Connecting to Linux/UNIX Instances from Windows Using PuTTY. After you launch your instance, you can connect to it and use it the way that you'd use a computer sitting in front of you.
Note After you launch an instance, it can take a few minutes for the instance to be ready so that you can connect to it. GCC for both x64 & x86 Windows! - MinGW-w64. Cross Win32 and Win64 compiler – mingw-w64. EC2 Management Console.