Stopping an Amazon Web Services instance

Last Updated : Aug 11, 2025 |

Procedure

  1. Sign in to the Amazon Web Services Management console.
  2. Under AWS services, navigate to All services > Compute > EC2.

    The system displays the EC2 Management Console page.

  3. In the navigation pane, click Instances.
  4. Select one or more instance, and then click Actions > Instance State > Stop.

    The system displays a message to stop the instances.

  5. Click Yes, Stop.

    When the system stops the instance, the Instance State column displays the state as Stopped.