This is official Amazon Web Services (AWS) documentation for Amazon WorkSpaces. Amazon WorkSpaces enables you to provision virtual, cloud-based Microsoft Windows or Amazon Linux desktops for your users, known as WorkSpaces. Amazon WorkSpaces eliminates the need to procure and deploy hardware or install complex software. Amazon WorkSpaces uses a directory to authenticate users. You can quickly add or remove users as your needs change. Users access their WorkSpaces by using a client application from a supported device or web browser, and they log in by using their directory credentials. This documentation is offered here as a free Kindle book, or you can read it online or in PDF format at