Modify a virtual desktop

Update the hardware of your Windows or Linux virtual desktop on the fly or simply assign a new session name

First, you must stop your current desktop before being able to upgrade/downgrade the instance type associated to your desktop. To do so, click "Actions" > "Virtual Desktop State" > "Stop" your virtual desktop.

Stopping a desktop will not cause any data loss.

Wait until the state of your desktop is Stopped. You can verify that by checking the virtual desktop settings bar:

Verify the virtual desktop state by checking the settings bar

Once you confirmed your virtual desktop is stopped, click "Actions" > "Update Session"

Update Session will let you change the EC2 hardware and session name

You will have the possibility to update the session name or the virtual desktop size. To upgrade/downgrade, simply select the new instance type you want to use (in this example, we will upgrade from g4dn.xlarge to g4dn.2xlarge)

You can change the size of your virtual desktop or its session name

You can verify what instance type is used by your virtual desktop by checking the desktop setting bar

Once your instance is updated, restart your desktop by clicking "Actions" > "Virtual Desktop State" > "Start". You virtual desktop will now use the updated EC2 hardware.