Creating an EC2 Instance

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Launching the Instance

1. In the AWS console search bar, type EC2 and select the first option.
2. Click Launch Instance.
3. In the Launch Instance Environment, enter a name in the name field and click Add Additional Tags.
4. In the Name and Tag section, fill in the Key and Value fields. For Resource Types, select Instances from the dropdown.
5. In Application and OS Images (Amazon Machine Images), choose the desired operating system (e.g., Windows Microsoft).
6. In the Key Pair (Login) section, click Create new key pair and provide the required information.

Configuring Network Settings

7. In the Network Settings section, enable Allow RDP traffic and Allow HTTP traffic from the Internet.
8. Click Launch Instance.
9. (No action required for this step.)

Connecting to the Instance

10. Connect to the instance.
11. Open the RDP Client tab.
12. Upload the private key file.
13. Decrypt the password.
14. Download the Remote Desktop file and copy the password.
15. Connect to the instance.
16. Click OK, then Yes on the subsequent pop‑up. The EC2 instance is now ready.