Configuring Windows Instances

Follow these steps to configure Windows Instances:

1. Navigate to the Default Services in the primary navigation menu.
2. Under the Compute section, click Windows Instances.
3. Turn on the switch at the top to make this service available as part of the Default Services. This action will enable all associated sections.
4. Navigate to the Availability section and select the Availability Zone from which you want to offer this service, then click Save and Update.
5. Under the Billing section, select the Billing Options.
   • Prorate on Entry: Purchases will be pro-rated at the time of purchase of services.
   • Prorate on Exit: Removals will be pro-rated at the time of removal of services.
6. Select the Billing Cycle to be displayed to the subscribers: Hourly, Monthly, or Both.
7. Under the Provisioning section, you can provision Windows Instances to an approval-based system. To do so, enable the Approval Required option for offering additional functionalities such as sending custom instructions to end-users upon approval and attaching up to five files, each up to three MB. 
8. Under Pricing, click on Operating System.
9. Click on the Availability Zone, and enable the desired packs inside the collections.
10. Under on the Compute section, click on the Availability Zone and enable the compute pack of the specific collection and define the pricing that you want to offer to the end user.
11. Under the Root Disks section, select the availability zone and enable the packs for the designated collection.
12. Return to the Default Services and click PUBLISH DEFAULT CATALOGUE.