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Questions tagged [remote-desktop]

Software and/or protocols allowing a user to access the graphical desktop on a system from a remote computer. Common protocols are RDP from Microsoft, and RFB (used by VNC).

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Remote desktop settings grayed out for windows server 2008

I am remotely connected to a box(as an administrator) running windows server 2008. However when I go to system properties >> remote, the options for remote desktop are grayed out. Does anyone know why this might be? I'm trying to change the remote…
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Getting just the "active" remote desktop sessions

In windows I can get the remote desktop sessions on a particular server using: qwinsta /server:SERVER_NAME But this gives me sessions of all different states(e.g.: Active, Disc, ... ). Does any body know about a command or batchfile or script to…
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windows remote desktop vs tightvnc server

Is there any comparation of the bandwidth usage, it seems that vnc take much more bandwitdh, but I am not sure. Is there any way I can make vnc use less bandwidth.
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Enable Sound for RDP in Windows Server 2012

I am loving remote desktop in Windows Server 2012. One problem - I can't figure out how to enable sound. The usual remote desktop/terminal services tools are missing in 2012. (See tsconfig.msc / tsadmin.msc in Server 2012 on this site) I have…
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Howto change current user password?

...when logged into a Server via remote Desktop? I see no way to Access Windows security. In "old" 2008 R2 there was a "Windows Security" entry in the start menu when coming via RDP. In the new Metro Start Menu, the username context menu allows me…
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windows server 2012 remote desktop - Send messages between standard users

Does anyone know the policy, or registry change, etc. for allowing messages (on the same server) between standard users... an elevated cmd prompt or task manager works of course... but need it to work on standard accounts. H:\>msg scott hi Error…
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Installing Visual Studio 2012 via RDC

I am currently installing Visual Studio 2012 on a remote system that is connected to my LAN but I am having some trouble doing a visual install. When I run vs_premium.exe to start the installation the actual install window appears but it is…
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terminal server has exceeded max number of allowed connections

when I try to connect to a remote windows 2003 server via remote desktop connection I get the following exception: "Terminal server has exceeded max number of allowed connections" Ho can I find out who is connected to the server? Is there a snapin…
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Windows explorer (filename) string corruption when using remote desktop?

Has anyone else experienced this problem? While browsing folders in explorer over a remote desktop connection, sometimes the file name strings will get corrupted, so they display incorrectly in windows explorer. Remote desktop (or terminal services)…
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Assign static IP to Users that access using Terminal Services (Remote Desktop)

For a project I'm working on I'm looking for the ability to assign a specific ip to users when they start a terminal service session. I'm using Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and I tried using Remote Desktop IP Virtualization but as far I understand it…
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RemoteFX On NVIDIA Lower Cost Video Cards

I am looking into a Windows Server 2008 SP1 with RemoteFX enabled, however I do not want to buy one of the NVIDIA Quadro $1000+ video cards to do it (as only a small number of users will be using virtual machines). I would like to use one of the…
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Enabling SSL for Remote Desktop

Ok so I'm trying to remove a number of my systems from our Nessus scan from having this medium vulnerability. Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Protocol Server Man-in-the-Middle Weakness I set the following GPO setting: Computer…
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Setting up multi-user desktop Mac OS X with a single server

We have some developers and designers who need occasional access to a Mac desktop. Is it possible to purchase a single Mac (perhaps a Mini or Pro) and allow multiple users running Windows and Linux to remote desktop into their own accounts on that…
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Remote access to Windows Server 2008

What are the tools/method to remotely access and maintain the Windows Server 2008. On Linux I am fine with the ssh, is the Remote Desktop the proper tool there? Thanks a lot Regards, STeN
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Remote Desktop Connection Denied because the user account is not authorized for remote login

I have set up Terminal Services in Windows 2003. Which is part of the domain. That server is not DC. It has only one role: Terminal Server When I'm trying to log in to it via RDP as an Domain Administrator or any other user in the Domain Admins…
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