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Nested virtualization expanded on Intel EC2 instances and GovCloud regions

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AWS has expanded nested virtualization support to new Intel instance families (like C7i, R7i, M7i) and additional AWS GovCloud (US) regions. This allows customers to run hypervisors like KVM and Hyper-V on EC2 instances, enabling use cases such as mobile app emulation and running WSL. This feature is now available for broader adoption within government and specialized commercial environments.

  • →Nested virtualization available on new Intel EC2 instance families
  • →Nested virtualization expanded to AWS GovCloud (US) regions
  • →Nested virtualization enables hypervisor use cases on EC2
Features (2) ›
  • Nested virtualization available on new Intel EC2 instance families

    Nested virtualization is now supported on additional Intel instance families, including C7i, R7i, M7i, C8id, R8id, M8id, C7i-flex, M7i-flex, I7i, C8i-flex, R8i-flex, M8i-flex, and X8i. This expands the hardware options for running hypervisors on EC2.

  • Nested virtualization expanded to AWS GovCloud (US) regions

    Nested virtualization support is now available in the AWS GovCloud (US-East) and AWS GovCloud (US-West) regions. This extends the capability to government customers in addition to existing support in commercial regions.

Notes (1) ›
  • Nested virtualization enables hypervisor use cases on EC2

    Customers can leverage nested virtualization to run KVM or Hyper-V on virtual EC2 instances. This enables scenarios such as mobile app emulation, automotive hardware simulation, and running Windows Subsystem for Linux.

Read the original announcement →

https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/06/nested-virtualization-intel-us-gov-cloud/

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