Windows workloads

Windows

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This document provides links to content that is specific to Windows VMs.

Getting started, licensing, pricing

• Quickstart using a Windows Server VM

• Quickstart: Creating a domain

• Quickstart: Joining a Windows VM to a domain

• Licensing options

• FAQ about licensing

• Bringing your own licenses

• Pricing

OS images

• Windows Server

• Windows client BYOL

• SQL Server

• Create a Windows OS image from an ISO file

• Create a custom Windows Server image

• Install or update the guest environment

• Choose an import method

Create VMs and Google Kubernetes Engine nodes

• Create and manage Windows Server VMs

• Create SQL Server VMs

• Create a cluster using Windows Server node pools

Manage VMs

• Connect to VMs

• Transfer files

• VM Manager

• Use startup scripts on Windows VMs

• Run shutdown scripts

• Enable virtual displays

• Install GPU drivers

• Add local SSDs

• Create a Windows persistent disk snapshot

• Add or resize zonal persistent disks

• Create passwords for Windows instances

• Automate Windows password generation

Active Directory, .NET, IIS, Windows, and SQL Server

• Set up a .NET development environment

• Get started with .NET

• Run a basic IIS web server

• Tutorials for Windows Server

• Tutorials for SQL Server

Solutions

• Get started with migrating to Google Cloud

• Lift-and-Shift a line-of-business application to Google Cloud

• Migrate to .NET Core/5+ on Google Cloud

• Deploy a fault-tolerant Microsoft Active Directory environment

• Create a virtual Windows workstation

• Browse other Windows architecture solutions

Get help

• Known issues

• Use the serial console

• Collect diagnostic information

• Capture VM screenshots

• Troubleshoot Windows VMs

• Troubleshoot RDP

• Windows end of support

• Google Cloud support

Public discussion forums

• Compute Engine discussion group

• Stack Overflow

• Server Fault