Connecting to Your Windows Instance

Amazon EC2 times produced from most Windows Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) allow you to connect the use of Remote Desktop. Remote Desktop uses the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) and permits you to connect to and use your instance within the identical way you operate a laptop sitting in the front of you. This topic describes the way to connect the use of Remote Desktop Connection, that is available on most variants of Windows.

Important

He Windows Server 2016 Nano installation option (Nano Server) does not include an RDP choice for connecting. You must use Windows PowerShell. For more statistics, see Connect to a Windows Server 2016 Nano Server Instance.

The Windows Server 2016 Nano installation option (Nano Server) does now not include an RDP option for connecting. You ought to use Windows PowerShell. For greater information, see Connect to a Windows Server 2016 Nano Server Instance.

For statistics approximately connecting to a Linux instance, see Connect to Your Linux Instance inside the Amazon EC2 User Guide for Linux Instances. If you get hold of an blunders at the same time as attempting to connect to your instance, see Remote Desktop can't connect with the remote computer.