How can I manage an AWS Managed Microsoft AD or Simple AD directory from an Amazon EC2 Windows instance?

First, join the EC2 Windows instance to the directory in one of the following ways:

• To join a new instance to an AWS Managed Microsoft AD or Simple AD directory during launch, see Seamlessly Join a Windows EC2 Instance.
• To manually join an existing instance to a directory, see Manually Join a Windows Instance.

Then, to manage the directory from the EC2 Windows instance, install Active Directory administration tools on the instance.