Stopping an Amazon Web Services instance

Last Updated : Aug 11, 2025 |
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  1. Sign in to the Amazon Web Services Management console.
  2. Under AWS services, navigate to All servicesComputeEC2.
    STEP RESULT:
    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 StateStop.
    STEP RESULT:
    The system displays a message to stop the instances.
  5. Click Yes, Stop.
    STEP RESULT:
    When the system stops the instance, the Instance State column displays the state as Stopped.