Questions tagged [remote-desktop-services]

"Remote Desktop Services" is a component of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and newer. It allows its users to run applications on a remote server, sending only mouse/keyboard input and screen updates across the network. In previous versions of Windows Server it was known as "Terminal Services".

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Disable access to Windows Update for users on 2016 RDS Server

I've recently replaced Windows Server 2008 R2 RDS Servers with 2016 Servers and ran into this issue. It seems that the GPO option to "Allow Non Administrators To Receive Update Notifications" (...
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Disabling local resources just for some users accessing a remote desktop session host

We are using a VPS running Windows server 2008 We need to disable the access to local resources (printer, local drives, etc) just for some users remotely accessing this VPS, while allowing the use of ...
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run script remotely on windows 2012 server

I have a script that I manually have to run 4 or 5 times a day, in one of our servers. I remotely access the server and execute the script. The OS is Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation. Now, I can´t ...
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How drastically affect latency to the user experience in RDS?

I'm about to implement RDS (Remote Desktop Services Server using Windows Server 2016). Users will use an accountability software, no browser or any other app. I'm considering to put it as a remote app ...
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Remote desktop services deployment has vanished - Server 2012 R2

I've been working on a new solution recently which is basically a 2012 R2 RDS Farm. In a nutshell, the users RDP to the connection broker which in turn passes their connection out to one of the ...
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windows server 2019 remote desktop

Hi Win Server OS experts, I'm trying to set up our Win Server 2019 system for a Remote Desktop Licensing server. We purchased the Remote Desktop per Device CALs and we are trying to make the CALs ...
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Remote Terminal Services speed up initial connection

I have a windows 2003 64 bit remote terminal server with 30 clients connecting to it. I noticed that when the client connects to the terminal server it takes 22 seconds to appear the following ...
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Editing the Session Collection disk size in Server 2012 R2

I created a Remote Desktop Services Session Collection a few weeks ago using Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard. I am now realizing I overdid the Maximum Size in the user profile disks section, and ...
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Publishing of Windows 2016 Server RemoteApp and automatic delivery of icons to the Start Menu doens't work

I'm trying to setup a lab with a VM hosting all the roles for Windows 2016 Server Remote Desktop Services (CB, SH, WA) to publish few apps to be delivered to Windows 10 Professional Clients. All ...
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Remote Desktop Site Issues

I have an RDS site that's running Windows Server 2008 R2. Currently the site is getting hit with a ton of outside traffic trying brute forces attacks, and now while our remote users can access the ...
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Remote desktop from azure

We want to implement a solution so our employees use only remote computer instead of physical one to store their information and work, so they can login to their work desktop even if they are in home. ...
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RD Connection Broker direct user to specfic RD Session Host

Let me state the objective first. I would like to configure a Remote Desktop Services paradigm such that a Remote Desktop Client is able to connect to an entity, likely an RD Gateway or RD Connection ...
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Is RDP override of redirected printer setting an issue with Server 2012 or printer driver?

Windows 10 / 64-bit Pro workstations connecting to Microsoft Server 2012 via Remote Desktop Connection are experiencing a problem with their redirected printer, a Lexmark Model XM5365. The Lexmark ...
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Do expired certificates in a Remote Desktop Deployment matter?

In Server Manager > Remote Desktop Services > Overview > Edit Deployment Properties, all of our RD certificates are Trusted but Expired. I would expect there to be a warning of some sort when ...
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RD Session host accepting new connections despite being set to not

I have a couple of new servers I'm testing for a customer... We've brought them into the mix of 'Host Servers' for the Remote Desktop Services collection and we've set 'Allow new connections' to '...
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Remote Desktop Services Collections not showing for admin user in Server Manager

I have created an new admin account and would like for that account to be able to view the remote desktop services overview and collections. However the account cannot see any of the collections. ...
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How install SSL certificate for RDS on windows server 2016?

