How to Create a Windows EC2 instance?
EC2 instances can be either Linux or Windows-based. The below steps are for the creation of a Windows-based instance.
There may be a UI change from AWS. However, the steps should remain the same.
1.
Navigate to EC2 in the AWS
console.
2.
Click on ‘Launch Instance’,
and select any Windows Image (AMI).
3.
Select an instance and
Click ‘Configure Instance Details.’
4.
If required, change the configuration
and click on ‘Add Storage’.
5. IF required, change the size of the storage and click ‘Add Tags’.
6.
If required, add tags.
7.
Select the Security Group
and click ‘Review and Launch’.
8.
When we try to launch, it
will ask to either use an existing key pair or to create a new key pair. I will
create a new one.
9.
Provide a key name and download
the key pair file.
10. The instance is created.
Next read – How to connect to the windows EC2 instance?
