"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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Do I have to enable Remote Desktop Services to use Remote Web Workplace connect to computer
We have an existing SBS 2011 Standard installation and I am trying to configure Remote Web Workplace. So far I am able to connect to the Remote Web Access and use shared folders and connect to Outlook no problem.
The issue is configuring the…

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How to override client supplied logon domain in Windows Server 2012R2 Remote Desktop Services
I'm trying to configure a Windows Server 2012 R2 server which is joined to one domain but uses kerberos auth from a different realm.
The kerberos realm is 14 characters long (15 with the slash or at symbol) and by default the windows remote desktop…

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double login and other problems on remote desktop every 14 days
On Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services we got problems every 14 days on Monday morning independent of how long the server is up.
You have to log in twice.
RemoteApps will not start (only blue empty desktop)
no usernames in user tab of…

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Remote Apps Not Showing
I am trying to get RD Web Access working.
Installed the following Roles all on a server:
Remote Desktop Session Host
Remote Desktop Licensing
Remote Desktop Connection Broker
Remote Desktop Web Access
I have added a collection called…

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Installing RD Gateway on a server with another site already in Default Web Site and listening on port 443?
I have a server running Windows Server 2008 R2, web facing with one website already installed.
I would like to also add the RD Gateway services to this machine since it is already accessible form the internet. However I am running into some issues…

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Windows Server 2012 Remote Desktop Services cannot start
Under System Properties / Remote, The "Allow remote connections to this computer" is enabled. Also under Service Manager / Local Server, "Remote Desktop" is enabled.
However, the "Remote Desktop Services" service listed in "services.msc" is not…

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how do I have a windows group automatically map a drive on connection?
I have 3 different windows user groups. Each group needs to have a certain drive mapped, unique to that group. Is there a way to say x group maps to y drive every time they connect?
If I put something in their start up, that's a lot of manual work.…

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Disable File Browsing Chrome/Firefox
Want to publish Firefox or Chrome in a XenApp/RDS environment. However, I can't find any central way to disable file browsing (ie. type c:\ in address bar). In fact, I can't find any great way in general to do this at all with these browsers. This…

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Server 2008 R2 - Remote Desktop Users Group resetting members to SIDS
Server 2008 R2 server that several users in the domain (non-domain admins) need to be able to remote to -- added them to a security group in AD ("HPS-BS"), added that security group to Local group of Remote Desktop Users on the server.
(Server is…

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Set RDS Default Printer By Session/Client
We have a Multipoint 2012 server running RDS for dumb terminals set up throughout our facility. Clients are named by their location. Each location uses its own printer. Due to the fact that there are more clients than users, we will have a user…

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Windows Server 2012 : Selected server has pending reboots and does not clear when rebooted
Similar to the issue here, I am blocked from Deploying what used to be called Terminal Server, and is now (confusingly) called a "Session Based Desktop Deployment" scenario within the context of the Add Roles and Features Wizard, under the top level…

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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.
In Windows Server 2008 R2, I was able to configure…

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Why is the remote desktop service connected to a *random* IP?
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How do I deal with a compromised server?
I noticed some unusual network behaviour on my Windows web server 2008 R2 x64 server, when I investigated on Resource Monitor I noticed that this was related to and unknown IP being…

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How can I setup RD Gateway on the same server as TMG?
I have used the following guides with no luck:
http://www.rayheffer.com/953/building-a-remote-desktop-gateway-rdg-rd-gateway-server/
http://www.isaserver.org/tutorials/Microsoft-Forefront-TMG-Publishing-RD-Web-Access-RD-Gateway-Part2.html
We have MS…

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How do you restrict application access thru RD Session Host in Windows Server 2008 R2?
I am setting up a new server with RDS. I want to control the access to applications I install for RDS host using Groups or Users. Is this possible? How?
Let's say I have a set of 5 applications that will be used by a group of users. Some users have…

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