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En esta página, se detallan las operaciones que puedes realizar en una máquina virtual (VM) de Windows. Para obtener más información sobre la compatibilidad con Windows en Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) air-gapped, consulta Compatibilidad con el SO Windows.
Crea una instancia de Windows
Antes de crear una instancia de VM de Windows, debes crear una imagen personalizada importando un disco de instalación de Windows Server 2019 o Windows 10. Para conocer los pasos para importar el disco de instalación, consulta Importa discos virtuales.
También puedes administrar cuentas de usuario y restablecer contraseñas en instancias de Windows con el recurso personalizado VirtualMachinePasswordResetRequest. Después de configurar las credenciales, puedes conectarte a una instancia de Windows con un cliente de escritorio remoto.
Para obtener detalles sobre cómo configurar credenciales y conectarte a VMs de Windows, consulta Conéctate a una VM de Windows.
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