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AWS systems-manager documentation change

Service: systems-manager · 2025-08-28 · Documentation low

File: systems-manager/latest/userguide/session-manager-prerequisites.md

Summary

Updated supported Windows versions from '2012 through 2022' to '2012 and later versions'

Security assessment

The change expands supported Windows versions without mentioning security fixes or vulnerabilities. This is a routine documentation update for future compatibility.

Diff

diff --git a/systems-manager/latest/userguide/session-manager-prerequisites.md b/systems-manager/latest/userguide/session-manager-prerequisites.md
index 027a12e18..054e3c679 100644
--- a//systems-manager/latest/userguide/session-manager-prerequisites.md
+++ b//systems-manager/latest/userguide/session-manager-prerequisites.md
@@ -15 +15 @@ Supported operating systems |  Session Manager supports connecting to Amazon Ela
-Session Manager supports EC2 instances, edge devices, and on-premises servers and virtual machines (VMs) in your [hybrid and multicloud](./operating-systems-and-machine-types.html#supported-machine-types) environment that use the _advanced-instances_ tier. For more information about advanced instances, see [Configuring instance tiers](./fleet-manager-configure-instance-tiers.html). **Linux and**macOS**** Session Manager supports all the versions of Linux and macOS that are supported by AWS Systems Manager. For information, see [Supported operating systems and machine types](./operating-systems-and-machine-types.html). **Windows** Session Manager supports Windows Server 2012 through Windows Server 2022.
+Session Manager supports EC2 instances, edge devices, and on-premises servers and virtual machines (VMs) in your [hybrid and multicloud](./operating-systems-and-machine-types.html#supported-machine-types) environment that use the _advanced-instances_ tier. For more information about advanced instances, see [Configuring instance tiers](./fleet-manager-configure-instance-tiers.html). **Linux and**macOS**** Session Manager supports all the versions of Linux and macOS that are supported by AWS Systems Manager. For information, see [Supported operating systems and machine types](./operating-systems-and-machine-types.html). **Windows** Session Manager supports Windows Server 2012 and later versions.