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title: "Comment by Benjamin Loison on \"Create a FREE Windows Desktop on Oracle Cloud\" | Hashnode"
description: "Do you have any workaround for the No shapes are available. (for Paris home region) while being marked as required ? See attached screenshots. gitlab.com/-/snip"
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[Discussion](https://hashnode.com/posts/create-a-free-windows-desktop-on-oracle-cloud/641c81197c92ccbcf5280aa6)

Comment [Create a FREE Windows Desktop on Oracle Cloud](https://hashnode.com/posts/create-a-free-windows-desktop-on-oracle-cloud/641c81197c92ccbcf5280aa6)

[Benjamin Loison](https://hashnode.com/@BenjaminLoison)

[Jul 22, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/create-a-free-windows-desktop-on-oracle-cloud/641c81197c92ccbcf5280aa6/comment/64bbb34fa8381eef4cb90ba8)

Do you have any workaround for the _No shapes are available._ (for Paris home region) while being marked as _required_?

See attached screenshots.

gitlab.com/-/snippets/2573448/raw/main/screenshots.zip

[Matt Mulvaney](https://hashnode.com/@lufcmattylad)

[Jul 27, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/create-a-free-windows-desktop-on-oracle-cloud/641c81197c92ccbcf5280aa6/comment/64bbb34fa8381eef4cb90ba8#reply-64c28cab3510fc491e1a9541)

Sadly, it doesn't look like its available in your Region. I'll update the blog with this new information. Apologies, I don't have a workaround at this moment.

[Benjamin Loison](https://hashnode.com/@BenjaminLoison)

[Sep 29, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/create-a-free-windows-desktop-on-oracle-cloud/641c81197c92ccbcf5280aa6/comment/64bbb34fa8381eef4cb90ba8#reply-66f8ab79087e8c48e8bdbb79)

[Matt Mulvaney](https://hashnode.com/@lufcmattylad) To complete, it seems that have the same issue for Marseille _Home Region_:

> No shapes are available for this image. Check your tenancy service limits or capacity to ensure required resources are available. Alternatively, select a new image or availability domain to see if shapes are available for that image.

[Benjamin Loison](https://hashnode.com/@BenjaminLoison)

[Sep 29, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/create-a-free-windows-desktop-on-oracle-cloud/641c81197c92ccbcf5280aa6/comment/64bbb34fa8381eef4cb90ba8#reply-66f959bd356dcad78c2a3a46)

I just created a Frankfurt based Oracle account and I have the same error message (_No shapes are available for this image._...) for [cloud.oracle.com/marketplace/application/76105157](https://cloud.oracle.com/marketplace/application/76105157) for:

-   _Windows-Server-2022-Standard-Edition-VM-2023.09.28-0-QVWS-536.25 (11/8/2023) - default_
-   _Windows-Server-2019-Standard-Edition-VM-Gen2-2023.06.13-0-QVWS-536.25 (7/21/2023)_
-   _Windows-Server-2019-Standard-Edition-VM-Gen2-2023.02.15-0-QVWS-527.41-2 (5/30/2023)_
-   _2021.11.09-0-QVWS (1/13/2022)_
-   _2020.04.27-0-vws 2020-05-11 (5/13/2020)_

Only _Windows-Server-2019-Standard-Edition-VM-Gen2-2021.11.09-0-QVWS-463.15 (2/11/2022)_ proposes:

-   Shape: VM.Standard2.1
-   OCPU count: 1
-   Memory (GB): 15

Furthermore, _Always Free-eligible_ only are assigned to:

-   _VM.Standard.E2.1.Micro_
-   _VM.Standard.A1.Flex_ and are described as:
    
    > This shape is either not compatible with the selected image, or not available in the current availability domain.
    

So your method seems to involve a shape cost.

[cloud.oracle.com/marketplace/application/74835434](https://cloud.oracle.com/marketplace/application/74835434/)

has the issue no matter the _Version_ selected before _Launch Instance_.