Shutting Down Windows in Amazon EC2

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Restarting Windows in Amazon EC2 doesn't terminate the EC2 instance. This is good to know if you are installing software and wonder will the required restart terminate the instance before you are able to Bundle it into an AMI. The answer is no, restarts don't cause termination. {6230289B-5BEE-409e-932A-2F01FA407A92}

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