"(Provision a Virtual Machine in Azure)"
1.) Navigate to https://whatismyipaddress.com/ from your local machine and record the IP address in a text file and create a Resource Group.
"Create a Windows 10 Virtual Machine in Azure (Different Geographic Location)
2.) Provision a Windows 10 Virtual Machine in a different geographic location (preferably a different country). Log into the Virtual Machine using Remote Desktop ---> Navigate to https://whatismyipaddress.com/ from within the VM and record the IP address in a text file.
Sign up for ProtonVPN and test the VPN connection.
3.) "On your computer, sign up for the free version of Proton VPN at https://account.protonvpn.com/signup?plan=free&language=en."

