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description: Managing a Compute Instance after a successful launch.
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# Managing Instance

## The following actions are available for managing a Compute Instance:

{% content-ref url="managing-instance/stop" %}
[stop](managing-instance/stop)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="managing-instance/start" %}
[start](managing-instance/start)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="managing-instance/restart" %}
[restart](managing-instance/restart)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="managing-instance/resize-change-machine-type" %}
[resize-change-machine-type](managing-instance/resize-change-machine-type)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="managing-instance/take-snapshot" %}
[take-snapshot](managing-instance/take-snapshot)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="managing-instance/auto-backup" %}
[auto-backup](managing-instance/auto-backup)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="managing-instance/reset-linux-root-password" %}
[reset-linux-root-password](managing-instance/reset-linux-root-password)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="managing-instance/reset-windows-administrator-password" %}
[reset-windows-administrator-password](managing-instance/reset-windows-administrator-password)
{% endcontent-ref %}
