---
title: "Recovering Access: A Guide for Lost EC2 Password in Windows"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/recovering-access-a-guide-for-lost-ec2-password-in-windows-whyflxqcu
source_url: https://community.aws/content/2g9i0p81ACnQ1GSyrHi6oc8s83a
type: article
source: "AWS Community"
published: 2024-05-07T21:24:10.373Z
updated: 2024-05-09T08:39:06.345Z
tags: ["aws", "windows", "aws-ec2"]
reading_time: 3
upvotes: 1
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Recovering Access: A Guide for Lost EC2 Password in Windows

**[AWS Community](https://daily.dev/sources/awscommunity)** · 3 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Learn how to recover a lost EC2 Windows instance password using EC2Launch, EC2 Config, and Systems Manager. Also, discover preventative measures to avoid future issues.

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