AWS workspaces: Clarified nested virtualization protocol requirements

Service: workspaces · 2026-08-19 · Documentation low

File: workspaces/latest/adminguide/amazon-workspaces-networking.md

Summary

Added explicit note that nested virtualization requires DCV protocol and is unsupported on PCoIP WorkSpaces, with migration guidance.

Security assessment

The update provides technical clarification about protocol limitations for nested virtualization. No security implications, vulnerabilities, or protective measures are mentioned.

Evidence

+Nested virtualization is not supported on PCoIP WorkSpaces. If you require nested virtualization to run hypervisors or tools like Docker Desktop, WSL2, or Android emulators inside your WorkSpace, you must use DCV. For information about switching protocols, see [Modify protocols](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/workspaces/latest/adminguide/modify-workspaces.html#modify-protocols). For more information about nested virtualization, see [Nested virtualization for WorkSpaces Personal](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/workspaces/latest/adminguide/nested-virtualization.html).

Diff

diff --git a/workspaces/latest/adminguide/amazon-workspaces-networking.md b/workspaces/latest/adminguide/amazon-workspaces-networking.md
index 5a98081cf..599628ff9 100644
--- a//workspaces/latest/adminguide/amazon-workspaces-networking.md
+++ b//workspaces/latest/adminguide/amazon-workspaces-networking.md
@@ -72,0 +73,2 @@ For more information about how to check your WorkSpace client version and host a
+  * If you need nested virtualization to run hypervisors such as Hyper-V or KVM inside your WorkSpace (for example, for Docker Desktop or WSL2).
+
@@ -86,0 +89,4 @@ For more information about how to check your WorkSpace client version and host a
+###### Note
+
+Nested virtualization is not supported on PCoIP WorkSpaces. If you require nested virtualization to run hypervisors or tools like Docker Desktop, WSL2, or Android emulators inside your WorkSpace, you must use DCV. For information about switching protocols, see [Modify protocols](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/workspaces/latest/adminguide/modify-workspaces.html#modify-protocols). For more information about nested virtualization, see [Nested virtualization for WorkSpaces Personal](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/workspaces/latest/adminguide/nested-virtualization.html).
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