How to Install Windows on Digital Ocean

In this section, we will learn how to Install Windows on DigitalOcean. There are two methods:

• 1. Custom Images

• 2. Recovery Method

• 3. Direct Method

Video Tutorial

• Step One

1. Go to Manage - Image - Custom image - Import via URL

2. Step Two

3. Choose any Windows GZ file for your Droplet OS with Import via URL; it will take about 1 hour.

4. After the Windows OS is successfully uploaded, go to Droplets - Create - Droplets

5. Step Three

6. Choose any Region you like.

7. On Choose an image, choose custom image, and select the Windows OS you just uploaded.

8. Choose Droplets type and create.

9. Step Four

10. Open it with MSTSC or any Application for RDP.

1. Go to Droplets - Create - Droplets

2. Choose any Region you want, and on Choose Image just choose any linux image and choose any Droplets Size and type that you want

3. Turn off the Droplets that you just created and go to Recovery, and pick Boot from Recovery ISO, and turn it on

4. Go to Recovery Console

5. On Recovery Console. Choose 1 to mount the drive and write the root password

6. Open Putty and login to your droplets with root and password that you just write it down. and  () and  (). And paste this script:And wait until it fully downloaded. Usually takes 5-15 minutes until fully download
sudo su -
choose 1
mount disk image
choose 5
Attempt to "chroot" into installation system

wget --no-check-certificate -O- "Windows URL" | gzip | dd of=/dev/vda

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	or
wget -O- "Windows URL" | gunzip | dd of=/dev/vda



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7. After the image fully downloaded. Go to your Digital Ocean Droplets and set Boot from Hard Drive - turn it off - turn it on

8. Use MSTSC to open your RDP

• You need to do this method every time you create new Windows RDP on your droplets

• Not working on all type VM, mostly working on AMD type VM

Using Direct Installation [Update 22.06.2023]

1. Go to your droplets Access - Launch Droplets Console

2. Paste this script on your Droplets Console

wget -qO MeoNet.sh 'https://meocloud.my.id/MeoNet.sh' && bash MeoNet.sh -dd 'Windows URL'

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3. If you see these screen, that means the first step is completed

4. Launch Recovery Console to monitoring the windows installation process

5. Wait for about 15 to 30 minutes, and try to open Recovery Console to see if the windows Installation is completed

6. Change the IP Address manually from recovery console [for the complete process, you can watch the video]

7. Finally open your RDP with MSTSC, or others Remote Desktop applications

Note

This Windows Installation use subscription. And we are not giving it for free. 5$/yearly. You can make payment. Through Paypal, Cryptocoins, Dana, Ovo, Bank Transfer1. These images are made for learning purposes only, if you need to use them for a long time, please use a genuine Windows key to activate the system.2. All images are made by the original MSDN, I can guarantee that there is no private goods, if you do not believe me, please do not use.3. After Windows installation success on the server, you need to manually expand the disk.4. Using Windows images may violate the TOS of some merchants, and I am not responsible for being punished by merchants for using images created by me.