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AWS AWSEC2 documentation change

Service: AWSEC2 · 2025-07-25 · Documentation low

File: AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/os-inplaceupgrade.md

Summary

Updated status check description during OS upgrades from 'fails 1 of 2' to 'may fail one or more' checks

Security assessment

Clarifies expected system behavior during upgrades. No security implications identified.

Diff

diff --git a/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/os-inplaceupgrade.md b/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/os-inplaceupgrade.md
index c3e5e7bc6..8e9f43268 100644
--- a//AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/os-inplaceupgrade.md
+++ b//AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/os-inplaceupgrade.md
@@ -119 +119 @@ If you are upgrading to an earlier version of Windows Server, run the following:
-Windows Server Setup copies and processes files. After several minutes, your Remote Desktop session closes. The time it takes to upgrade depends on the number of applications and server roles running on your Windows Server instance. The upgrade process could take as little as 40 minutes or several hours. The instance fails status check 1 of 2 during the upgrade process. When the upgrade completes, both status checks pass. You can check the system log for console output or use Amazon CloudWatch metrics for disk and CPU activity to determine whether the upgrade is progressing.
+Windows Server Setup copies and processes files. After several minutes, your Remote Desktop session closes. The time it takes to upgrade depends on the number of applications and server roles running on your Windows Server instance. The upgrade process could take as little as 40 minutes or several hours. The instance may fail one or more status checks during the upgrade process. When the upgrade completes, all status checks pass. You can check the system log for console output or use Amazon CloudWatch metrics for disk and CPU activity to determine whether the upgrade is progressing.
@@ -125 +125 @@ If upgrading to Windows Server 2019, after the upgrade is complete you can chang
-If the instance has not passed both status checks after several hours, see [Troubleshoot an operating system upgrade on an EC2 Windows instance](./os-upgrade-trbl.html).
+If the instance has not passed all status checks after several hours, see [Troubleshoot an operating system upgrade on an EC2 Windows instance](./os-upgrade-trbl.html).