Amazon AppStream 2.0

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Windows Client

Amazon AppStream 2.0 allows you to access your desktop applications from HTML5-capable browsers such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Edge. No plug-ins are needed.

You can download the Windows Client to use dual monitors and USB peripherals such as 3D mice with your applications on AppStream 2.0. The Windows Client also supports keyboard shortcuts, such as Alt + Tab, clipboard shortcuts, and function keys.

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Accessibility

Visit AWS Artifact to view AppStream 2.0's Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) report, which covers the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 and the revised 508 Standards for IT accessibility. AWS Artifact is a no-cost, self-service portal for on-demand access to AWS compliance reports.

What's new

Amazon AppStream 2.0 is now available in AWS Europe (Paris) Region

05/07/2025

Amazon Connect, Amazon WorkSpaces, and Amazon AppStream 2.0 are now Chrome Enterprise Recommended

03/05/2025

Certificate-Based Authentication is now available on Amazon AppStream 2.0 multi-session fleets

02/21/2025

Amazon AppStream 2.0 now supports administrative control over admin consent for linking OneDrive for Business

01/31/2025

Amazon AppStream 2.0 introduces client for macOS

12/19/2024

Amazon AppStream 2.0 introduces Rocky Linux Application and Desktop streaming

12/19/2024

Amazon AppStream 2.0 users can now save their user preferences between streaming sessions

12/13/2024

Amazon AppStream 2.0 now supports custom shared network storage

10/15/2024

Printer redirection and user selected regional settings now available on Amazon AppStream 2.0 multi-session fleets

10/02/2024

Amazon AppStream 2.0 enables automatic time zone redirection for enhanced user experience

10/02/2024

Amazon AppStream 2.0 increases application settings storage limit

09/30/2024

Amazon AppStream 2.0 introduces Red Hat Enterprise Linux Application and Desktop streaming

07/30/2024

Real-time audio and Microsoft Server 2022 support are now available on Amazon AppStream 2.0 multi-session fleets

05/30/2024

Amazon AppStream 2.0 can now launch IdP-initiated sessions using the Windows client

04/01/2024

Amazon AppStream 2.0 now supports administrative controls for limiting clipboard

02/15/2024

Amazon AppStream 2.0 adds support for session scripts and Audio Out on multi-session fleets

02/15/2024

Amazon AppStream 2.0 now supports Microsoft Windows Server 2022 images

12/14/2023

Amazon WorkSpaces Thin Client is now generally available

11/26/2023

Amazon AppStream 2.0 announces multi-session fleets for Windows Server OS

10/26/2023

Amazon AppStream 2.0 launches Graphics G5 instances

07/25/2023

Announcing applications manager for Amazon AppStream 2.0

06/29/2023

Amazon AppStream 2.0 announces support for DCV Extension SDK

05/30/2023

Amazon AppStream 2.0 Is Now Available in the AWS GovCloud (US-East) Region

04/05/2023

Amazon AppStream 2.0 is now available in the South America (São Paulo) region

12/16/2022

Announcing certificate-based authentication for Amazon AppStream 2.0

10/31/2022

Amazon AppStream 2.0 now supports creating Linux Images using Graphical User Interface (GUI)

10/07/2022

Amazon AppStream 2.0 now supports webcams while streaming Linux applications and desktops

10/07/2022

Amazon AppStream 2.0 enables UDP streaming for Windows native client

06/29/2022

Amazon AppStream 2.0 is now available in the AWS US East (Ohio) Region

06/28/2022

Amazon AppStream 2.0 adds larger instance sizes to the General Purpose instance family

06/06/2022

AppStream 2.0 enables custom session scripts for Elastic fleets

04/14/2022

Amazon AppStream 2.0 is now available in the AWS Canada (Central) region

03/31/2022

Amazon AppStream 2.0 now provides application entitlements for SAML 2.0 federated user identities

01/07/2022

Amazon AppStream 2.0 launches Elastic fleets, a serverless fleet type

11/19/2021

Amazon AppStream 2.0 Introduces Linux Application Streaming

11/16/2021

Amazon AppStream 2.0 adds support for real-time audio-video using a web browser

07/08/2021

Amazon AppStream 2.0 is now available in the AWS Europe (London) region

06/30/2021

Amazon AppStream 2.0 adds support for fully managed image updates

04/09/2021

Amazon AppStream 2.0 now supports using smart cards for Active Directory domain login and streaming applications

01/13/2021

Amazon AppStream 2.0 adds support for real-time audio-video

12/28/2020

Amazon AppStream 2.0 adds a smaller instance size to the General Purpose instance family

10/22/2020

Amazon AppStream 2.0 releases self-guided workshop to deploy the End User Computing dashboard

09/22/2020

Amazon AppStream 2.0 enables AWS Resource Groups Tag Editor

08/31/2020

Amazon WorkSpaces enables AWS Resource Groups Tag Editor

08/31/2020

Amazon AppStream 2.0 adds support for the native desktop experience

08/14/2020

Amazon AppStream 2.0 now supports local printer redirection

08/10/2020

Amazon AppStream 2.0 is now available in the AWS Asia Pacific (Mumbai) region

07/09/2020

Amazon AppStream 2.0 Now Supports Drawing Tablets

06/26/2020

Amazon AppStream 2.0 Now Supports EC2 g4dn Instances

03/19/2020

Amazon AppStream 2.0 adds support for native application mode on Windows PCs

02/28/2020

Amazon AppStream 2.0 adds dual monitor support for browser based streaming sessions

12/17/2019

Amazon AppStream 2.0 is in scope for AWS’s latest System and Organizational Controls audit cycle

12/12/2019

Application Auto Scaling now supports Target Tracking for AppStream 2.0 fleets

11/25/2019

Amazon AppStream 2.0 Now Supports EC2 z1d Instances

11/21/2019

Amazon AppStream 2.0 launches self-guided workshop to build an application onboarding portal

11/04/2019

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