Terminal Services Team Blog

New update to the RDS wiki: The Case of the Invisible RemoteApps

Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) Team Blog — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 23:52:00 GMT

In our previous blog entry on Remote Desktop Services resources for IT Pros , we mentioned that we'd added a new wiki for Remote Desktop Services in WS08 R2 . This wiki has been growing quickly, thanks to the efforts of some of our community. Most...(read more)

LG announces support for Windows MultiPoint Server 2011

Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) Team Blog — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:19:24 GMT

This week, LG announced the U Series Network Monitor that supports Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 with stated availability in the U.S. of October 2011. This is the first monitor that supports Windows MultiPoint server and helps deliver on the promise...(read more)

Free RDS Application Assessment Program by ChangeBASE

Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) Team Blog — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:12:26 GMT

Are you planning to move your desktop applications to Remote Desktop Session Host (formerly Terminal Services) but are not sure if they will work without issues? Are you looking for a tool to help you automatically determine compatibility? ...(read more)

New white paper: Why Hyper-V for VDI

Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) Team Blog — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 05:04:58 GMT

We’ve just released a new white paper entitled Why Hyper-V for VDI . It explains why organizations should choose Hyper-V as their hypervisor when designing and implementing a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) solution. It includes requirements analysis...(read more)

How to Enable Certificate Revocation Checking on a Remote Desktop Gateway Client

Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) Team Blog — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 02:45:06 GMT

This blog is intended for Remote Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway) users who want to turn on certificate revocation checking on the RD Gateway client as a security best practice. An RD Gateway server is configured with a server authentication certificate that...(read more)

Windows Thin PC Preview Now Available

Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) Team Blog — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 23:12:27 GMT

Today Microsoft announced the availability of the Windows Thin PC public Community Technology Program (CTP) release. Windows Thin PC is a Software Assurance (SA) benefit that provides a low footprint, locked down version of Windows 7 that enables organizations...(read more)

Windows MultiPoint Server application compatibility information now available

Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) Team Blog — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:39:01 GMT

Last September we blogged about the Remote Desktop Services Community Verified Application Compatibility Center that contains application compatibility information for products tested with Remote Desktop Services. We are now pleased to announce this update...(read more)

Farewell from Chandra Shekaran and Tad Brockway

Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) Team Blog — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 21:01:23 GMT

Dear Remote Desktop Services Customers, Partners, Pundits, and Enthusiasts: Now that RemoteFX has shipped, we have each decided to take on other Microsoft challenges outside of Remote Desktop Services. Chandra Shekaran is moving to Bing to be the General...(read more)

RD Connection Broker plug-in for System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 released!

Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) Team Blog — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 05:37:55 GMT

We just released an RD Connection Broker plug-in for VMM 2008 R2 that enables dynamic placement of VDI virtual machines for both personal virtual desktops and virtual desktop pools. To determine how this can help your VDI deployment, see Michael Kleef...(read more)

How to resolve the issue “Remote Desktop Disconnected” or “Unable to Connect to Remote Desktop (Terminal Server)”

Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) Team Blog — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 17:54:50 GMT

One of the recurring issues seen in product support is why a client cannot connect. Specifically, errors such as “Unable to RDP,” “Remote Desktop Disconnected,” or “Unable to Connect to Remote Desktop (Terminal server)” are common problems...(read more)

The Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services Resource Kit is now available!

Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) Team Blog — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 22:26:19 GMT

In 2008, I coauthored the Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services Resource Kit with Kristin Griffin, Remote Desktop Services MVP and a moderator on our TechNet Web forum . Since we are slow learners, in 2010 we decided to do it again. With the help of the...(read more)

Configuring Remote Desktop licensing settings on a Remote Desktop Virtualization Host server

Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) Team Blog — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 02:16:39 GMT

This blog post introduces the Windows PowerShell cmdlets for configuring Remote Desktop licensing settings on a RemoteFX -enabled RD Virtualization Host server in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. Until Windows Server 2008 R2, in a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure...(read more)

Centralized Licensing Management for Microsoft VDI

Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) Team Blog — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 06:05:49 GMT

This blog post introduces the new Centralized Licensing Management work, implemented in Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) as a part of the RemoteFX feature, for centrally managing the licensing configuration in a Microsoft Virtual Desktop Infrastructure...(read more)

Introducing Microsoft RemoteFX USB Redirection: Part 2

Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) Team Blog — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 17:41:22 GMT

RemoteFX USB redirection allows many types of USB devices to be used in the remote VDI session. In addition to the existing high-level device redirection mechanisms in RDP (printers, USB drives, smart cards, PnP devices, audio, etc.), RemoteFX USB redirection...(read more)

The LG Network Monitor: A fantastic addition to the growing list of RemoteFX-enabled devices

Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) Team Blog — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 22:12:07 GMT

Hi, Max Herrmann here again from the Remote Desktop Services team. Back in July, I wrote to you from the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in Washington, D.C., where we released the public betas of Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 and Windows...(read more)