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    Elastic Compute Service:Obtain the Windows image file

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    Elastic Compute Service:Obtain the Windows image file

    Last Updated:Jun 21, 2026

    After you configure a virtual machine, follow these steps to find its image file.

    Procedure

    1. Open Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager and select the virtual machine, for example, Windows VM.

    2. Click Settings.

    3. Select Block Storage > Windows VM.vhd.

    4. In the information section on the right, view the location of the disk file, for example, C:\Users\Administrator\VirtualBox VMs\Windows VM\Windows VM.vhd.

    5. Navigate to this path to find the image file.

    Next steps

    ECS supports only the RAW, VHD, QCOW2, and VMDK image formats. If your image file is in a different format, convert it before importing. For instructions, see Convert image format.