How to Get Windows Password

This section provides information about how to get the Windows password.

Follow these steps:

1. On the AWS console, search for EC2 in the search bar, and then click EC2.
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2. On the Resources page, click Instances (running).
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3. From the list of instances, right-click the instance, and then navigate to Security > Get Windows password.
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5. Note: You can get the password only after the Status Checks column displays 2/2 checks.
4. On the Get Windows password page, do the following:
1. Click Upload private key file.
2. Navigate to the location where the private key (.pem) file is stored, select the .pem file, and then click Open.
3. Click Decrypt password.
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6. After the password is successfully decrypted, you get prompted to change the default password. To change the default password, see How to Change the EC2 VM Password.
5. Copy password to the clipboard, and then click OK.
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