Other the years, I have created more EC2 instances on the AWS cloud than I can count. Normally, establishing an RDP connection to a Windows instance is effortless.

Nick Hardiman shows you how to set up a secure connection to an Amazon EC2 machine using PuTTY and Pageant to handle your private key.

EC2 has changed quite a bit in the last five years, so whether you are new to EC2 or an old hand, it’s worth a look at how to launch your own EC2 instances today ...