• EC2Launch version 1.3.2003155
• SSM Agent version 2.3.1319.0
EC2LaunchV2_Preview AMIs
• EC2Launch v2 version 2.0.124
Release Changes
2020.8.12
All AMIs
• Windows security updates current to August 11th, 2020
• AWS Tools for Windows PowerShell version 3.15.1084
• G3 AMIs: NVIDIA GRID version 451.48
• EC2Launch v2 Preview AMIs: EC2Launch version 2.0.104
• SQL CUs installed
• SQL_2019: CU6
• Previous versions of Amazon-published Windows AMIs dated May 13th, 2020 and earlier were made private.
2020.7.15
All AMIs
• Windows security updates current to July 14th, 2020
• AWS Tools for Windows PowerShell version 3.15.1064
• ENA version 2.1.5
• SQL Server CUs installed
• SQL_2017: CU21
• SQL_2019: CU5
• Previous versions of Amazon-published Windows AMIs dated April 15th, 2020 and earlier were made private.
AWS Windows AMI version history
Release Changes
2020.7.01 A new version of Amazon Machine Images has been released. These images include EC2Launch v2 and serve as a functional preview of the new launch agent in advance of it being included by default on all Windows AMIs currently provided by AWS later this year. Note that some SSM documents and dependent services, such as EC2 Image Builder, may require updates to support EC2 Launch v2. These updates will follow in the coming weeks. These images are not recommended for use in production environments. You can read more about EC2Launch v2 at https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/07/introducing-ec2-launch-v2-simplify-customizing-windows-instances/ and Configure a Windows instance using EC2Launch v2 (p. 530). All current Windows Server AMIs will continue to be provided without changes to the current launch agent, either EC2Config (Server 2012 RTM or 2012 R2) or EC2Launch v1 (Server 2016 or later), for the next several months. In the near future, all Windows Server AMIs currently provided by AWS will be migrated to use EC2Launch v2 by default as part of the monthly release. EC2LaunchV2_Preview AMIs will be updated monthly and remain available until this migration occurs.
New Windows AMIs
• Windows security updates current to June 9th, 2020
• AWS Tools for Windows PowerShell version 3.15.1034
• cfn-init version 1.4.33
• SQL CU installed: SQL_2016_SP2: CU13
2020.5.27
New Windows AMIs
• Windows_Server-2004-English-Core-Base-2020.05.27
• Windows_Server-2004-English-Core-ContainersLatest-2020.05.27
2020.5.13
All AMIs
• Windows security updates current to May 12th, 2020
• AWS Tools for Windows PowerShell version 3.15.1013
• EC2Launch version 1.3.2003150
Release Changes
2020.4.15
All AMIs
• Windows security updates current to April 14th, 2020
• AWS Tools for Windows PowerShell version 3.15.998
• EC2Config version 4.9.4222
• EC2Launch version 1.3.2003040
• SSM Agent version 2.3.842.0
• SQL Server CUs installed:
• SQL_2017: CU 20
• SQL_2019: CU 4 2020.3.18 Windows Server 2019 AMIs
Resolves an intermittent issue discovered in the 2020.3.11 release in which the Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) may not start within the expected time after initial OS boot, potentially resulting in timeouts, BITS errors in the event log, or failures of cmdlets involving BITS invoked quickly after the initial boot. Other Windows Server AMIs are not affected by this issue, and their latest version remains 2020.03.11.
2020.3.11
All AMIs
• Windows security updates current to March 10th, 2020
• AWS Tools for Windows PowerShell version 3.15.969
• EC2Config version 4.9.4122
• EC2Launch version 1.3.2002730
• SSM Agent version 2.3.814.0
• SQL Server CUs installed:
• SQL_2016_SP2: CU 12
• SQL_2017: CU 19
• SQL_2019: CU 2 not applied due to known issue with SQL Agent
• Out of band security update (KB4551762) for server core 1909 and 1903 applied to mitigate CVE-2020-0796. Other Windows Server versions are not impacted by this issue. For details, see https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0796
AWS Windows AMI version history
Release Changes
2020.2.12
All AMIs
• Windows security updates current to February 11th, 2020
• AWS Tools for Windows PowerShell version 3.15.945
• Intel SRIOV driver updates
• 2019/1903/1909: version 2.1.185.0
• 2016/1809: version 2.1.186.0
• 2012 R2: version 1.2.199.0
• SQL Server CUs installed:
• SQL_2019: CU 1
• SQL_2017: CU 18
• SQL_2016_SP2: CU 11
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Window Server 2008 R2 reached End of Support (EOS) on 01/14/20 and will no longer receive regular security updates from Microsoft. AWS will no longer publish or distribute Windows Server 2008 SP2 or Windows Server 2008 R2 AMIs. Existing 2008 SP2/R2 instances and custom AMIs in your account are not impacted, and you can continue to use them after the EOS date.
For more information about Microsoft End of Service on AWS, including upgrade and import options, as well as a full list of AMIs that are no longer published as of 01/14/2020, see End of Support (EOS) for Microsoft Products.
