"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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Remote Desktop Server: Restrict drive redirection on per user basis?
For a Remote Desktop Server, drive redirection can be controlled via Group Policy. Unfortunately, this is a computer configuration, so it will either apply to all users or none.
Is there a workaround, if I allow drive redirection, to be able to…
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Windows server 2012R2 RDS installed on Domain Controller will not uninstall
Knowing I had 90 days to figure out the licensing, I installed RDS. Seems I didn't need to as Administrators can log in anyway. Now it seems we don't want to buy any more licenses so I figured I would uninstall RDS and just use the administrator…
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How can you use a RemoteFx GPU in a Windows Server 2012 R2 Virtual Machine?
The title says it all - I have a Hyper-V host with GPU installed and RemoteFx enabled. RemoteFx works fine in any Windows client OS, but I am trying to accelerate an application which will sit on a Windows Server 2012 R2 VM. Why? Because that VM…
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Choppy YouTube video and sound playback
I have issues with YouTube videos on Windows Server 2012 R2 via RDP, connected via a 2012 R2 RD GW server and UDP is enabled.
The videos play very choppy, no matter what quality I choose or browser (IE or Firefox).
It seems to be a issue like…
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How to migrate and upgrade Windows Server RDS CALs from 2008 to 2012
I currently have a Server 2008 R2 RDS licensing server in production that I'd like to replace with Server 2012 R2. We don't have Software Assurance.
Should we migrate the existing 2008 licenses to the 2012 server, and then attempt to "upgrade" the…
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An internal error has ocurred - MSTSC Crashes
In brief: I cannot Remote desktop a particular server - say "X" from "A" server, but with MSTSC /ADMIN switch I was able to RD "X" server. But the same "X" server can be RD'd from "B" server even without ADMIN Switch.
All servers are 2012 R2…
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RDS 2012 - Starting RemoteApp from RDWeb Prompts for credentials
I have the following Windows 2012 R2 RemoteApp Setup
Server1 - Role (Web Access, connection broker, RD Host) 192.168.100.1
Server2 - Role (connection broker, RD Host) 192.168.100.2
DNS Entries used for Round Robin
RDWA 192.168.100.1,…
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Connect a Windows Mobile 5.0 RF to Windows Server 2012 R2
I am having a situation here, where i want to connect an RF that runs Windows Mobile 5.0 to a Windows Server 2012 R2 server that is located on Azure.
It is reasonable for the two OS's to have different RDP versions but i still can't figure out how…
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When an Active Directory User Logs in to Local Windows 2012 Server Launch a Virtual Machine; Possible?
I won't get into the reasons why this needs to happen, however, is this possible.
I have a Windows Server 2012 R2 box that needs to be used as a daily driver for a few of a clients employees.
Ideal scenario:
An employee sits down at the server, they…
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Stop users logging into Terminal Server via internet
Currently we have a SBS Server, and a Terminal Server (both 2008R2) where users locally and remotely login to the Terminal Server, and work.
We need to restrict the ability to login remotely to only a few users.
Is there a way to restrict this? we…
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Remote Desktop Services - Licensing issue
I am currently going through the process of setting up remote desktop services on one of our Windows 2012 hosts.
I have just activated the box as the remote desktop licensing server.
For the time being we are only going to be using the trial, I know…
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Store scheduled tasks in user profile
We are currently creating two remote desktop farms for our users.
One farm is for operations staff, and one is for accounts. In both cases, we are using Server 2012 R2 remote desktop deployments with central user profile disks to allow a consistent…
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Can I transfer/Migrate Windows server 2003 RDS cals to Windows Server 2012 R2?
I have 9 W2K3 RDS (Terminal Services) CALs, if I upgrade to Windows server 2012 R2, Can I transfer/migrate the CALs to the new server?
Thank you,
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Access Server 2008R2 RemoteApp with MS iOS RDP App without RD Web Access
Is it possible to connect to a Server 2008 R2 RemoteApp using the iOS Microsoft Remote Desktop App v8.0.9, across LAN and VPN, with only the RD Session Host service installed? That is, without RD Web Access, RD Gateway and RD Connection Broker? …
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How to make Group Policy to the same User Group at different Computer Groups? (VDI)
I made two Organizational Unit in my domain
Thin Clients (there are the physical computer objects)
Virtual Clients (there are the virtual computer objects)
And I have the default
Users (there are the user and group accounts, etc.)
I want to…
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