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Where are the AWS settings stored on Windows?

Two main places to put your AWS credentials are environment variables and AWS’ config file.

Environment variables

In the Windows search type in “environment variables” hit Enter:

Hit “Environment Variables” button and under “User variables for xy” add these two keys: AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID and AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, values should be copied from AWS’ console.

Config file

Create a folder under the following path:

C:\Users\{YourUserName}\.aws

Add a file name credentials (without extension)

Write in the configuration as following:

[default]
aws_access_key_id={your_aws_access_key_id}
aws_secret_access_key={your_aws_secret_access_key}