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rdp is Remote Desktop Protocol, used by Windows to view and control other Windows systems

RDP allows remote windows users to view and interact with a remote windows server as if they were sitting at that server's desktop.

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Your thoughts on vendor requiring all users to login to a MS terminal server with the same username and password

I have a vendor stating that they won't support the Microsoft Server 2008 R2 Terminal Server they are installing unless all users login using the same username and password. They claim this is to make things easier for the endusers. Server is…
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Can I resize the screen resolution of a remote desktop session?

Is it possible to change the screen resolution of a Windows remote desktop session after I'm already logged on? For example: it's set for fullscreen but afterwards I want to make the window smaller but now it's Windowed with scrollbars etc. making…
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Remote Desktop Services safe?

If a RDP client is overrun with viruses and trojans is there any risk to the Terminal server? Printers are the only local resource that is shared. Connection to the server is through a Gateway. User authentication is assured (Through something like…
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Windows RDP: Attack targeting real account names

We have a Windows 2012 R2 server hosted in a datacenter, and we are using RDP for its administration. Automatic updates are enabled. RDP login is not allowed for the Administrator account, and there are several user accounts with RDP enabled. I…
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RDP equivalent to SSH port forwarding?

I'm connecting from one Windows machine to another using RDP. I'd like to forward traffic headed for localhost:81 to a machine accessible to the remote machine via its internal network on a local IP address, let's say 10.90.228.163. So I want the…
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Run RDP Session with only 1 Program

I'm running a Windows Server 2008 box and would like to have users login via RDP, but only be able to run 1 program and if they close the program, to log off the session. Is this possible? The clients will be connecting from WinXP SP3…
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Windows Server 2012 member server reports - there is a time or date difference between your computer and the remote computer

PROBLEM Domain member service reports the following when attempting to RDP from any Windows 10 workstation on the same domain or any Windows client from an external source: Remote Desktop cannot verify the identity of the remote computer because…
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RDP - Remote Desktop disconnected, Error 2308 socket closed

Trying to RDP to a server I get this: Error Code: 2308 Error Description: Socket closed I see this on some of my Windows 2003 servers after reboots. Not every reboot, mind you. Usually after Windows Updates, but not every Windows Update. Another…
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Server 08 RDP: possible to warn if same user is already connected?

Currently we do some development and monitoring over 1 RDP account (administrator) to a server 2008 r2 machine, as everyone needs to share the same instance of everything to ensure consistency. The problem is that while one person is connected and…
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Limiting access of rdp to a certain IP only

How can I enable just machines in one subnet (i.e. my home PC and the home network as a whole) to rdp to my servers and nothing else?
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Remote Desktop Connection Data Usage

Does anyone know how much data it uses when I use Windows Remote Desktop Connection for an hour for normal office uses? I'm asking because I need to connect to a computer remotely and I have to pay for the amount of data I use. Thanks
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Change DPI of one user using W2K3 Remote Desktop / Terminal Server

In short: How do I increase the DPI of some (not all) of our customers connected to our RDP server? We are running a W2K3 Terminal Server that our clients connect to to run our application. One of our clients complains that all fonts / icons etc…
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Remote connection to locally running X session

One of the good (few) features windows has is it's RDP protocol implementation. This wonder allows me to work with my 2 screen setup in the office, then drive home, open a VPN connection followed by RDP connection to the office PC from home and get…
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Boot to remote desktop

I'm trying to find out what existing options there are out there to boot a machine into a remote desktop (RDP). Ideally the user would have a USB key and just plug it into the machine and boot via it establishing an RDP connection to their…
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Remotely Monitoring RDP Certificate

We use OpenSSL on a CentOS 6 server to monitor the certificate on servers for RDP. To do this we use: openssl s_client -connect SERVER01:3389 -prexit This has worked flawlessly until 4 days ago, when it suddenly stops showing that a cert is used and…
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