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diff --git a/doc/development/windows.md b/doc/development/windows.md index 2ca99508746..08ff29a4e58 100644 --- a/doc/development/windows.md +++ b/doc/development/windows.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ --- stage: none group: unassigned -info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#designated-technical-writers +info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments type: reference, howto --- @@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ This is a guide for how to get a Windows development virtual machine on Google C ## Why Windows in Google Cloud? -Use of Microsoft Windows operating systems on company laptops is banned under GitLab's [Approved Operating Systems policy](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/security/approved_os.html#windows). +Use of Microsoft Windows operating systems on company laptops is banned under the GitLab [Approved Operating Systems policy](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/security/approved_os.html#windows). -This can make it difficult to develop features for the Windows platforms. Using GCP will allow us to have a temporary Windows machine that can be removed once we're done with it. +This can make it difficult to develop features for the Windows platforms. Using GCP allows us to have a temporary Windows machine that can be removed once we're done with it. ## Shared Windows runners @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Build a Google Cloud image with the above shared runners repository by doing the 1. Click **Set Windows password**. 1. Optional: Set a username or use default. 1. Click **Next**. -1. Copy and save the password as it won't be shown again. +1. Copy and save the password as it is not shown again. 1. Click **RDP** down arrow. 1. Click **Download the RDP file**. 1. Open the downloaded RDP file with the Windows remote desktop app (<https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/remote/remote-desktop-services/clients/remote-desktop-clients>). @@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ Here are a few tips on GCP and Windows. ### GCP cost savings -To minimise the cost of your GCP VM instance, stop it when you're not using it. -If you do, you'll need to re-download the RDP file from the console as the IP +To minimize the cost of your GCP VM instance, stop it when you're not using it. +If you do, you must download the RDP file again from the console as the IP address changes every time you stop and start it. ### chocolatey |