How to Cancel Amazon WorkSpaces

To fully cancel and delete an Amazon WorkSpaces setup, follow these steps:

Deleting a WorkSpace

• Open the Amazon WorkSpaces console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/workspaces/.
• In the navigation pane, select WorkSpaces.
• Choose the WorkSpace you want to delete.
• Select Delete when prompted.
• Confirm by choosing Delete WorkSpace. This action is permanent and cannot be undone, and the user’s data will be destroyed. It takes approximately 5 minutes to complete, during which the WorkSpace status will be set to Terminating.

Deleting Custom Bundles and Images

If you have custom bundles or images that you no longer need, you can delete them as well.

• Open the WorkSpaces console.
• Navigate to the section for custom bundles or images.
• Select the bundles or images you want to delete and follow the prompts to delete them.

Deleting Directories

After deleting all WorkSpaces in a directory, you can delete the directory itself.

• Ensure there are no WorkSpaces associated with the directory.
• Go to the WorkSpaces console and navigate to the directory section.
• Select the directory and follow the prompts to delete it. Note that if there are no WorkSpaces using your Simple AD or AD Connector directory for 30 consecutive days, the directory will be automatically deregistered, and you will be charged according to AWS Directory Service pricing terms.

Deleting VPC and Releasing Elastic IP

If you want to delete the VPC and release the Elastic IP address associated with your WorkSpaces, follow these steps:

• Ensure all resources in the VPC are deleted.
• Go to the Amazon VPC console.
• Select the VPC and follow the prompts to delete it.
• Release the Elastic IP address used for the NAT gateway. For more details, refer to the Amazon VPC User Guide.

Using AWS CLI

To delete a WorkSpace using the AWS CLI, use the terminate-workspaces command:
bash
aws workspaces terminate-workspaces –terminate-workspace-requests ws-dk1xzr417

Replace ws-dk1xzr417 with the ID of your WorkSpace.

PowerShell

For users of PowerShell, you can use the Remove-WKSWorkspace cmdlet:
powershell
Remove-WKSWorkspace -WorkspaceId "ws-1a2b3c4d5","ws-6a7b8c9d0" -Force

This command terminates multiple WorkSpaces and suppresses the confirmation prompt with the -Force switch.

By following these steps, you can ensure a complete cancellation of your Amazon WorkSpaces setup.