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title: "WorkSpaces Core Template Set Up"
slug: "workspaces-core-template-set-up"
updated: 2026-03-18T17:34:36Z
published: 2026-03-18T17:34:36Z
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# WorkSpaces Core Template Set Up

This article is a quick guide for adding a Microsoft Windows template to use with your Amazon Workspaces Core deployment. It is part of the [Getting Started with Workspot](/v1/docs/getting-started-with-workspot) article series.

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Below are the steps to set up WorkSpaces Core template for this integration.

> **Note:** Your AWS account must be set up with Amazon’s WorkSpaces Bring Your Own License (BYOL) and Bring Your Own Protocol (BYOP), or the import process will fail.

## Set Up BYOL/BYOP Licensing for Your Account

- Configure BYOL/BYOP by following the Step 1 in Amazon’s [Bring Your Own Windows desktop licenses in WorkSpaces](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/workspaces/latest/adminguide/byol-windows-images.html)[.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/ad9153e1-c8de-4f56-94f2-b717a1fc3a68/Images/Documentation/byol-windows-images.html)

## Create and Import a Workspaces Image

See also Step 2 of Amazon’s [Bring Your Own Windows desktop licenses in WorkSpaces](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/workspaces/latest/adminguide/byol-windows-images.html)[.](https://cdn.us.document360.io/ad9153e1-c8de-4f56-94f2-b717a1fc3a68/Images/Documentation/byol-windows-images.html)

- Follow the procedure in [Creating Workspot Templates for Amazon](/v1/docs/creating-workspot-template-for-aws-ec2).

## Next Step

- [Prepare Workspot Infrastructure in Public/Private Cloud](/v1/docs/getting-started-with-workspot#4-prepare-workspot-infrastructure-in-publicprivate-cloud)

## Related Documents

- [Getting Started with Workspot](/v1/docs/getting-started-with-workspot)
- [Workspot Configuration for Amazon Workspaces Core](/v1/docs/workspot-configuration-for-amazon-workspaces-core)
- [Using Workspot Templates](/v1/docs/using-workspot-templates)