DCV host agent versions in WorkSpaces Personal - Amazon WorkSpaces

DCV host agent versions in WorkSpaces Personal

DCV host agent is a host agent that runs inside your WorkSpace. It streams the pixels of your WorkSpace to a client application and includes in-session features, such as two-way audio and video, and printing. For more information about DCV, see Protocols for Amazon WorkSpaces.

We recommend keeping your host agent software updated with the latest version. You can manually reboot your WorkSpaces to update the DCV host agent. The DCV host agent is also updated automatically during the regular WorkSpaces default maintenance window. For more information about maintenance windows, see WorkSpace maintenance. Some of these features require the latest WorkSpaces client version. For more information about the latest client versions, see WorkSpaces Clients.

The following table describes the changes in each version of the DCV host agent for WorkSpaces Personal.

Release Date Changes

  • Windows WorkSpaces - 2.1.0.1840

 March 19, 2025

  • Fixed an issue where the list of printers was displayed even though the Printer Redirection GPO was disabled.

  • Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • Windows WorkSpaces - 2.1.0.1792

 November 19, 2024 Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • Windows WorkSpaces - 2.1.0.1786

 October 31, 2024

  • Renamed the WorkSpaces Streaming Protocol (WSP) to Amazon DCV.

  • Fixed an audio ducking issue on the DCV agent for customers using the Avaya application.

  • Fixed SmartCard login issues presented when user has been idle on the PIN prompt page.

  • Fixed a WebAuthn redirection issue during the first login attempt on the Chrome browser.

  • Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • Windows WorkSpaces - 2.1.0.1757

 August 19, 2024

  • Added support for integration with IAM Identity Center (IdC).

  • Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • Windows WorkSpaces - 2.1.0.1696

 July 29, 2024

  • Added support for Windows Graphics hosts.

  • Added WebRTC redirection support for Amazon Connect.

  • Fixed an issue that could prevent the service from running at system start.

  • Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • Windows WorkSpaces - 2.1.0.1554

 May 15, 2024

  • Added support for Idle Disconnect Timeout.

  • Added new Group Policy setting to configure Idle Disconnect Timeout.

  • Fixed an issue where WorkSpaces got disconnected and displayed a white screen when users modified the display settings.

  • Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • Ubuntu WorkSpaces - 2.1.0.1342

 February 29, 2024

  • Changed preferred webcam resolution to between 480x360 and 640x480.

  • Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • Windows WorkSpaces - 2.0.0.1425

 February 22, 2024

  • Added support for in-session WebAuthn redirection requests from web applications running in remote Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge browsers. This feature adds a one-time browser prompt that asks the user to enable the DCV WebAuthn Redirection Extension. It is only supported on Windows WorkSpaces and WorkSpaces native clients.

  • Fixed an issue where a white or frozen screen sometimes appeared when logging in.

  • Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • Windows WorkSpaces - 2.0.0.1304

 January 11, 2024

  • Fixed a bug related to potential streaming freezes during login.

  • Fixed a logging-related bug.

  • Windows WorkSpaces - 2.0.0.1288

 November 16, 2023

  • Added support for Indirect Display Driver (IDD) on Windows 10+, which lowers CPU consumption and improves streaming performance.

  • Added new Group Policy setting to enable or disable IDD driver.

  • Fixed bugs related to clipboard image transparency.

  • Fixed bugs preserving Windows scale factors.

  • Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • Windows WorkSpaces - 2.0.0.1164

 October 13, 2023

  • Added support for VSync in the virtual display driver.

  • Added new Group Policy setting to enable or disable VSync.

  • Improved reconnection and reliability issues.

  • Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • Amazon Linux WorkSpaces - 2.0.0.1086

  • Ubuntu WorkSpaces - 2.1.0.1086

 August 18, 2023

  • Added new setting to enable or disable time zone redirection.

  • Extended logon timeout and added a configuration option.

  • Improved gateway to enable faster reconnections after disruption.

  • Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • Amazon Linux WorkSpaces - 2.0.0.907

 June 30, 2023

  • Added support for the DCV Extension SDK to enable ISV-specific integrations.

  • Changed the disconnect behavior so that logging out terminates the user’s session.

  • Added support for time zone redirection.

  • Extended logon timeout and added a configuration option.

  • Fixed upgrade issues.

  • Bug fixes and performance improvements.

  • Windows WorkSpaces - 2.0.0.829

 June 8, 2023

  • Changed disconnect behavior so that logging out terminates the user’s session.

  • Fixed bugs related to A/V sync and Japanese keyboards.

  • Improved DCV installer reliability.

  • Ubuntu WorkSpaces - 2.1.0.829

 May 16, 2023

  • Changed disconnect behavior so that logging out terminates the user’s session.

  • Added support for the DCV Extension SDK to enable ISV-specific integrations.

  • Added support for time zone redirection.

  • Fixed upgrade issues.

  • Windows WorkSpaces - 2.0.0.799

 May 8, 2023

  • Enhanced UDP-based QUIC transport with several image quality and performance optimizations.

  • Added support for the DCV Extension SDK to enable ISV-specific integrations.

  • Added new Group Policy settings to enable or disable the Extension SDK.

  • Improved Korean, Japanese, and German keyboard layouts.

  • Fixed bugs related to session freeze issues, hardware acceleration, printer redirection, log verbosity, and target-fps Group Policy settings.

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