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AWS res documentation change

Service: res · 2025-12-25 · Documentation low

File: res/archive/release-minus-3/ug/desktop-settings.md

Summary

Restructured desktop settings documentation, added General tab with QUIC protocol enablement, default DCV session types, and session limits. Removed standalone 'Allowed sessions per user' section and updated image references.

Security assessment

The addition of QUIC protocol as default streaming protocol improves security through modern encryption, but there's no evidence this addresses a specific vulnerability. Session limit changes appear to be organizational rather than security fixes.

Diff

diff --git a/res/archive/release-minus-3/ug/desktop-settings.md b/res/archive/release-minus-3/ug/desktop-settings.md
index 2ad4b24d1..ebad73dc2 100644
--- a//res/archive/release-minus-3/ug/desktop-settings.md
+++ b//res/archive/release-minus-3/ug/desktop-settings.md
@@ -7 +7,26 @@
-You can use the Desktop Settings page to configure resources associated with virtual desktops. The **Server** tab provides access to settings such as:
+You can use the Desktop Settings page to configure resources associated with virtual desktops.
+
+![Desktop settings](/images/res/archive/release-minus-3/ug/images/res-virtual-desktop-settings.png)
+
+**General**
+
+The **General** tab provides access to settings such as:
+
+**QUIC**
+    
+
+Enables QUIC in favor of TCP as the default streaming protocol for all your virtual desktops.
+
+**Default DCV Session Type**
+    
+
+The default DCV Session Type used for all virtual desktops. This setting will not apply to previously created desktops. This will only apply in cases where the Instance Type and Operating System supports either Virtual or Console Session types.
+
+**Default Allowed Sessions Per User Per Project**
+    
+
+The default value for the allowed number of VDI sessions per user per project.
+
+**Server**
+
+The **Server** tab provides access to settings such as:
@@ -24,5 +48,0 @@ The CPU utilization to be considered idle.
-**Allowed sessions per user**
-    
-
-The number of VDI sessions that an individual user can have at a given time. If a user meets or exceeds this value, this will prevent them from launching new sessions from the **My Virtual Desktops** page. The ability to launch sessions through the **Sessions** page is not impacted by this value. 
-
@@ -39 +59 @@ The list of instance families and sizes that can be launched for this RES enviro
-![Desktop settings](/images/res/archive/release-minus-3/ug/images/res-vdc-desktop-settings.png)
+![Desktop settings](/images/res/archive/release-minus-3/ug/images/res-virtual-desktop-settings2.png)