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Amazon DCV 2026.0 arrives with RHEL 10, Wayland, and a new macOS client

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The remote desktop tool Amazon DCV has a new version, 2026.0!

What was announced?

According to AWS What's New, Amazon DCV 2026.0 is now available. DCV is a high-performance remote display protocol that lets you securely access remote desktops and application sessions across Windows, Linux, and macOS.

What changes

The key additions are:

  • Support for RHEL 10, Rocky Linux 10, CentOS 10, and Ubuntu 26.04, with Linux hosts and sessions running on the Wayland display server
  • A new macOS client with gamepad support, plus updated Windows and Linux clients
  • URL redirection on Windows hosts, so configured links opened in a remote session launch in the local browser on the client device
  • Printer preferences redirection on Windows, giving remote sessions access to client-side printer settings
  • Performance improvements on Linux and macOS clients
  • Support for new macOS server versions on Amazon EC2

Dive Deep

On the performance side, H.264 frame slice support and slice-based multithreaded decoding were added, aiming for lower latency on the Linux and macOS clients.

The DCV release notes have the full list of changes.

Wrap-up

  • New Linux distributions (RHEL 10 / Rocky 10 / CentOS 10 / Ubuntu 26.04) and Wayland
  • A new macOS client with gamepad support
  • URL and printer preferences redirection on Windows hosts
  • Lower latency on Linux and macOS clients

If you run remote workstations or cloud desktops, this one is worth a look!

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