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

Amazon AppStream 2.0 is helping enhance the end-user experience by introducing support for local printer redirection and user-selected regional settings on multi-session fleets. While these features were already available on single-session fleets, this launch extends these functionalities to multi-session fleets, helping administrators to leverage the cost benefits of the multi-session model while providing an enhanced end-user experience. By combining these enhancements with the existing advantages of multi-session fleets, AppStream 2.0 offers a comprehensive solution that helps balance cost-efficiency and user satisfaction.

With local printer redirection, AppStream 2.0 users can redirect print jobs from their streaming application to a printer that is connected to their local computer. No printer driver needs to be installed on the AppStream 2.0 streaming instance to enable users to print documents during their streaming sessions. Additionally, your users can now configure their streaming sessions to use regional settings. They can set the locale, and input method used by their applications in their streaming sessions. Each user's settings persist across all future sessions in the same AWS Region.

These features are available at no additional cost in all the AWS Regions where Amazon AppStream 2.0 is available. AppStream 2.0 offers pay-as-you go pricing. To get started with AppStream 2.0, see Getting Started with Amazon AppStream 2.0.

To enable these features for your users, you must use an AppStream 2.0 image that uses AppStream 2.0 agent released on or after September18, 2024 or your image is using Managed AppStream 2.0 image updates released on or after September 20, 2024.