"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".
Questions tagged [remote-desktop-services]
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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 separate Windows 10 machine or a version of Windows…
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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, when I log in, I have the notification of the…
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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.
We now need to allow a few more users onto the…
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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 the most recent driver on clients + RDS server…
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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 perform work, currently stored in a VDI server.
There's…
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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 settings of the problematic PC:
Here are the…
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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 is added by selecting "Find a printer in the…
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Fix Start menu in Windows 2016 with Roaming profiles
really need a hand down here.
I'm setting up a new RDS host, migrating from Windows Server 2008 R2 to 2016. The installation is brand new.
What I'm doing to replicate the old configuration is:
Login on RDS with a domain user;
Apply my…
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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 getting intermittent "Access Denied" errors when…
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Windows Server 2012 Standard RDS Access Denied for Domain Users
I've recently started having a problem where users can no longer log into the RDS server. They get 'Access is denied'.
If I add them to Domain Admins, they are able to get on without issue. I've checked Local Security Policy > Local Policies >…
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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 loadbalanced between a pair of session host servers.
On…
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Cannot establish a remote desktop connection to Windows Server 2012 R2
A Windows server has suddenly stopped accepting remote desktop connections.
When I try connecting with MSTSC.EXE it reports An Internal error has occured and with RDCMAN.EXE it reports [Unknown disconnection reason 4].
As, domain admin, I have…
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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 'False' for both of the new servers.
Users have since…
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RemoteApp : Save files on client's local profile
I have a RemoteApp collection with all office programs (Word, Excel, ...) on my Windows Server 2016 with RDS installed.
When I launtch a program (like Word) on my client Windows 10 and then I want to save, it saves by default on my Administrator's…
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Remote Desktop Services multiple display sizing issues
A client of mine uses Remote Desktop Services publish through RemoteApp to individual workstations.
One of the users is complaining about an issue with a program that uses multiple windows. She runs Windows 10 Professional Fall Creators Update 2017.…
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