EC2: Chapter4 : How to create and launch a Windows instance, in 12 easy steps
Prerequisites: * Must have an AWS login. :) To create one, refer to General:Chapter1 Step-1: From your home page, click on 'Services' in the top left corner and choose 'EC2' under 'Compute' category. Step-2: The EC2 dashboard appears as follows. Click on 'Launch Instance' button. Step-3: A 7-step creation process starts. First, you choose the image for the instance you want to create. Amazon calls this, an Amazon Machine Image (AMI). Choose a Windows AMI. For our example, I chose 2012 R2. In the 'Choose Instance Type' wizard, choose a free tier eligible instance. Step-4: Choose default instance details. Step-5: And then choose storage. Leave default settings there too. Note that this takes 30 Gig EBS volume. Note: If you forget to detach it when you are not using, then you will easily exceed free tier usage and may get charged. Step-6: Choose a Tag. For my purpose of automation