I installed windows server 2016 for a small company, so I don't need to have domain controller on this installation and for RDS I only need RD Licensing and RD Session Host roles. But only with that ...
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How to give multiple users remote access to a Windows application geographically close to the database server

We are migrating to another accounting system, but still have a legacy system built in MS Access (97/2000/2003) with SQL Server as the backend. The system running Access has to be in the same office ...
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Difference between .rdp file settings "alternate full address" and "full address"

When saving the connection info in mstsc to a .rdp file the configured remote computer name will appear like this: full address:s:rds.contoso.com However, when downloading .rdp files from RD Web ...
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The optimal setup for Remote Desktop Access for Windows Server with MS office for multiply users

I need to setup Remote Desktop Access for multiply users (up to 10 users) with MS Office accessible for all users. I already have: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Licence (1 License) Microsoft Win ...
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After installing RDS on WinServer 2016 I still can only connect with two users?

What I'm trying to do: I have a software that multiple users are supposed to use on one system. Because a standard installation of WinServer2016 can only hold a maximum of two users at once I googled ...
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AD User to be granted logon to RDP server but not locally to clients

I have a member of the "domain users" groups that has stopped working locally on client PCs and only needs to access the RDP server (which he already successfully can do). So in order to stop this ...
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Cannot Install Remote Desktop Services dismapi_error__failed_to_enable_updates rds-web-access

I am having trouble installing Remote Desktop Services after upgrading from Server 2012 to Server 2019. I had Remote Desktop Services installed on 2012, but the rds-web-access role was not functioning....
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RDS Session host server disconnecting all user profile disks intermittently

I have a Windows RDS solution utilizing user profile disks which are stored on a file server. There are two session host servers which the RDS Gateway loadbalances between. I'm seeing an issue ...
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Remote Desktop session remote control always returns Error 5: Access denied

I am having problems to shadow the remote desktop session of a user on a Windows Server 2008 R2. If I log on as local administrator on the server with RDP and shadow the session of a domain user that ...
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Testing Windows RemoteApps without Remote Desktop Services

I want to run an app under ReportApps but at the moment I don't have access to a server with Remote Desktop Services working. Is it possible to make the RDP setup to test RemoteApps on either a ...
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Windows Server 2016 Start Menu Options Disabled on Admin Login

Installed Windows Server 2016 and set up Remote Desktop services. After the RDS installation, the following occured: Logging into the session host server as admin, no matter with which domain login,...
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RDS still in grace period after licensing

I'm really worried that my RDS infrastructure will crash in 64 days. I have long entered the RDS license code and activated the License Server, manages user-level licenses. From time to time, however,...
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Ideal settings for rdesktop?

For connecting to a Windows 7 virtual machine on a LAN, what would be the ideal settings to specify when using rdesktop in linux so that it feels as close as possible to using a regular Windows 7 ...
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A temporary profile created by service if User Profile Disk of RDS collection is enabled

I configured Remote Desktop Service on Server 2012 R2, and enabled User Profile Disk on the RDS collection. Then I configured a Windows service and assign a user account (say MyUser) as the logon ...
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Azure OS-Included VM Image - Windows Server 2016 Remote Desktop Session Host Concurrent User Access (CALs required?)

I want to set up an Azure VM that can be accessed by at least 5 users concurrently. There is an OS-included Azure VM image option for "Windows Server 2016 Remote Desktop Session Host 2016". When ...
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Single RDP session and automatic disconnect of pending session group policy not working in Windows Server 2012

Good morning, I'm working on a client's environment. The servers are all Windows Server 2012. There's a pool of virtual desktops which is used by users to connect to their virtual machines and ...
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Azure AD Users logging into Remote Desktop Server

I have a Windows Server 2016 VM running on Azure. It is joined to an Azure Active Directory. Remote Desktop Services are installed and seem to be working properly. I am trying to allow users from ...
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Remote Control with Remote Desktop Services Manager - error Access is denied (Windows Server 2012 R2)

