# Quickstart: Enable Shielded VM options

Learn how to enable Shielded VM options by using the Google Cloud console.

## Before you begin

Before you start this tutorial, complete the following steps:

1. Create a VM instance with [an OS that supports Shielded VM features](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details#security-features). Learn more about [creating a VM instance](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instances/create-start-instance).
2. Verify that you have the following permissions on the VM.

   - `compute.instances.updateShieldedInstanceConfig`

   Learn more about
   [managing access to Compute Engine resources](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/docs/access/managing-access-to-resources).

## Enable all Shielded VM options

1. In the Google Cloud console, go to the **VM instances** page.

   [Go to **VM instances**](https://console.cloud.google.com/compute/instances)
2. Click the instance name to open the **VM instance details** page.

3. Click **Stop** . If there is no **Stop** option, click
   **More actions \>** **Stop**.

4. After the instance stops, click **Edit**.

5. In the **Shielded VM** section, modify the Shielded VM options:

   - Toggle **Turn on Secure Boot** to enable Secure Boot. Learn more about [Secure Boot](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/shielded-vm/docs/shielded-vm#secure-boot).
   - Toggle **Turn on vTPM** to enable the virtual trusted platform module (vTPM). Learn more about [vTPM](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/shielded-vm/docs/shielded-vm#vtpm).
   - Toggle **Turn on Integrity Monitoring** to enable integrity monitoring. Learn more about [integrity monitoring](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/shielded-vm/docs/shielded-vm#integrity-monitoring).
6. Click **Save**.

7. Click **Start** to start the instance.

## Clean up


To avoid incurring charges to your Google Cloud account for
the resources used on this page, follow these steps.

1. In the Google Cloud console, go to the **VM instances** page.

   [Go to **VM instances**](https://console.cloud.google.com/compute/instances)
2. In the row for the VM instance you created for this exercise, click **More
   Actions** , and then select **Delete**.

## What's next

- Learn more about the [key concepts in Shielded VM](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/shielded-vm/docs/shielded-vm).
- Learn more about [modifying Shielded VM options](https://docs.cloud.google.com/compute/shielded-vm/docs/modifying-shielded-vm).