AWS added a feature to Amazon WorkSpaces Applications enabling URLs launched within streamed application sessions to automatically open in the user's local web browser, supporting Chrome and Edge on the streaming host. Administrators control redirection via URL allow and deny lists to balance security with performance, ensuring sensitive content remains streamed while resource-heavy media is handled locally.
This redirection reduces streaming infrastructure load by offloading bandwidth-intensive web content to client devices, thereby lowering operational costs and enhancing user experience. The feature supports embedded links in applications like Microsoft Word and is available across multiple AWS Regions worldwide.
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Amazon WorkSpaces Applications now supports host-to-client URL redirection ↗Source published 2026-05-04. This report was prepared with AI assistance from the linked primary-source material. Claims and limitations should be checked against the original announcement or research.