We have 2 Remote Desktop Servers (Terminal Servers) with Windows Server 2008 R2 (WS 2008 R2) and Windows Server 2012 R2 (WS 2012 R2). I'm using Remote Desktop Services Manager (RDSM) installed on WS ...
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Cannot RDC a Win10 client machine

In our Windows SBS 2011 network with about a ten Windows 10 1803 client machines, we cannot connect to one of them using Remote Desktop Connection. The error is the following: Here are the Firewall ...
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RDS 2012 R2 and Remote Desktop Collection: Change "Remote Computer" value

Somewhere along the line, I went down the rabbit hole trying to avoid a SAN certificate and get away with a single certificate that would cover the RDWeb/Gateway/host of the single-server deployment ...
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Can Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) and Remote Desktop Services (RDS) be used side-by-side?

I have a dedicated Windows Server 2016 server hosted by a company. Right now, we use Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) to allow up to two simultaneous users the ability to log onto the server remotely. ...
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Server 2012 and RDP Properties

I am looking to change RDP-Tcp-Properties security layer to: 'RDP security layer' in Windows Server 2012. Looked up: Windows 2012 R2 - RDP properties? However this server has no RD features/roles ...
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RDS Server 2016 Disable Easy Print on Epson TM (POS receipt printer)

Currently have RDS setup on Win Server 2016 it is using the "Easy Print Driver" for all locally connected (redirected) Epson TM t20-ii printers (about 10 POS receipt paper stations). I have installed ...
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RDP to Server 2012+ visual goes fuzzy/blurry, especially inactive parts of screen (see pics)

When I connect from my Windows 10 Pro (1607) to either Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2016, the text dynamically goes fuzzy. Clicking it (if it's clickable) or highlighting it makes it clear ...
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How to set the network interface for RDP in Windows Server 2012?

I have a server with multiple network interfaces, and I need RDP to only listen for connections on one of them; the server is not a Remote Desktop server, RDP is only used for remote administration. ...
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Disable Ability to Print or Install Printers via UNC Path

Is there a way to disable printing or installing printers via UNC path? If a printer is added via UNC path in our RDP environment, it shows up for every user on the same collection. If the printer ...
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Windows server Remote Desktop Services LAGS very with good resources

RDS services hosted on our windows server 2016 (Hyper-V virtual machine). We use default installation without any clustering/load balancing/etc - merely RDS services and licensing server. Problem ...
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Windows 8.1 RDP -shadow session

Is it possible to establish RDP shadow session in Win 8.1 Pro VM on Win 8.1 Pro Host? I can RDP into the VM from an external client (credentials saved): mstsc.exe /v:68.560.92.1 In the VM I get ...
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RDS 2012 R2 some users are not able to logon after changed date and time on Connection Brokers

Due to a malconfigured NTP server of ntp.org, the date and time on all our servers and client was set to the date of tomorrow (1/1/2017 instead of 31/12/2016). We've manually changed the date back to ...
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2012 rds 2016 domain controller

So we have a few 2012 R2 Terminal Servers at my company that were working fine until we started the process of replacing our Domain Controllers with new Windows 2016 Servers. Since then our users are ...
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PowerShell Copy-Item from Remote Session

I am able to transfer files to a remote session, however I been pretty unsuccessful at retrieving files from it. The remote system is a Windows 7 machine with PowerShell v2.0, from Windows 10 ...
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Azure AD B2B user allow RDS login

Our situation is as follows; Company A Company B +-----------------------------+ +----------------------------+ | | ...
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Steps to add new Windows 2012R2 Server to RDS Deployment

I have a new 2012R2 Server(call it server4) that I want to add to my RDS deployment. Here is our current configuration, all running 2012R2 Server1: RDS License Server Server2: RD Connection Broker ...
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Win2016 RDS Desktop collection no longer accessible

I have a Windows 2016 solution on which users access a Remote Desktop published by remote desktop services. Its the new version of RDP that comes in via HTTPS through the RD Web gateway and is ...

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