Cloud Desktop release notes

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Updated at September 12, 2025

Q2 2025

Implemented adding a Windows image for desktop deployment. Creating a custom Windows image requires a Windows image licensed to you.

For more information, see Create a Windows-based image.
Added new quotas:
- Maximum number of desktop images per cloud: 8.
- Maximum total size of desktop images per cloud: 1 TB.
Increased the following quota values:
- Maximum number of desktops per cloud: 5 → 10.
- Maximum total number of vCPUs per cloud: 10 → 40.
- Maximum total amount of RAM per cloud: 20 GB → 80 GB.
- Maximum total HDD space per cloud: 500 GB → 600 GB.
- Maximum total SSD space per cloud: 500 GB → 600 GB.

Implemented adding a custom Linux image for desktop deployment. You can configure the image and install extra packages.

For more information, see Creating an image from a Compute Cloud Linux instance.
Added ready-to-use desktop configurations for various tasks. Select a configuration to get your most optimal workspace without setting parameters for each group. If none of the configurations suits you, you can customize a single desktop to meet your needs.

For more information, see Creating a desktop group.
Supported desktop access management with Yandex Identity and Access Management. You can grant desktop group access to:
- User group in your Yandex Cloud organization.
- Individual users of an organization.
- Any user by sending an invitation to their email address. The user will be added to your organization and assigned a role for desktop access.
Added an option to set a maximum desktop group size. Desktops in a group will be deployed as users get connected, but their number will not exceed the maximum you set.
Added an option to set the number of hot standby desktops. These desktops will be always loaded for quick user access.
This service is now billable. For current pricing details, see Yandex Cloud Desktop pricing policy.