---
title: "Set-VBRAzureAccount"
description: "This cmdlet modifies an existing Microsoft Azure compute account added to the Veeam Backup & Replication managing console. The cmdlet opens a Microsoft Azure wizard. Follow the steps of the wizard to enter the new settings."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/powershell/set-vbrazureaccount.html"
breadcrumb: "Veeam PowerShell Reference > Veeam PowerShell Reference > Backup Infrastructure > Cloud Credentials > Microsoft Azure Accounts > Managing Azure Compute Account > Set-VBRAzureAccount"
dateModified: "2026-08-19"
---

# Set-VBRAzureAccount

## Short Description
Modifies Microsoft Azure compute account added to Veeam Backup & Replication.

**Platform**: VMware, Hyper-V

**Product Edition**: Standard, Enterprise, Enterprise Plus, Veeam Universal License

## Syntax
```
Set-VBRAzureAccount -Account <VBRAzureAccount> [-AzureCredentials <CCredentials>] [-Name <String>]
 [-Description <String>] [-TenantId <String>] [-ApplicationId <String>] [-SecretKey <String>]
 [-CertificatePath <String>] [-Password <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
```

## Detailed Description
This cmdlet modifies an existing Microsoft Azure compute account added to the Veeam Backup & Replication managing console. The cmdlet opens a Microsoft Azure wizard. Follow the steps of the wizard to enter the new settings.

::: important

This cmdlet does not support Microsoft Azure compute account with the Azure Service Manager type of a subscription (ASM, also known as a "classic" type subscription).

:::

## Parameters

<table style="width:100%;" class="Blue_Table">
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Parameter</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Description</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:20%;">
          <p>Type</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Required</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Position</p>
        </th>
        <th style="width:10%;">
          <p>Accept Pipeline Input</p>
        </th>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Account</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the Azure account that you wand to edit.</p><p>Accepts the <a href="vbrazureaccount.md"><code>VBRAzureAccount</code></a> object. To get this object, run the <a href="get-vbrazureaccount.md"><code>Get-VBRAzureAccount</code></a> cmdlet.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><a href="vbrazureaccount.md"><code>VBRAzureAccount</code></a></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">ApplicationId</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies the ID of the AD application. The cmdlet will use this application to connect to Microsoft Azure.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">AzureCredentials</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p><strong>Note</strong>: This parameter is obsolete and will be deprecated in next version.</p><p>Specifies an exiting Azure AD application. Veeam Backup & Replication will use this Azure AD application to connect to Microsoft Azure.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>CCredentials</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">CertificatePath</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For certificate-based authentication.</p><p>Specifies a path to the folder where the certificate is located. The cmdlet will use it to authenticate against Microsoft Azure.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Description</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a description of credentials record for for Microsoft Azure compute account. The cmdlet will apply this description to credentials record.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Name</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>Specifies a name of credentials record for for Microsoft Azure compute account. The cmdlet will add credentials record with this name.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">Password</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For certificate-based authentication.</p><p>Specifies a password that the cmdlet will use it to authenticate against Microsoft Azure.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">SecretKey</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For the password-based authentication.</p><p>Specifies the application secret that the cmdlet will use to authenticate against Microsoft Azure.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr style="vertical-align:top">
        <td>
          <p class="Table_Text_Bold"><span class="Table_Text_Bold">TenantId</span></p>
        </td>
        <td>
          <p>For existing account connection type.</p><p>Specifies an ID of a tenant (directory) where the AD application resides. The cmdlet will use this tenant ID to connect to the Azure AD application.</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p><code>String</code></p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>Named</p>
        </td>
        <td style="width:10%;">
          <p>False</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>

`<CommonParameters>`

This cmdlet supports Microsoft PowerShell common parameters. For more information on common parameters, see [ Microsoft Docs](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_commonparameters?view=powershell-7).

## Output Object
[`VBRAzureAccount`](vbrazureaccount.md)

## Examples

::: example
### Editing ID of AD Application of Microsoft Azure Compute Account

This example shows how to edit the ID of the AD application for an existing Microsoft Azure compute account.

```
$account = Get-VBRAzureAccount -Name "RestoreToAzureRM@Veeam.com"
Set-VBRAzureAccount -Account $account -ApplicationId "42f83f64"
```

Perform the following steps:

1. Run the [`Get-VBRAzureAccount`](get-vbrazureaccount.md) to get the account. Specify the `Name` parameter value. Save the result to the `$account` variable.
2. Run the `Set-VBRAzureAccount` cmdlet. Set the `$account` variable as the `Account` parameter value. Specify the `ApplicationId` parameter value.

:::

## Related Commands

[`Get-VBRAzureAccount`](get-vbrazureaccount.md)