"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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redundant/multi-site terminal server
We have a Hyper-V cluster running 5 virtual terminal servers using HA.
We need to be able make this system redundant and so if this site was to fail our users could log into the backup system at another location and access their data via the…
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Installing Terminal Server (Remote Desktop Services) on a Domain Controller (Active Directory)
From my research, I've come to understand that "Installing Terminal Server (Remote Desktop Services) on a Domain Controller (Active Directory)" is a cardinal sin - apparently there are some serious security risks.
Could someone please elaborate and…
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Remote connection to a Windows 2008 Server Web edition
I have just installed Windows 2008 web server to have a development/test site on my office.
In the test network I only have 2 machines:
Windows server 2008 Web Edition
Vista x64 client machine with Visual Studio
The client and the server are…
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16-bit App Virtualization on Windows Server 2008 R2
I am upgrading a client's 2003 Terminal Server soon and they still need to run a 16 bit DOS app. I know R2 won't support this, but would prefer to use it anyway if there was a way around it via virtualization.
Would it be possible to install a 32bit…
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Trusted 2008 RDP publisher thumbprint failure
Server 2008 R2, Windows 7. I'm trying to use group policy to specify the thumbprints of a trusted RDP publisher (me). I've followed the msdn instructions for getting and setting the thumbprint and yet it's not working. I used the user policy to…
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"this network location can't be included because it is not indexed" on Windows 2008R2 Remote Desktop Services Hosting
I'm setting up a new terminal server for our users on Win2008R2 (I guess I should call it Remote Desktop Services now!)
When I try to change the location of "Documents" (by removing the default Documents library and adding a new one), to use the…
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Windows Server 2022 RDP / RDS Black Screen When Connecting
I've recently setup RDS on Windows Server 2022 Standard Edition.
Users frequently report that when they connect, they will see a black screen and the mouse cursor, but nothing else.
This occurs with the standard windows client, "Remote Desktop…
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How to reduce a RDS user's vhdx?
In order to reduce RDS user's vhdx (User Profile Disks) size, I wanted to test disk2vhd to rebuild a vhdx from mounted vhdx. But it doesn't work on virtual drive.
Optimize-VHD is not suitable for this job because it's not a Hyper-V env.
So, is there…
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Temporary profile on remote desktop server
We have 6 RD Servers (2012 and 2008) and on all of them users sometimes get assigned a temporary profile.
In Eventlog we can always see Event ID 1600
Das Profil kann nicht von \files\RD_Profiles nach C:\Users kopiert werden. Es steht nicht…
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Running Remote Desktop SERVER on windows 7
Is it possible to obtain Remote Desktop Services to enable W7 Pro to host multiple remote desktop sessions?
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Windows stuck on "Welcome" screen specifically after disconnect + reconnecting to RemoteApp
I have been intermittently working on an issue for weeks now and I can't seem to find the solution.
We have a legacy MS Access desktop application on an Azure VM that we stream to the users as a MS RemoteApp. They login through a shortcut on their…
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Remote Desktop Connection cannot connect
I have used remote desktop load balancing for about three years with little issue until yesterday, when my some, but not all, of my users started reporting an error similar to the following.
The remote computer BETA.domain.com that you are trying…
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Multiple RDS farm session hosts for load balancing?
I am setting up an RDS farm, intending to host terminal access software for access to a mainframe.
We'd like to set up multiple RDS servers for redundancy and load balancing. To accomplish this, is it correct that only multiple session hosts would…
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Licensed RDS deployment does not allow more than 2 concurrent connections
I am creating an RDS deployment in a corporate domain. Servers are running Win2019 Standard Server Core in a Session-based desktop deployment. Server A is acting as RD Broker, RD Web Access, RD Gateway, RD License server, and RD Session Host to…
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Connection remains active in RDP farm and profile disks don't load. Where to drop?
We have a server farm with a Domain Controller, Connection Broker, Gateway and several Terminal Servers.
A user logs in to the RDP generated website and connects to the Gateway. Then starts the RDP session and is redirected to a terminal server.
One…
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