1. Checking VM boot status

-How do I check the boot status of my Windows VM on Google Cloud?

1. Log in to the Google Cloud Console and select your project.

2. Go to the Compute Engine section and select the VM instance you want to check.

3. Locating the status column, check if the VM is Running, Stopped or Terminated.

4. You can also view the boot logs by scrolling down to the bottom of the VM's details page and selecting "Serial port 1 (console)."

5. From there, you can check if there were any errors during boot or if the machine booted up successfully.

6. In case of any issues, troubleshoot by checking firewall rules and RDP protocol settings. [17][18]

2. Checking GCP firewall rules

- How do I check GCP firewall rules when troubleshooting RDP connection failures?

- Visit the Google Cloud Console and look for firewall rules that allow RDP access on TCP port 3389.

- Make sure that the VM allows access through Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).

- Ensure that a firewall rule has been created to allow connections to the instance on the RDP port (tcp:3389 by default).

- Use the gcloud CLI to check GCP firewall rules via command line.

- Confirm that your RDP service is listening on the correct port (Default port 3389).

- If the firewall is blocking the RDP connection, disable it by running a startup script to turn off Windows firewall. [19][20]