Instance failing status checks

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I have a windows aws instance using r3.4xlarge with operating 2012 r2. its now failing status  checkes an when checking the screenshot from aws i see the following:
 Plex86/Bochs VGABios current-cvs 31 Jul 2023
This VGA/VBE Bios is released under the GNU LGPL
Please Visit :
. http://bochs.sourceforge.net
.http://www.nongnu.org/vgabios
cirrus-compatible VGA is detected
Bochs Bios - build: 06/23/99
$Revision: 1.221 $ $Date: 2008/12/07 17:32:29 $
Options: apmbios pcibios eltorito

ata0 master: QEMU HARDDISK ATA-7  Hard-Disk(250)
ata0 slave: Unknown device
ata1 master: Unknown device
ata1 slave: Unknown device

press f12 for boot menu.
Booting from Hard Disk...
It keeps on looping to this screenshot.

Jose Guay · Answer

Hi Thabang.

I would check a few things:
1. Is this a new instance and you are using a generally available Windows AMI? If not, I would suggest to try this first.
2. Are you using an AMI you created? If so, there might be incompatibilities with the hardware configuration. Windows might have a hard time loading drivers and it may have a problem with the disk.
3. Please note that [Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 will reach end of support](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/announcements/windows-server-2012-r2-end-of-support) on **October 10, 2023**. After this date, these products will no longer receive security updates, non-security updates, bug fixes, technical support, or online technical content updates. I strongly suggest that you use a newer Windows version.

I hope this helps.

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