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Platform Setup With Windows Server
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Windows Server 2012 R2 / Windows Server 2008 R2 (Amazon EC2 GPU Instance)
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These steps have been tested on the following AMIs: Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Base - ami-f544a3b1 and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Base - ami-7344a337.

#. Install a non-RDP Remote access client: i.e. TightVNC. This application should be configured to start automatically when Windows boots. Please ensure the appropriate port forwarding or other network-related options are correctly set up.
#. After installation of the remote access client, reboot the machine.
#. Reconnect to the machine using the non-RDP remote access client.
#. Download the NVIDIA grid `graphics driver <http://us.download.nvidia.com/Windows/Quadro_Certified/335.35/335.35-grid-desktop-win8-win7-winserv2008r2-winserv2012-64bit-international.exe>`__.
#. Install the graphics driver and reboot the machine.
#. Open the Device Manager and expand the "Display Adapters" item. Disable "Microsoft Basic Display Adapter." Note: This may Also appear as "Standard VGA Graphics Adapter".
#. Reboot the machine.
#. Download and install the Visual Studio Redistributable listed on the :doc:`Supported Platforms </overview/supported-platforms>` page.

You are now ready to use |HCNOW|.
