# Add optional Windows Server components to Amazon EC2 Windows instances To access and install the optional components, you must find the correct EBS snapshot for your version of Windows Server, create a volume from the snapshot, and attach the volume to your instance. **Before you begin** Use the AWS Management Console or a command line tool to get the instance ID and Availability Zone of your instance. You must create your EBS volume in the same Availability Zone as your instance. Use one of the following procedures to add Windows Server components to your instance. ------ #### [ Console ] **To add Windows components to your instance** 1. Open the Amazon EC2 console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/). 1. In the navigation pane, choose **Snapshots**. 1. From the **Filter** bar, choose **Public snapshots**. 1. Add the **Owner Alias** filter and choose **amazon**. 1. Add the **Description** filter and enter **Windows**. 1. Press Enter 1. Select the snapshot that matches your system architecture and language preference. For example, select **Windows 2019 English Installation Media** if your instance is running Windows Server 2019. 1. Choose **Actions**, **Create volume from snapshot**. 1. For **Availability Zone**, select the Availability Zone that matches your Windows instance. Choose **Add tag** and enter **Name** for the tag key and a descriptive name for the tag value. Choose **Create volume**. 1. In the **Successfully created volume** message (green banner), choose the volume that you just created. 1. Choose **Actions**, **Attach volume**. 1. From **Instance**, select the instance ID. 1. For **Device name**, enter the name of the device for the attachment. If you need help with the device name, see [Device names for volumes on Amazon EC2 instances](device_naming.md). 1. Choose **Attach volume**. 1. Connect to your instance and make the volume available. For more information, see [Make an Amazon EBS volume available for use](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ebs/latest/userguide/ebs-using-volumes.html) in the *Amazon EBS User Guide*. **Important** Do not initialize the volume. 1. Open **Control Panel**, **Programs and Features**. Choose **Turn Windows features on or off**. If you are prompted for installation media, specify the EBS volume with the installation media. 1. (Optional) When you are finished with the installation media, you can detach the volume. After you detach the volume, you can delete it. ------ #### [ AWS CLI ] **To add Windows components to your instance** 1. Use the [describe-snapshots](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/ec2/describe-snapshots.html) command with the `owner-ids` parameter and `description` filter to get a list of the available installation media snapshots. ``` aws ec2 describe-snapshots \ --owner-ids amazon \ --filters Name=description,Values=Windows* ``` 1. In the output, note the ID of the snapshot that matches your system architecture and language preference. For example: ``` { "Snapshots": [ ... { "OwnerAlias": "amazon", "Description": "Windows 2019 English Installation Media", "Encrypted": false, "VolumeId": "vol-be5eafcb", "State": "completed", "VolumeSize": 6, "Progress": "100%", "StartTime": "2019-10-25T20:00:47.000Z", "SnapshotId": "snap-22da283e", "OwnerId": "123456789012" }, ... ] } ``` 1. Use the [create-volume](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/ec2/create-volume.html) command to create a volume from the snapshot. Specify the same Availability Zone as your instance. ``` aws ec2 create-volume \ --snapshot-id snap-0abcdef1234567890 \ --volume-type gp2 \ --availability-zone us-east-1a ``` 1. In the output, note the volume ID. ``` { "AvailabilityZone": "us-east-1a", "Encrypted": false, "VolumeType": "gp2", "VolumeId": "vol-01234567890abcdef", "State": "creating", "Iops": 100, "SnapshotId": "snap-0abcdef1234567890", "CreateTime": "2017-04-18T10:33:10.940Z", "Size": 6 } ``` 1. Use the [attach-volume](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/ec2/attach-volume.html) command to attach the volume to your instance. ``` aws ec2 attach-volume \ --volume-id vol-0c98b37f30bcbc290 \ --instance-id i-01474ef662b89480 \ --device xvdg ``` 1. Connect to your instance and make the volume available. For more information, see [Make an Amazon EBS volume available for use](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ebs/latest/userguide/ebs-using-volumes.html) in the *Amazon EBS User Guide*. **Important** Do not initialize the volume. 1. Open **Control Panel**, **Programs and Features**. Choose **Turn Windows features on or off**. If you are prompted for installation media, specify the EBS volume with the installation media. 1. (Optional) When you are finished with the installation media, use the [detach-volume](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/ec2/detach-volume.html) command to detach the volume from your instance. After you detach the volume, you can use the [delete-volume](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/ec2/delete-volume.html) command to delete the volume. ------ #### [ PowerShell ] **To add Windows components to your instance** 1. Use the [Get-EC2Snapshot](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/latest/reference/items/Get-EC2Snapshot.html) cmdlet with the `Owner` and `description` filters to get a list of the available installation media snapshots. ``` Get-EC2Snapshot ` -Owner amazon ` -Filter @{ Name="description"; Values="Windows*" } ``` 1. In the output, note the ID of the snapshot that matches your system architecture and language preference. For example: ``` ... DataEncryptionKeyId : Description : Windows 2019 English Installation Media Encrypted : False KmsKeyId : OwnerAlias : amazon OwnerId : 123456789012 Progress : 100% SnapshotId : snap-0abcdef1234567890 StartTime : 10/25/2019 8:00:47 PM State : completed StateMessage : Tags : {} VolumeId : vol-01234567890abcdef VolumeSize : 6 ... ``` 1. Use the [New-EC2Volume](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/latest/reference/items/New-EC2Volume.html) cmdlet to create a volume from the snapshot. Specify the same Availability Zone as your instance. ``` New-EC2Volume ` -AvailabilityZone us-east-1a ` -VolumeType gp2 ` -SnapshotId snap-0abcdef1234567890 ``` 1. In the output, note the volume ID. ``` Attachments : {} AvailabilityZone : us-east-1a CreateTime : 4/18/2017 10:50:25 AM Encrypted : False Iops : 100 KmsKeyId : Size : 6 SnapshotId : snap-0abcdef1234567890 State : creating Tags : {} VolumeId : vol-01234567890abcdef VolumeType : gp2 ``` 1. Use the [Add-EC2Volume](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/latest/reference/items/Add-EC2Volume.html) cmdlet to attach the volume to your instance. ``` Add-EC2Volume ` -InstanceId i-1234567890abcdef0 ` -VolumeId vol-01234567890abcdef ` -Device xvdh ``` 1. Connect to your instance and make the volume available. For more information, see [Make an Amazon EBS volume available for use](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/ebs/latest/userguide/ebs-using-volumes.html) in the *Amazon EBS User Guide*. **Important** Do not initialize the volume. 1. Open **Control Panel**, **Programs and Features**. Choose **Turn Windows features on or off**. If you are prompted for installation media, specify the EBS volume with the installation media. 1. (Optional) When you are finished with the installation media, use the [Dismount-EC2Volume](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/latest/reference/items/Dismount-EC2Volume.html) cmdlet to detach the volume from your instance. After you detach the volume, you can use the [Remove-EC2Volume](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/powershell/latest/reference/items/Remove-EC2Volume.html) cmdlet to delete the volume. ------