diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_push.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_push.yaml
index d768e13f4..cfe63385e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_push.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_push.yaml
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ jobs:
           - jupyterlab-cpu
           - jupyterlab-pytorch
           - jupyterlab-tensorflow
-          - remote-desktop
     needs: pre-build-checks
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     services:
diff --git a/docker-bits/6_sas.Dockerfile b/docker-bits/6_sas.Dockerfile
index 07f445a27..796dbf725 100644
--- a/docker-bits/6_sas.Dockerfile
+++ b/docker-bits/6_sas.Dockerfile
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ ARG QUARTO_VERSION=1.4.176
 ARG QUARTO_SHA=c06edd8930903a1018a27eb9f70fb9037b28a3cd8a7eb6299e8136876b4e11b3
 ARG QUARTO_URL=https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto-cli/releases/download/v${QUARTO_VERSION}/quarto-${QUARTO_VERSION}-linux-amd64.tar.gz
 
+ENV SASSTUDIO_TEMP_HOME=/etc/sasstudio 
+
 RUN wget -q ${QUARTO_URL} -O /tmp/quarto-${QUARTO_VERSION}-linux-amd64.tar.gz && \
     echo "${QUARTO_SHA} /tmp/quarto-${QUARTO_VERSION}-linux-amd64.tar.gz" | sha256sum -c - && \
     tar -xzvf /tmp/quarto-${QUARTO_VERSION}-linux-amd64.tar.gz -C /tmp/ && \
@@ -28,6 +30,9 @@ RUN ln -s /usr/local/SASHome/SASFoundation/9.4/bin/sas_en /usr/local/bin/sas &&
 
 WORKDIR /home/jovyan
 
+# Adds default workspace shortcut to sasstudio
+COPY SWE.folderShortcuts.key $SASSTUDIO_TEMP_HOME/preferences/SWE.folderShortcuts.key
+
 ENV PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/SASHome/SASFoundation/9.4/bin
 
 ENV PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/SASHome/SASPrivateJavaRuntimeEnvironment/9.4/jre/bin
diff --git a/output/docker-stacks-datascience-notebook/start-custom.sh b/output/docker-stacks-datascience-notebook/start-custom.sh
index d39738d8a..ef668524b 100755
--- a/output/docker-stacks-datascience-notebook/start-custom.sh
+++ b/output/docker-stacks-datascience-notebook/start-custom.sh
@@ -158,6 +158,15 @@ if [ ! -d "$HOME/workspace" ]; then
   mkdir -p "$HOME/workspace/repositories"
 fi
 
+# Add sasstudio default
+if [[ -z "${SASSTUDIO_TEMP_HOME}" ]]; then
+  echo "No sas studio default settings created"
+else
+  echo "Creating sas studio default settings"
+  mkdir -p "$HOME/.sasstudio"
+  cp -r "$SASSTUDIO_TEMP_HOME/." "$HOME/.sasstudio"
+fi
+
 # Retrieve service account details
 serviceaccountname=`kubectl get secret artifactory-creds -n $NB_NAMESPACE --template={{.data.Username}} | base64 --decode`
 serviceaccounttoken=`kubectl get secret artifactory-creds -n $NB_NAMESPACE --template={{.data.Token}} | base64 --decode`
diff --git a/output/jupyterlab-cpu/start-custom.sh b/output/jupyterlab-cpu/start-custom.sh
index d39738d8a..ef668524b 100755
--- a/output/jupyterlab-cpu/start-custom.sh
+++ b/output/jupyterlab-cpu/start-custom.sh
@@ -158,6 +158,15 @@ if [ ! -d "$HOME/workspace" ]; then
   mkdir -p "$HOME/workspace/repositories"
 fi
 
+# Add sasstudio default
+if [[ -z "${SASSTUDIO_TEMP_HOME}" ]]; then
+  echo "No sas studio default settings created"
+else
+  echo "Creating sas studio default settings"
+  mkdir -p "$HOME/.sasstudio"
+  cp -r "$SASSTUDIO_TEMP_HOME/." "$HOME/.sasstudio"
+fi
+
 # Retrieve service account details
 serviceaccountname=`kubectl get secret artifactory-creds -n $NB_NAMESPACE --template={{.data.Username}} | base64 --decode`
 serviceaccounttoken=`kubectl get secret artifactory-creds -n $NB_NAMESPACE --template={{.data.Token}} | base64 --decode`
diff --git a/output/jupyterlab-pytorch/start-custom.sh b/output/jupyterlab-pytorch/start-custom.sh
index d39738d8a..ef668524b 100755
--- a/output/jupyterlab-pytorch/start-custom.sh
+++ b/output/jupyterlab-pytorch/start-custom.sh
@@ -158,6 +158,15 @@ if [ ! -d "$HOME/workspace" ]; then
   mkdir -p "$HOME/workspace/repositories"
 fi
 
