Becoming an Ethereum Validator in 3 Steps
Be very careful and READ steps on the pages I link you to. I don't hold your hand. The pages you're directed to will have very good information about protecting your Ether.
Software assumptions:
-Windows OS
-Use public node for ethereum 1 client
-Prsym client for ethereum 2 client
Prysm's minimum requirements for staking
STEPS
Part 1 - Upload your Ether
Part 2 - Configure your Node
Part 3 - Configure your validator
The idea behind this post is to simplify creating a validator. There are a lot of posts out there saying you have to run your own node on an Ubuntu Server with 2TB SSD drive + 64GB RAM + a top end CPU and have Vitalik drop holy water on your validator.
All of this talk was preventing me from validating as it all seemed so complicated. So I streamlined it a bit.
To complete these steps, I do assume you have some command line experience with Windows. I'm not holding your hand and I also streamline some things. But on the pages I direct you to, all the steps are available. Think of this as an easy introduction to validating, that then lets you expand to more complex installations if you're interested.