"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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Remote Desktop Site Issues
I have an RDS site that's running Windows Server 2008 R2. Currently the site is getting hit with a ton of outside traffic trying brute forces attacks, and now while our remote users can access the site, they can't launch any of the apps…

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Remote Desktop Services Collections not showing for admin user in Server Manager
I have created an new admin account and would like for that account to be able to view the remote desktop services overview and collections.
However the account cannot see any of the collections. Collections are not even there.
The domain admin can…

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RDP on premises with 2FA on Azure AD
We are looking to implement a two-factor authentication mechanism for our client's Remote Desktop servers (not running on Azure). All my clients have Azure Active Directory, so I thought I could integrate those two systems (RDP and Azure AD) so that…

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How to allow an user to modify any system settings in Domain with Windows Server 2012?
I created a domain with windows server 2012.
I logged in with an user account.
And with default, this account cant access to Remote Desktop setting, LAN setting, ... and any system settings.
I don't know how to allow an specify setting, this case, I…

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Can’t connect to Windows 2008 R2 VPS server
I’m running windows 10 on my computer, and I can’t connect to my Windows 2008 R2 VPS Server via remote desktop. I keep getting this error message.
However, I am connected to my server successfully using other computer that runs on Windows XP.

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Multiple Remote Desktop Sessions on Client Workstation
I have a Windows Server 2008 setup with a domain and 5 workstations connected to it.
I can have up to 10 people using remote desktop on the server at the same time.
However, I cannot get more than one remote desktop connection on the workstations,…

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Remote Desktop Licensing, RemoteAPP
I am going to use RemoteAPP to publish a few administration tools but I ran into a problem with Remote Desktop Licensing which made me confused.
Currently I am stuck at a windows saying that it want to connect to Microsoft Clearinghouse.
What is…

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Server 2008 Setup Remote Desktop Services
I have a 2008 server that I can access via remote desktop as I am the domain admin at my work environment. We are installing some software that will require a handful of users to login and use the software. I've always been confused to what type of…

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Microsoft RemoteApp Active Session
In Microsoft Remote App documentation i found that when a connection between server and client lost because of network fault the session remains active for 20 seconds to let the client if it can connect back to the server,i need to know how can i…

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Remote Desktop Host Server and Domain Controller on one machine
According to this guide
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff817595(v=ws.10).aspx
RDP host server should NOT be the domain controller.
How then can this be set up using ONE machine? (not including the clients)
I'm new to server stuff and…

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RemoteFX on Remote Desktop Session Host not working
I have configured Remote FX on our Windows 2008 R2 SP1 Remote Desktop Session Host by following this guide:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff817595%28WS.10%29.aspx
However, when I connect via my Windows 7 SP1 client to the server and I…

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Of 30 people using Terminal Services Gateway, two users consistently get a timeout and can't connect
We have recently set up a Terminal Services Gateway website to allow external access to a Remote Desktop server. Each user installs a client certificate on their personal computer, connects to the HTTPS TS Gateway site, logs in, then connects to the…

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Windows Remote Desktop Services and Office 2010
I am not ashamed to admit it but Microsoft licensing confuses me quite a bit. I thought I would ask here first before calling MS directly.
Here is the scenario, I have a very old terminal server in my office that my accountants use to run software…

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RDS Gateway Slow Initial Connection
I've setup a Win2k8 R2 RDS Gateway. It works great but the initial connection takes 10-20 seconds. I've had a hard time finding troubleshooting ideas for the problem. Anyone have any suggestions on where to start or common issues?

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Restrict each client to one session per user?
I would like to restrict each client to one session per user.
Currently I have group policy set to allow for an unlimited number of sessions per user however I cannot set group policy, as far as I know, to restrict each client to one session per…

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