Create Windows 10 VHD and Import as EC2 AMI
In needing to test client configuration and keep them in the same domain as our server we recently needed to add some Windows 10 machines to EC2. It was a bit of a surprise that there were no AMIs available for Windows 10. Instead we needed to create our own VHD and import it as an AMI in our EC2 isntance. Prepare VM Download and install Oracle VM Virtualbox Download your Windows 10 ISO file. Create a new Windows 10 VM When creating the hard drive make sure to choose the VHD format. I chose Fixed size for the storage on the hard disk. I have not tried using Dynamic. Give the hard drive at least 25GB go bigger if you can. Attach the ISO to your Virtual Machine and start it up. Run through the windows setup When prompted to either enter a windows account or a domain account choose domain account. You will be promoted to create a new user and password, this new user will be a local administrator on the machine, make sure to save this information. After you have comp