Category: Announcements

Development teams want cloud desktops that feel like local machines. Until now, that meant giving up containers. Today, Amazon WorkSpaces Personal supports nested virtualization. All WorkSpaces Personal and Core bundles, including Custom, support nested virtualization except on Value bundles, Amazon Linux 2, Windows Server 2016, or Windows 10. For the best experience, we recommend enabling […]

AWS has been named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Desktop as a Service (DaaS) for the third consecutive year, evaluated on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute. We believe this recognition reflects our sustained commitment to building the cloud desktop that organizations can grow with, one that delivers operational value and security confidence […]

AWS and Amazon WorkSpaces have been positioned as a Leader in both the 2026 IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Desktop as a Service (DaaS) and Virtual Client Computing (VCC), evaluated on strategy and capabilities. AWS advanced from Major Player in the prior evaluation. We believe this advancement is a recognition of the investments Amazon WorkSpaces has made to deliver secure cloud desktops that unlock real value for customers today and […]

We’re launching the next chapter of our digital enablement program for Amazon WorkSpaces: the Amazon WorkSpaces Migrations Badge. Organizations are increasingly moving from on-premises VDI to the cloud. Your technical team needs the right expertise to plan, execute, and optimize these transitions for customers. The Migrations Badge validates your team’s ability to move Citrix, Omnissa […]

Today, we are announcing the general availability of providing AI agents access to Amazon WorkSpaces Applications. Agents can now securely access and operate desktop applications through managed WorkSpaces environments. Many enterprises run core business processes on desktop applications that lack modern APIs, which creates a last-mile challenge: the workflows most worth automating are the ones […]

We have got some exciting news to share: Microsoft Teams optimization for Amazon WorkSpaces is now generally available to all customers. If you’ve been looking for a way to make virtual meetings smoother and more reliable in your WorkSpaces environment, Microsoft Teams optimization provides this capability. From Public Preview to General Availability Back in September […]

In today’s security-conscious world, organizations are implementing strong authentication methods for applications running inside virtual desktop environments. A common challenge is enabling users to leverage their local security keys and biometric devices with applications running inside a remote desktop session. Amazon WorkSpaces now addresses this challenge with WebAuthn redirection, allowing users to seamlessly use their […]

Today we are delighted to introduce the End User Computing (EUC) Lens , an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Well-Architected whitepaper. Using the AWS Well-Architected Framework, the end user computing lens outlines steps for performing an AWS Well-Architected review. This empowers customers to assess and identify technical risks. The AWS Well-Architected Framework provides a consistent approach […]

We are excited to share that Microsoft launched a public preview of Microsoft Teams optimization for Amazon WorkSpaces. This new capability significantly enhances the Teams experience for Amazon WorkSpaces users by optimizing audio and video streaming performance. A Strategic Collaboration AWS and Microsoft have worked closely together to bring this highly requested feature to WorkSpaces […]

Introduction As Windows 10 approaches end of life, end-user computing administrators need to migrate users to Windows 11 virtual desktops. Amazon WorkSpaces has launched self-service BYOL enablement for customers. This new feature ends the need to open Premium Support cases to enable BYOL. With BYOL enabled, Amazon WorkSpaces users are able to import custom Windows […]