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AWS workspaces: Added nested virtualization and encryption customization options

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

File: workspaces/latest/adminguide/create-workspaces-personal.md · Type: encryption

Summary

Documentation updated to include enabling nested virtualization and clarified encryption options during WorkSpace creation.

Security assessment

The evidence line explicitly documents enabling encryption for volumes, which is a security best practice for data protection at rest.

Evidence

+     * To enable encryption for the root volume, user volume, or both, select **Encryption**. For more information, see [Encrypted WorkSpaces in WorkSpaces Personal](./encrypt-workspaces.html).

Diff

diff --git a/workspaces/latest/adminguide/create-workspaces-personal.md b/workspaces/latest/adminguide/create-workspaces-personal.md
index a8fb15632..77e6771f0 100644
--- a//workspaces/latest/adminguide/create-workspaces-personal.md
+++ b//workspaces/latest/adminguide/create-workspaces-personal.md
@@ -84 +84,9 @@ Review the recommended uses and specifications of each bundle to help ensure you
-  9. Under **Customization** (optional), you can customize bundles, root and user volume encryption, and user volume for all users or specific users.
+  9. Under **Customization** (optional), you can customize bundles, root and user volume encryption, nested virtualization, and user volume for all users or specific users.
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+     * To enable encryption for the root volume, user volume, or both, select **Encryption**. For more information, see [Encrypted WorkSpaces in WorkSpaces Personal](./encrypt-workspaces.html).
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+     * To enable nested virtualization, expand the **Nested virtualization** section and select **Enable Nested Virtualization**. Nested virtualization allows you to run hypervisors such as Hyper-V and KVM inside your WorkSpace, enabling tools like Docker Desktop and WSL2. For more information, see [Nested virtualization for WorkSpaces Personal](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/workspaces/latest/adminguide/nested-virtualization.html).
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+###### Note
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+Nested virtualization is available only on non-GPU bundles using the DCV (WSP) protocol with a supported operating system. For the full list of supported configurations, see [Nested virtualization for WorkSpaces Personal](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/workspaces/latest/adminguide/nested-virtualization.html).