Windows VPS Paid in Crypto: What You Need to Know
Some software only runs on Windows — trading terminals, certain bots, desktop tools you want online 24/7. A Windows VPS gives you a remote Windows machine you reach over Remote Desktop.
What's included
Choose Windows Server as the operating system when you deploy. The server comes with a working licence, so there's nothing to activate.
The licence costs extra
Windows is licensed per CPU, so it adds $31 per vCPU per month on top of the plan price. The deploy screen shows the full hourly price before you confirm.
Which plan
Windows needs more memory than Linux, so it isn't offered on 1 GB plans.
- Spark (1 vCPU, 2 GB) — runs one light application.
- Core (2 vCPU, 4 GB) — the comfortable minimum for actually using the desktop.
- Turbo and up — several apps, or anything heavy.
Connect over RDP
- Wait a few minutes after deploy — Windows takes longer than Linux to finish first boot.
- Copy the server's IP and the Administrator password from the dashboard.
- On Windows open Remote Desktop Connection (mstsc). On macOS use Windows App from the App Store; on Linux, Remmina.
- Connect to the IP and log in as Administrator.
Secure it first
Port 3389 is scanned constantly. Do these on day one:
- Change the Administrator password to a long, unique one.
- Restrict RDP in Windows Firewall to your own IP address where you can.
- Install updates and leave Windows Update on.
- Consider creating a separate user for daily work.
Remember: billing is hourly
A Windows server is charged while it exists, stopped or not. If you only need it occasionally, back up what matters and destroy it between uses.
Deploy a Windows server — paid in crypto, ready in minutes.