Elastic Desktop Service:Release notes for cloud computer images

New features

• Full support has been added for Windows Server 2019-2025, as well as Windows 10 and Windows 11 Professional & Enterprise editions

• Users can now adjust the mouse pointer speed directly from within the cloud computer session.

• In the disk cleanup feature of Cloud Computer Manager, the recycle bin is now a separate, independent option for more granular control.

Optimized features

• Addressed an issue that occasionally caused the enterprise drive to fail to open.

• Resolved several other known issues.

New features

• Added support for upgrading to Windows 11 Version 23H2.

• Enabled TPM 2.0 support for Windows 11 instances.

• Updated base images with the latest Windows monthly updates and security patches, including for Windows Server 2022.

• Introduced automatic detection of GPU driver issues with an alert and a one-click fix option.

• Administrators can now grant local administrator privileges on individual shared cloud computers.

Optimized feature

• Fixed a bug that prevented input from the local keyboard on mobile clients from being correctly transmitted to the cloud computer.

New features

• Added support for select AI mouse models, enabling the full use of their AI features.

• The image builder tool now supports creating custom images based on the Windows 11 operating system.

• Component disks now support GPU drivers, enabling dynamic allocation based on the instance type and specifications.

• Enhanced performance and user experience for select video editing applications.

Optimized features

• Optimized the creation process for GPU-accelerated cloud computers, reducing startup time by 40 to 60 seconds.

• The Windows Explorer process will now be automatically restarted if it closes or crashes unexpectedly, improving system stability.

• Streamlined the display quality settings into three simple presets: balanced, high quality, and smooth.

• Improved the reliability of Windows modifier keys (e.g., Ctrl, Alt, Shift) with a new refresh mechanism to prevent "stuck key" issues.

• The client upgrade process now dynamically adjusts download speeds to balance network usage and ensure a smoother overall experience.

• Enhanced resource allocation for the connection process to ensure a stable and responsive session, even when the cloud computer's CPU is under high load.

• Addressed a known issue that caused occasional stuttering or lag when using the Microsoft Input Method Editor (IME).

New features

• Support for configuring a Windows update server has been added.

• Support for optimized GPU driver mode has been added to cloud computers.

• Support for a shortcut to "Peripherals and Printers" has been added to cloud computers.

• Support for updating cloud computer wallpapers has been added to the Enterprise and Business editions.

• Support for operating system restart and shutdown has been added to images.

• Support for modifying the resolution, screen rotation, and projection mode of the hardware-side image system has been added (with default synchronization to the hardware side).

• Support for syncing the image volume with the hardware system volume has been added.

• Support for inheriting application blacklists and whitelists by child processes has been added.

Optimized features

• The shared printer peripheral experience in Cloud Computer Manager has been improved.

• The stability of the network redirection feature has been optimized.

• The stability of the Alibaba Cloud Workspace image component has been optimized.

New features

• Support for the enterprise networking capability—process whitelist—has been added.

• Support for keeping processes alive based on configuration files has been added.

• Support for OpenCL on CPU-accelerated cloud computers has been added.

• Support for automatic connection of specific peripherals has been added.

Optimized features

• Scheduled task execution during inactivity has been optimized for a better user experience.

• ASP protocol-based connections have been optimized for stability.

New features

• Support for setting and canceling fixed resolutions on cloud computers has been added.

• Support for the client version of Enterprise Drive Service has been updated to 1.5.0.

• Support for shut-down-and-update has been added for Windows patches.

Optimized features

• Cloud computer restart has been optimized.

• Multi-session connection has been optimized.

• Display management has been optimized.

New features

• Support for watermark policies has been implemented in cloud applications.

• Support for folder selection in file transfer has been added.

• Support for migrating printer drivers from on-premises devices to Cloud Computer Manager has been added.

Optimized features

• The conflicts between hibernation and Object Storage Service (OSS) upload tasks have been resolved.

• Scheduled tasks for inactivity have implemented smart identification of cloud computer screens and have enabled the blocking of hibernation tasks.

• Some of the patches released by Windows in December have been updated.

New features

• Support for peripheral USB devices, disk mapping, and file transfer auditing has been added.

• Support for non-sleeping processes has been added.

• Support for whitelist configuration in application control has been added.

Optimized features

• Chinese has been added as a selectable language during WeChat installation.

• The mobile client input experience has been optimized for improved user interaction.

New features

• Support for sending cloud computer wallpaper messages has been added.

• Support for dual-screen DPI settings has been added.

• Support for a reminder bubble has been added to notify users when no operation is performed.

Optimized features

• The time required to create cloud computers has been reduced.

• The DNS update mechanism has been optimized for greater efficiency.

• The message push reminder mechanism has been enhanced.

• The input method has been enhanced to improve user experience.

New features

• Scheduled tasks can be run when cloud servers are idle.

• Support for the Grid16 driver has been added.

• Support for fine-grained control over the clipboard has been added.

Optimized features

• Support for the GPU delivery group in cloud applications has been added.

• Support for enhanced dual-screen display resolution has been added to cloud computers.

• The stability for cloud computer clipboards has been optimized.

• The stability of cloud computer connections has been optimized.

New features

• Support for User Profile Management (UPM) has been added in cloud application mode.

• Support for keyboard inputs has been added for the Runtime API in cloud application mode.

• Support for webcams has been added for cloud applications.

Optimized features

• Support for dual-screen mode has been optimized to improve user experience.

• The audio collection from the mics on cloud computers has been optimized.

• The power options on cloud computers have been optimized.

• The Cloud Computer Manager capabilities on cloud computers have optimized.

• Support for optimized peripheral compatibility and COM port redirection capabilities has been added.

New features

• Support for restart or stop actions has been added in the operating systems of cloud computers.

Optimized features

• The stability of cloud computer connections has been optimized.

• The resource consumption rate of high-proportion processes on cloud computers has been optimized.

• Cloud Computer Manager permissions have been optimized.

New features

• The Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) component has been pre-installed in the images.

• Alibaba Cloud Workspace Manager has added features for memory optimization, disk cleanup, and unified peripheral O&M.

• Intelligent Frame Interpolation (IFI) has been added to the Adaptive Streaming Protocol (ASP).

Optimized features

• The clipboard and file transfer features have been optimized to support simultaneous transfer of multiple files, improving file transfer efficiency.

New features

• Support for NVIDIA RTX 5880 GPU specifications has been added (Ubuntu 20.04/22.04).

• Support for native LDAP authentication has been added (Ubuntu 20.04/22.04/24.04).

Optimized features

• The occasional paste failure issue with the clipboard has been fixed.

• Issues related to resolution/scaling ratio settings and dual-screen exit failures under high load conditions on cloud computers have been fixed.

• Driver installation on GPU instances has been optimized, and dual-screen display has been optimized.

• GeForce GPU display has been optimized.

• Support for NVMe block devices has been optimized in component disks.

New features

• Support for GeForce GPU specifications has been added.

• Support for clipboard-based file transfer between on-premises and cloud environments has been added.

• Dual-screen display has been supported by GPU-accelerated cloud computers.

• Support for managing scheduled tasks on cloud computers has been added.

• Support for Ubuntu 24.04 and Rocky 8.6 images has been added.

Optimized features

• Stability enhancement has been implemented.

New features

• The hibernation capability has been supported for Linux cloud computers.

• Rich text copy has been supported for clipboards on Linux cloud computers.

• Support for configuring scheduled tasks upon inactivity has been added for administrators.

Optimized features

• Stability has been enhanced.