+# Add sasstudio default
+if [[ -z "${SASSTUDIO_TEMP_HOME}" ]]; then
+  echo "No sas studio default settings created"
+else
+  echo "Creating sas studio default settings"
+  mkdir -p "$HOME/.sasstudio"
+  cp -r "$SASSTUDIO_TEMP_HOME/." "$HOME/.sasstudio"
+fi
+
 # Retrieve service account details
 serviceaccountname=`kubectl get secret artifactory-creds -n $NB_NAMESPACE --template={{.data.Username}} | base64 --decode`
 serviceaccounttoken=`kubectl get secret artifactory-creds -n $NB_NAMESPACE --template={{.data.Token}} | base64 --decode`
diff --git a/output/jupyterlab-tensorflow/start-custom.sh b/output/jupyterlab-tensorflow/start-custom.sh
index d39738d8a..ef668524b 100755
--- a/output/jupyterlab-tensorflow/start-custom.sh
+++ b/output/jupyterlab-tensorflow/start-custom.sh
@@ -158,6 +158,15 @@ if [ ! -d "$HOME/workspace" ]; then
   mkdir -p "$HOME/workspace/repositories"
 fi
 
+# Add sasstudio default
+if [[ -z "${SASSTUDIO_TEMP_HOME}" ]]; then
+  echo "No sas studio default settings created"
+else
+  echo "Creating sas studio default settings"
+  mkdir -p "$HOME/.sasstudio"
+  cp -r "$SASSTUDIO_TEMP_HOME/." "$HOME/.sasstudio"
+fi
+
 # Retrieve service account details
 serviceaccountname=`kubectl get secret artifactory-creds -n $NB_NAMESPACE --template={{.data.Username}} | base64 --decode`
 serviceaccounttoken=`kubectl get secret artifactory-creds -n $NB_NAMESPACE --template={{.data.Token}} | base64 --decode`
diff --git a/output/remote-desktop/start-custom.sh b/output/remote-desktop/start-custom.sh
index d39738d8a..ef668524b 100755
--- a/output/remote-desktop/start-custom.sh
+++ b/output/remote-desktop/start-custom.sh
@@ -158,6 +158,15 @@ if [ ! -d "$HOME/workspace" ]; then
   mkdir -p "$HOME/workspace/repositories"
 fi
 
+# Add sasstudio default
+if [[ -z "${SASSTUDIO_TEMP_HOME}" ]]; then
+  echo "No sas studio default settings created"
+else
+  echo "Creating sas studio default settings"
+  mkdir -p "$HOME/.sasstudio"
+  cp -r "$SASSTUDIO_TEMP_HOME/." "$HOME/.sasstudio"
+fi
+
 # Retrieve service account details
 serviceaccountname=`kubectl get secret artifactory-creds -n $NB_NAMESPACE --template={{.data.Username}} | base64 --decode`
 serviceaccounttoken=`kubectl get secret artifactory-creds -n $NB_NAMESPACE --template={{.data.Token}} | base64 --decode`
diff --git a/output/rstudio/start-custom.sh b/output/rstudio/start-custom.sh
index d39738d8a..ef668524b 100755
--- a/output/rstudio/start-custom.sh
+++ b/output/rstudio/start-custom.sh
@@ -158,6 +158,15 @@ if [ ! -d "$HOME/workspace" ]; then
   mkdir -p "$HOME/workspace/repositories"
 fi
 
