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AppStream 2.0 Base Image Version History

Amazon AppStream 2.0 provides base images to help you create images that include your own applications. Base images are Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) that contain software configurations specific to the Windows platform. For AppStream 2.0, each base image includes the AppStream 2.0 agent and the latest version of one of the following Microsoft Windows operating systems:

• Windows Server 2012 R2 — Available on the following image types: Base, Graphics Design, Graphics Pro, Sample apps

• Windows Server 2016 Base — Available on the following image types: Base and Graphics Pro

• Windows Server 2019 Base — Available on the following image types: Base and Graphics Pro

You are responsible for installing and maintaining the updates for the Windows operating system, your applications, and their dependencies. For more information, see "Keep Your AppStream 2.0 Image Up-to-Date" in Administer Your Amazon AppStream 2.0 Images. For information about the latest AppStream 2.0 software, see AppStream 2.0 Agent Version History.

The following table lists the latest released images.

Image type	Image name
Base	AppStream-WinServer2012R2-05-28-2019 AppStream-WinServer2016-06-24-2019 AppStream-WinServer2019-06-24-2019
Graphics Design	AppStream-Graphics-Design-WinServer2012R2-05-28-2019
Graphics Pro	AppStream-Graphics-Pro-WinServer2012R2-05-28-2019 AppStream-Graphics-Pro-WinServer2016-06-24-2019 AppStream-Graphics-Pro-WinServer2019-06-24-2019
Sample apps	Amazon-AppStream2-Sample-Image-02-04-2019 For information about how to access this base image, see Get Started with Amazon AppStream 2.0: Set Up With Sample Applications.

The latest images released on June 24, 2019 includes the following software components:

• Amazon SSM Agent — v2.3.612.0

• Amazon CloudWatch Agent — 1.210825.0

• Amazon WDDM Hook Driver — 1.0.0.56

• EC2Config service — v4.9.3429

• AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) — 1.16.126

• NVIDIA Graphics Driver for Graphics Pro instances — 412.16

Important

The following public images are deprecated and therefore no longer available from AWS:

• Images released on or before May 2018

• Images for the Graphics Desktop instance family

The following table describes all released images.

Release	Image	Changes
06-24-2019	Base Graphics Pro	Adds support for Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2019
05-28-2019	Base Graphics Design Graphics Pro	Includes Microsoft Windows updates up to May 14, 2019
04-29-2019	Base Graphics Design Graphics Pro	Includes Microsoft Windows updates up to April 20, 2019 Includes AWS CLI version 1.16.126 Includes NVIDIA Graphics Driver 412.16 for Graphics Pro instances
01-22-2019	Base Graphics Design Graphics Pro	Includes Microsoft Windows updates up to December 10, 2018 Includes AWS CLI version 1.16.84 Includes NVIDIA Graphics Driver 391.58 for Graphics Pro instances
06-12-2018	Base Graphics Design Graphics Desktop Graphics Pro	Includes Microsoft Windows updates up to May 9, 2018 Includes Windows PowerShell 5.1
05-02-2018	Base Graphics Design Graphics Desktop Graphics Pro	Includes Microsoft Windows updates up to April 10, 2018 Adds the following language packs: Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Thai, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional)
03-19-2018	Base Graphics Design Graphics Desktop Graphics Pro	Includes Microsoft Windows updates up to February 23, 2018 Includes the following language packs: German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch Resolves intermittent issues with using Microsoft Visio and Microsoft Project applications during streaming sessions
01-24-2018	Base Graphics Design Graphics Desktop Graphics Pro	Includes Microsoft Windows updates up to January 5, 2018 Includes Microsoft Windows updates for the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities Enables a default profile to be created on image builders and used for the AWS Command Line Interface (CLI) during streaming sessions
01-01-2018	Base Graphics Design Graphics Desktop Graphics Pro	Resolves an issue with connectivity to AppStream 2.0 instances
12-07-2017	Base Graphics Design Graphics Desktop Graphics Pro	Includes Microsoft Windows updates up to November 19, 2017 Adds support for managed AppStream 2.0 agent updates
11-13-2017	Base	Resolves an issue with Microsoft Office 365 applications not working during streaming sessions Includes Microsoft Windows updates up to October 11, 2017
09-05-2017	Base Graphics Design Graphics Desktop Graphics Pro	New Graphics Design instance family Support for On-Demand fleets Updated approach for session context Includes Microsoft Windows updates up to August 9, 2017 Resolves an intermittent issue with applications not coming to the foreground Resolves an intermittent issue with applications not appearing in tile view
07-25-2017	Graphics Desktop Graphics Pro	New Graphics Desktop and Graphics Pro instance families Adds support for 2 K resolution
07-24-2017	Base	Includes Microsoft Windows updates up to July 13, 2017 Adds support for Microsoft Active Directory domains
06-20-2017	Base Sample apps	Optimizes application launch performance Resolves an issue with applications not displaying in tile view Resolves an issue with applications displaying in tile view only Resolves an issue with applications displaying multiple times in tile view Resolves an issue with recently launched application windows not appearing in the foreground Resolves an issue with page margins when printing
05-18-2017	Base Sample apps	Adds support for Amazon AppStream 2.0 home folders Includes Microsoft Windows updates up to May 16, 2017 Resolves an intermittent network issue that affects internet connections from streaming instances Resolves an issue with application tiles not functioning correctly