Using Active Directory with WorkSpaces Pools - Amazon WorkSpaces
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Using Active Directory with WorkSpaces Pools

You can join your Windows WorkSpaces in WorkSpaces Pools to domains in Microsoft Active Directory and use your existing Active Directory domains, either cloud-based or on-premises, to launch domain-joined streaming instances. You can also use Amazon Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory, also known as Amazon Managed Microsoft AD, to create an Active Directory domain and use that to support your WorkSpaces Pools resources. For more information about using Amazon Managed Microsoft AD, see Microsoft Active Directory in the Amazon Directory Service Administration Guide.

By joining WorkSpaces Pools to your Active Directory domain, you can:

  • Allow your users and applications to access Active Directory resources such as printers and file shares from streaming sessions.

  • Use Group Policy settings that are available in the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) to define the end user experience.

  • Stream applications that require users to be authenticated using their Active Directory login credentials.

  • Apply your enterprise compliance and security policies to your WorkSpaces in WorkSpaces Pools.

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