icon of **Azure Cloud Shell** in Azure Portal

![](https://cdn.document360.io/eb22e69b-92a3-4c63-861d-5b53dc9d04c5/Images/Documentation/CS1.png)

- Select the **Bash** or **PowerShell** option as per the requirement of your lab.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/eb22e69b-92a3-4c63-861d-5b53dc9d04c5/Images/Documentation/CS2.png)

- Click on the **Show Advance Setting** button.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/eb22e69b-92a3-4c63-861d-5b53dc9d04c5/Images/Documentation/CS3.png)

- Select the **“Use Existing”** resource group and for Storage Account and File Share Please select **“Create new”** and then click on **Create Storage**.

> [!WARNING]
> **Note**: In Order to **Create New** Storage Account, we have to put an unique name. Example : saDeployment-ID

![](https://cdn.document360.io/eb22e69b-92a3-4c63-861d-5b53dc9d04c5/Images/Documentation/CS4.png)