2020.1.15
All AMIs
• Microsoft security updates current to January 14, 2020
• AWS Tools for Windows PowerShell version 3.15.925
• ENA version 2.1.4
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Window Server 2008 R2 reached End of Support (EOS) on 01/14/20 and will no longer receive regular security updates from Microsoft. AWS will no longer publish or distribute Windows Server 2008 SP2 or Windows Server 2008 R2 AMIs. Existing 2008 SP2/R2 instances and custom AMIs in your account are not impacted, and you can continue to use them after the EOS date.
For more information about Microsoft End of Service on AWS, including upgrade and import options, as well as a full list of AMIs that are no longer published as of 01/14/2020, see End of Support (EOS) for Microsoft Products.
Monthly AMI updates for 2019
For more information about Microsoft updates, see Description of Software Update Services and Windows Server Update Services changes in content for 2019.
Release Changes
2019.12.16
All AMIs
• Microsoft security updates current to December 10, 2019
• AWS Tools for Windows PowerShell version 3.15.903
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft will end mainstream support for Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Server 2008 R2 on January 14, 2020. On this date, AWS will no longer publish or distribute Windows Server 2008 SP2 or Windows Server 2008 R2 AMIs.
Existing 2008 SP2/R2 instances and custom AMIs in your account will not be impacted and you can continue to use them after the end-of-service (EOS) date.
For more information about Microsoft EOS on AWS, including upgrade and import options, along with a full list of AMIS that will no longer be published or distributed on January 14, 2020, see End of Support (EOS) for Microsoft Products.
2019.11.13
All AMIs
• AWS Tools for Windows PowerShell version 3.15.876
• Windows security updates current to November 12th, 2019
• EC2 Config version 4.9.3865
• EC2 Launch version 1.3.2002240
• SSM Agent v2.3.722.0
Previous versions of AMIs have been marked private.
New Windows AMIs
• Windows_Server-1909-English-Core-Base-2019.11.13
• Windows_Server-1909-English-Core-ContainersLatest-2019.11.13
• Windows_Server-2016-English-Full-SQL_2019_Enterprise-2019.11.13
• Windows_Server-2016-English-Full-SQL_2019_Express-2019.11.13
• Windows_Server-2016-English-Full-SQL_2019_Standard-2019.11.13
• Windows_Server-2016-English-Full-SQL_2019_Web-2019.11.13
• Windows_Server-2019-English-Full-SQL_2019_Enterprise-2019.11.13
• Windows_Server-2019-English-Full-SQL_2019_Express-2019.11.13
• Windows_Server-2019-English-Full-SQL_2019_Standard-2019.11.13
• Windows_Server-2019-English-Full-SQL_2019_Web-2019.11.13
2019.11.05
New Windows AMIs
New SQL AMIs available:
• Windows_Server-2016-English-Full-SQL_2019_Enterprise-2019.11.05
• Windows_Server-2016-English-Full-SQL_2019_Express-2019.11.05
• Windows_Server-2016-English-Full-SQL_2019_Standard-2019.11.05
• Windows_Server-2016-English-Full-SQL_2019_Web-2019.11.05
• Windows_Server-2019-English-Full-SQL_2019_Enterprise-2019.11.05
• Windows_Server-2019-English-Full-SQL_2019_Express-2019.11.05
AWS Windows AMI version history
Release Changes
• Windows_Server-2019-English-Full-SQL_2019_Standard-2019.11.05
• Windows_Server-2019-English-Full-SQL_2019_Web-2019.11.05
2019.10.09
All AMIs
• AWS Tools for Windows PowerShell version 3.15.846
• Windows security updates current to October 8th, 2019
• Windows Defender platform updates current and update block via registry removed. For details, see https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4513240/
sfc-incorrectly-flags-windows-defender-ps-files-as-corrupted
New Windows AMIs
New ECS-optimized AMI available:
• Windows_Server-2019-English-Core-ECS_Optimized-2019.10.09
2019.09.12
New Windows AMI
• amzn2-ami-hvm-2.0.20190618-x86_64-gp2-mono
.NET Core 2.2, Mono 5.18, and PowerShell 6.2 pre-installed to run your .NET applications on Amazon Linux 2 with Long Term Support (LTS)
Release Changes
2019.09.11
All AMIs
• AWS PV driver version 8.3.2
• AWS NVMe driver version 1.3.2
• AWS Tools for Windows PowerShell version 3.15.826
• NLA enabled on all OS 2012 RTM to 2019 AMIs
• Intel 82599 VF driver reverted to version 2.0.210.0 (Server 2016) or version 2.1.138.0 (Server 2019) due to customer reported issues. Engagement with Intel concerning these issues ongoing.
• Windows security updates current to September 10th, 2019
• Windows Defender platform update blocked via registry due to SFC failures introduced by latest client. Will be reenabled when patch available. See https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4513240/sfc-incorrectly-flags-windows-defender-ps-files-as-corrupted. Platform update block: HKLM:
\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Miscellaneous Configuration
\PreventPlatformUpdate type=DWORD, value=1
Previous versions of AMIs have been marked private.
New Windows AMIs
New STIG-compliant AMIs available:
• Windows_Server-2012-R2-English-STIG-Full
• Windows_Server-2012-R2-English-STIG-Core
• Windows_Server-2016-English-STIG-Full
• Windows_Server-2016-English-STIG-Core
• Windows_Server-2019-English-STIG-Full
• Windows_Server-2019-English-STIG-Core