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This page details the operations you can perform on a Windows virtual machine
(VM). For more information on Windows support in Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) air-gapped,
see
Windows OS support.
Create a Windows instance
Before creating a Windows VM instance, you must create a custom image by importing
a Windows Server 2019 or Windows 10 installation disk. For steps on importing the
installation disk, see
Import virtual disks.
After the custom Windows image is ready, you can
create a VM instance from the custom image.
Windows VMs only support secure boot. You must enable secure boot on the instance
to boot. If you're creating the VM using the KRM API, set enableSecureBoot
to true explicitly. For more information on secure boot, see
Enable secure boot.
Manage Windows VMs
You can also manage user accounts and reset passwords on Windows instances using
the VirtualMachinePasswordResetRequest custom resource. After you've configured
credentials, you can connect to a Windows instance using a remote desktop client.
For details on configuring credentials and connecting to Windows VMs, see
Connect to a Windows VM.
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