Access your Lightsail for Research virtual computer's operating system

Complete the following steps to access the operating system for your Lightsail for Research virtual computer.

1. Sign in to the Lightsail for Research console.

2. Choose Virtual computers in the navigation pane.

3. Locate the name of your virtual computer and then choose the actions button dropdown under the computer's status.

   

   Note

   If the virtual computer is stopped, first choose the Start button to turn it on.

4. Choose Access operating system. An operating system session will open in a new browser window.

   Important

   If your web browser has a pop-up blocker installed, you might need to allow pop-ups from the aws.amazon.com domain before to opening your session.