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Remote desktop is slow when connecting to a computer which is part of a domain

We have two windows 2003 machines, one is a DC and another is joined to the domain of the DC. These machines are not locally available to us so we have to remote desktop into them. When we first got the machines remote desktop was blazing as the…
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Hyper-V Connect

i am installed Windows 2008 OS and on that i installed Hyper-v. i am using Windows XP desktop. By using this desktop is it possibul to connect Hyper-V. if possibul please help me.
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What's a good public access terminal solution using old PCs and remote VMs?

Has anyone had experience using VMs as remote desktops for public access terminals (e.g. an internet cafe) In our case we don't want to charge money for access but I figure this solution has a few advantages, such as: can easily re-build VMs daily,…
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Remote desktop to a VM that is on ESXi v4.0

I can't seem to get a remote session started from my pc to a Windows 2003 server vm that is residing on a VMware ESXi server. I can connect with the VMware client software and I can remote out of the Windows server to another server but not into the…
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Way to connect to VPS w/Win Vista Home Basic, other than VNC or TeamViewer?

I need to connect to a VPS and I'm running Vista Home Basic. TightVNC and TeamViewer both require access to the VPS first, because they require that the server be set up with TightVNC or TeamViewer. Is there anything similar to Remote Desktop that…
Tia Peterson
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Restrict users from saving on their Desktop and saving on a specific folder

Restrict users from saving on their Desktop and saving on a specific folder I want to restrict my users to save files on their desktop and on a specific folder like (C:\Users\user_name\Desktop\Desktop Files) I searched the Internet a lot and there's…
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WIN10 - How to forbid users to change their desktop items using active directory GPOs

I would like to set up a GPO so users cannot edit, delete, add or rename desktop items anymore. So far I activated: user config - guidelines -- administrative templates --- desktop ---- desktop ----- don't allow changes ON ----- don't allow adding…
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How to connect to PostgreSql database in docker (linux) container from windows desktop via vbscript

I face the following error in trying to connect to PostgreSql database in (linux) docker container from windows desktop via vbscript: Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers (30, 11) : FATAL: password authentication failed for user "dev" FATAL: …
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Is there a way to re-build a physical machine (into golden image) without dedicated hardware?

I have a small office (total of 6 computers) for translation, Due to the fact that many of the documents are private and personal and the security risk of opening word documents, pdf and so, I would like to achieve a situation in which at the end of…
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Test cases to verify that VM image is working

I'm currently working on my homelab using automation. I'm currently building Ubuntu images which are supposed to be distributed to my students when they are having labs. I'm wondering: Is it possible for me to create tests that can be run to verify…
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Desktop email client issue in Outlook

One of the user has sent an email Which was not delivered to the recipient. I can trace the email and found the "connection timed out " error in messages logs. Is there any way that user can get to know that the email has not been delivered at the…
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Users cannot log into VM server that is joined to a DC

I've been having a problem recently where i have a VM machine that is running windows server 2012 which is connected to a DC running the same OS, on the DC i have ADUC running with all of my users configured and added into the remote desktop users…
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How Do I Remove Extraneous Desktop Icons From Unauthorized Users On Windows Server 2016

I have an application server into which multiple users log in daily, but some software that's been installed only for certain users crept into everyone's desktops with unwanted launch icons. How do I remove those? PS: That software I speak of is…
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Remote Desktop listening IP

I have multiple Windows 2012 R2 servers. Each server is using just one NIC port that has around 15 IPs binded to it. I want to configure RDP to only listen on one IP, I've configured rules on windows firewall which stop any outside connections…
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Desktop redirected Icons

I need to set a static custom icon for a website's shortcut. The desktop is redirected on a server 2008 domain via GP. Need an easily recognizable icon for young children versus having Chrome or IE generic icons. How do I take an existing icon file…
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