+# Add sasstudio default
+if [[ -z "${SASSTUDIO_TEMP_HOME}" ]]; then
+  echo "No sas studio default settings created"
+else
+  echo "Creating sas studio default settings"
+  mkdir -p "$HOME/.sasstudio"
+  cp -r "$SASSTUDIO_TEMP_HOME/." "$HOME/.sasstudio"
+fi
+
 # Retrieve service account details
 serviceaccountname=`kubectl get secret artifactory-creds -n $NB_NAMESPACE --template={{.data.Username}} | base64 --decode`
 serviceaccounttoken=`kubectl get secret artifactory-creds -n $NB_NAMESPACE --template={{.data.Token}} | base64 --decode`
diff --git a/output/sas/Dockerfile b/output/sas/Dockerfile
index cf9ce6f3c..fd6af7a9d 100644
--- a/output/sas/Dockerfile
+++ b/output/sas/Dockerfile
@@ -391,6 +391,8 @@ ARG QUARTO_VERSION=1.4.176
 ARG QUARTO_SHA=c06edd8930903a1018a27eb9f70fb9037b28a3cd8a7eb6299e8136876b4e11b3
 ARG QUARTO_URL=https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto-cli/releases/download/v${QUARTO_VERSION}/quarto-${QUARTO_VERSION}-linux-amd64.tar.gz
 
+ENV SASSTUDIO_TEMP_HOME=/etc/sasstudio 
+
 RUN wget -q ${QUARTO_URL} -O /tmp/quarto-${QUARTO_VERSION}-linux-amd64.tar.gz && \
     echo "${QUARTO_SHA} /tmp/quarto-${QUARTO_VERSION}-linux-amd64.tar.gz" | sha256sum -c - && \
     tar -xzvf /tmp/quarto-${QUARTO_VERSION}-linux-amd64.tar.gz -C /tmp/ && \
@@ -414,6 +416,9 @@ RUN ln -s /usr/local/SASHome/SASFoundation/9.4/bin/sas_en /usr/local/bin/sas &&
 
 WORKDIR /home/jovyan
 
+# Adds default workspace shortcut to sasstudio
+COPY SWE.folderShortcuts.key $SASSTUDIO_TEMP_HOME/preferences/SWE.folderShortcuts.key
+
 ENV PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/SASHome/SASFoundation/9.4/bin
 
 ENV PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/SASHome/SASPrivateJavaRuntimeEnvironment/9.4/jre/bin
diff --git a/output/sas/SWE.folderShortcuts.key b/output/sas/SWE.folderShortcuts.key
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7b5ac93a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/output/sas/SWE.folderShortcuts.key
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+["Workspace~ps~/home/jovyan/workspace"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/output/sas/start-custom.sh b/output/sas/start-custom.sh
index d39738d8a..ef668524b 100755
--- a/output/sas/start-custom.sh
+++ b/output/sas/start-custom.sh
@@ -158,6 +158,15 @@ if [ ! -d "$HOME/workspace" ]; then
   mkdir -p "$HOME/workspace/repositories"
 fi
 
+# Add sasstudio default
+if [[ -z "${SASSTUDIO_TEMP_HOME}" ]]; then
+  echo "No sas studio default settings created"
+else
+  echo "Creating sas studio default settings"
+  mkdir -p "$HOME/.sasstudio"
+  cp -r "$SASSTUDIO_TEMP_HOME/." "$HOME/.sasstudio"
+fi
+
 # Retrieve service account details
 serviceaccountname=`kubectl get secret artifactory-creds -n $NB_NAMESPACE --template={{.data.Username}} | base64 --decode`
 serviceaccounttoken=`kubectl get secret artifactory-creds -n $NB_NAMESPACE --template={{.data.Token}} | base64 --decode`
diff --git a/resources/common/start-custom.sh b/resources/common/start-custom.sh
index d39738d8a..ef668524b 100755
--- a/resources/common/start-custom.sh
+++ b/resources/common/start-custom.sh
@@ -158,6 +158,15 @@ if [ ! -d "$HOME/workspace" ]; then
   mkdir -p "$HOME/workspace/repositories"
 fi
 
+# Add sasstudio default
+if [[ -z "${SASSTUDIO_TEMP_HOME}" ]]; then
+  echo "No sas studio default settings created"
+else
+  echo "Creating sas studio default settings"
+  mkdir -p "$HOME/.sasstudio"
+  cp -r "$SASSTUDIO_TEMP_HOME/." "$HOME/.sasstudio"
+fi
+
 # Retrieve service account details
 serviceaccountname=`kubectl get secret artifactory-creds -n $NB_NAMESPACE --template={{.data.Username}} | base64 --decode`
 serviceaccounttoken=`kubectl get secret artifactory-creds -n $NB_NAMESPACE --template={{.data.Token}} | base64 --decode`
diff --git a/resources/sas/SWE.folderShortcuts.key b/resources/sas/SWE.folderShortcuts.key
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7b5ac93a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/sas/SWE.folderShortcuts.key
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+["Workspace~ps~/home/jovyan/workspace"]
\ No newline at end of file