How to change machine type of GCE instance?

Question

As there isn\'t any direct option to change machine type and i have to create a new instance. What are the steps to do so that the configuration/software that I had installe

Answer 1

As of today, this ability can be seen on Google Compute Engine. You will need to stop the instance and then edit the instance.. which will give you a drop-down menu for the Machine Types

https://cloud.google.com/sdk/gcloud/reference/alpha/compute/instances/set-machine-type?hl=en