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"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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RDP Client address is unknown when connecting through a gateway

I've come across a showstopper in my magnificent task to create a printer GPO which maps printers inside the TS session based on the RDP client address - the address isn't known when using a gateway server :( Right-click + status on a session via RD…
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Usability Metrics for for Windows Remote Desktop Services

I am trying to find out if there are ways to capture some metrics to measure the usability of a remote desktop services server (2008R2). Particularly, I am trying to record: How long it takes to logon users Time it takes to open applications If…
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What factor enables the Remote Desktop dialogue to be displayed in System Properties?

Win 7/8 I can't establish an RDC connection into certain PC's on my physical local network. I checked all the typical issues present in about 40-50 Super User, Stack Overflow, Server fault and Microsoft forums posts: the PC is up and running, the…
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Cannot establish a remote desktop connection to Windows Server 2012 R2

A Windows server has suddenly stopped accepting remote desktop connections. When I try connecting with MSTSC.EXE it reports An Internal error has occured and with RDCMAN.EXE it reports [Unknown disconnection reason 4]. As, domain admin, I have…
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External access to RDS not working

So I have an issue where I have setup a RDS environment: All servers are win 2008 R2 RDS1 - Licensing, gateway, broker RDS2,3,4 and RDS5 - Session Hosts. All in a farm called Farm1. I have a cert from a 3rd party trusted CA installed. RDP file…
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Win server 2008 change port of RD Gateway

Is it possible to change the port used by RD Gateway. I know its integrated with IIS and it uses port 443 (SSL) so i've changed my IIS bindings to use a different port for SSL communications. however, I can't find any way to specify the RD gateway…
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Is it possible to an user login more than once to a Windows Server with Remote Desktop/Terminal Services?

I've tried this, and it was not possible. But maybe there's a config that allows this. idk. Is it possible? I'm getting the user SessionID based on the explorer.exe process that belongs to them. But, if users can log more than once, they will have…
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Is it unsafe publishing a Remote Desktop Services Gateway directly to the Internet?

I am planning to deploy a Remote Desktop Services Gateway on Windows Server 2012 R2 on AWS with the following configuration in the security group (the RDS Gateway should authenticate users against an Active Directory: Inbound port open: only 443…
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remote desktop gateway licensing mode for administrator only usage

I have setup a remote desktop gateway but only intend to use it for administrative access to servers. Correct me if I am wrong but as long as I am only using the RD Gateway for administrative purposes and limit it to two connections per server at a…
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Quickbooks Causing RDP disconnects

I run about 20 Windows 2016/2019 RDP Servers out of a central datacenter. I have a group of 4 QuickBooks (21 Enterprise) users on a fully patched 2019 server that are experiencing frequent RDP disconnects from the Terminal Server they share. Users…
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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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