"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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Configuring RemoteApp for external users, how does RDS Gateway work?
I feel I must be just missing something obvious here. I have a working RDS deployment with two RDSH hosts. It's not perfectly architected, but this came from a PoC and will be re-engineered in a few months so I'm not worried about that. We have…
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Program displays correctly only when tested from Compatability Wizard
The environment: Windows 2012R2 RDS in a VMWare ESXi environment
The problem: We have a program that is not displaying correctly when launched. The toolbar is not being displayed and window positions aren't being retained.
The workaround: If we use…
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Impossible to remove remote desktop license server
The server that was the license server for my remote desktop server was decommissioned, so I want to remove it from the configuration.
If I go in Server Manager > Remote Desktop Services > Overview and then RD Licensing > right click > Remove RD…
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Remote Desktop Farm Deployment ports
I'm in an environment where the firewall is very strict (as in every port is closed unless requested to be opened).
When deploying my 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Farm through PowerShell I'm getting to the point where I am making the Session Host server…
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Printer Redirection RDS Gateway
I have a 2012 R2 RDS environment with a Farm containing two RDS servers, RDS Broker and RDS Gateway. Previously, I had printer redirection disabled, but I'm bringing on some users that need this functionality. I tried managing the functionality with…
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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 of Remote Desktop Services/RDWeb/Gateway/Session…
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Unable to install Remote Desktop connection broker role service
I'm trying to do some testing of Remote Desktop Services and I have installed a fresh version of Windows Server 2012 R2 on a brand new computer.
I have added this server onto my domain and logged in as a domain user to the account. Now when i move…
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Audit what version of Remote Desktop users are using
we're trying to find out if there's any specific way to audit what version of remote desktop users are connecting with to a terminal server. You can find the version number manually by right clicking on the mstsc.exe bar at the top and selecting…
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Win Terminal Server/RDS - dynamic printer mapping after session reconnect
I am trying to figure out this Problem: When a user disconnects his/her RDS (on Windows Server 2012 R2) session in Office 1 and reconnects in Office 2, then still all the Printers relevant to Office 1 will be mapped.
First idea was to use the Task…
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Can you change the RemoteApp location of a published app?
We would like to be able to roll out new versions of an application in RemoteApp without having to kick off users. One idea was to publish the new version of the application in a different directory, say APP/VERSION_XXX, and then update the…
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Server 2012 Remote Desktop Services how to see collections in list that expands off bottom of screen?
In Server Manager > Remote Desktop Services I have a large list of collections. The list is already so long that it goes off the bottom of the screen and unfortunately it is only going to keep growing.
I cannot find any way to scroll the list of…
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RD published apps not connecting to remote instance
I have configured RD components in one single server (for my poc) and I have done configuring 2 machines as session host. I have created a collection and in that RDP for a machine is published.
When I try to connect to that instance using this…
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Outlook 2013 (connected to imap accounts) with mandatory profiles on Server 2012R2 RDS
Windows 2012R2 RDS and Outlook 2013. Mandatory Profiles with folder redirection to users Homefolders.
Anyone have any ideas on using outlook (connected to imap mail accounts) with mandatory profiles. I have a group policy to point the data file to…
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Cannot enable more than 2 simultaneous Remote Desktop Connection
Windows Server 2012 is unable to allow more than 2 simultaneous Remote Desktop Connections:
Instead of editing the group policy :
"Limit Number of connections to 999999"
Disabling "Restrict Remote Desktop Services Users to a single Remote Desktop…
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WINSRV | Unable to remove Remote Desktop Service Web Access (0x800f0922)
I have a big problem, because I can't uninstall the Remote Desktop Service Web Access role. I am always getting error code 0x800f0922.
When I want to uninstall it with IIS, my server restarts and says service error - reverting.
I have already…
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