Remote Desktop
A Microsoft app that connects remotely to computers and to virtual apps and desktops.
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Strange Excel 2016 window behavior on RemoteApp
I opened two Excel 2016 windows through RemoteApp on Windows 2016 Server. When I select a piece of table area in one of the windows, hold down the mouse and drag it. Whenever the mouse crosses the cruciform freeze line, the another Excel window which is…
asked 2020-08-15T11:23:29.483+00:00
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Acewind
41
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commented 2020-08-24T01:03:19.64+00:00
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Eleven Yu (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.)
10,726
Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
3 answers
upgrade or coexistence of rds licensing server
dears, i have an rds deployment, licensing server,broker server, web access server running 2012R2 server. 2008 R2 and 2012 cal are installed on the licensing server to activate my session hosts (2008r2,2012r2). i am using per user cal, gpos…
asked 2020-08-06T11:03:10.387+00:00
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eg1995
1,136
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commented 2020-08-21T02:15:03.203+00:00
Eleven Yu (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.)
10,726
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11 answers
can i add a session host 2016 to my environment if i have rds licensing server 2012 R2
dears, can i usse licenses cal per user from my 2012r2 licensing server to 2016 host server? thank you
asked 2020-08-06T09:02:40.487+00:00
eg1995
1,136
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commented 2020-08-21T01:59:45+00:00
Eleven Yu (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.)
10,726
Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer
RDS CAL licences handed out byt LicenseMode is still "5"
Hi folks. I am facing an interesting problem and somehow feel it has to do with Server 2019. Basically here is what we have: Farm of 2012R2, 2016, 2019 Server using Citrix (CAL per user) RD Licencing server on Server 2019 We had a 2012R2…
asked 2020-08-08T10:20:39.557+00:00
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Daniel Istvan (ITVolks)
1
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commented 2020-08-20T07:00:11.2+00:00
Eleven Yu (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.)
10,726
Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
3 answers
Balancing remote desktop and RD gateway loads
Environment: RD server 2019 functioning as both Remote Desktop for about 60 users and RD Gateway for those same 60 users. Most of the users who connect through the RD gateway also use full remote desktop on the same RD server that acts as the RD…
asked 2020-08-14T00:52:43.933+00:00
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Brian Hart
296
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commented 2020-08-20T05:35:37.787+00:00
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Jenny Yan-MSFT
9,336
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Certificate error when connecting to Remote Apps
Hi, Recently setup a new environment for Remote Desktop Services, two Connection Brokers, Two Web Access, Two Gateways and two session hosts servers. Third party certificate installed installed couple of apps and published on RDWeb when when I connect…
asked 2020-08-15T17:09:15.733+00:00
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Farkhondeh, Eddie
96
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commented 2020-08-20T05:34:35.707+00:00
Jenny Yan-MSFT
9,336
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3 answers
Remote Desktop Services Installation on 2016 - Reboots Pending but no registry key for them
Running 2016, and when I try to use the Add Roles and Features wizard to add Remote Desktop Services, it tells me that "the server has reboots pending and needs to be restarted". Obviously, I've already tried rebooting it. Several old…
asked 2020-08-17T23:06:34.45+00:00
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reillan
1
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commented 2020-08-20T05:30:02.79+00:00
Jenny Yan-MSFT
9,336
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5 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
The following description is in the Licensing Description
Currently, the RD license mode specifies the number of users. However, I confirmed from the license manager that the temporary device CAL has been issued. gwmi -Class Win32_TerminalServiceSetting -Namespace root\cimv2\TerminalServices When I…
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Windows File Explorer: Does the search function support AND/OR?
"AND"/"&"/"OR"/"|", please excuse my ignorance; I'm not sure if they're called operands, boolean operators, conditions, switches or something else. I set up one of my servers (Windows Server 2019) as a…
asked 2020-08-19T20:50:41.247+00:00
Vita
76
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answered 2020-08-19T21:30:39.393+00:00
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Anonymous
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Logon Failure - Roaming Profiles
When trying to login using a local user on a client workstation/server with Roaming Profiles configured, I get the following error: Upon viewing the ProcMon results I see: On the Roaming Profile network path root directory I have…
asked 2020-08-12T08:54:44.067+00:00
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reuvygroovy
776
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answered 2020-08-19T07:54:45.1+00:00
Jenny Yan-MSFT
9,336
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1 answer
Is there anyway to make the Android RD Client opens its Keyboard Automatically when connected?
Is there anyway I can make the keyboard automatically open when I am connected to a session in the Android RD Client App?
asked 2020-08-11T06:40:46.857+00:00
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SSV
21
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commented 2020-08-19T06:04:50.637+00:00
Eleven Yu (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.)
10,726
Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer
AD Security Groups - Account Lockouts
We recently created an RDS server for our applications and the login page is public facing because we do not want the users to access via VPN. There is a concern that we may be vulnerable to a brute force attack that may cause higher level employees…
asked 2020-08-04T16:40:29.317+00:00
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Justin Jackson
1
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commented 2020-08-19T05:51:52.633+00:00
Eleven Yu (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.)
10,726
Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer
I lose RDP to windows 2016 server requires reboot
Hello Everyone, I run in to weird issue. I am running windows server 2016. I am running few VMs using VMWare workstation for project purpose. RDP works fine normally. once I disconnect & try to connect next day I cant connect to server at all. …
asked 2020-08-14T16:17:12.567+00:00
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Saurabh Joshi
1
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commented 2020-08-19T05:43:33.33+00:00
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Yvonne Yang (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.)
226
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2 answers
RDS 2019 - Just....quits
Hi everyone, Running into a bit of an issue I can't seem to find an answer to. We have one single RDS server (running 2019) setup to allow users to access virtual desktops. A couple of times now, the RDS server just stops receiving RDP requests. I…
asked 2020-08-17T17:40:08.747+00:00
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usmguy04
1
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commented 2020-08-19T02:09:13.34+00:00
Jenny Yan-MSFT
9,336
Reputation points
1 answer
iOS RDC not recognising mouse (pointer is not moving with mouse) when on iPadOS same mouse is recognised..
iOS RDC not recognising mouse (pointer is not moving with mouse) when on iPadOS same mouse is recognised.. Am I doing something wrong? I have checked the "Input Devices" and although on iPadOS I can see them, on iOS I don't. Both mouse and…
asked 2020-07-29T18:43:42.953+00:00
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Timotheos Tsakmalis
6
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commented 2020-08-19T02:00:28.01+00:00
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evan r
1
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Is there any way to make a shortcut of a RemoteApp (not a Desktop RD Session) on an Android RD Client in Widget?
I can make a Widget SHortcut of ay PC Desktop RD Client Connection, but no options in Workspaces RemoteApp?
asked 2020-08-11T06:34:03.4+00:00
SSV
21
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commented 2020-08-19T01:59:38.883+00:00
Phoebe Lu (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.)
91
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2 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Remote Desktop Services issue after installation fail
Hi all, I have an issue with Windows Server 2016 Role - Remote Desktop Services. Some time ago I tried install this role, but installation failed with errors and installation task was freezed. Even when I reboot the OS, the task re-start again with…
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Does MS Remote Desktop work around the globe?
Hi, I'll be in the USA for next summer and I wonder if I can connect to my local PC in Slovakia from there? If so, should I expect major lags and/or other problems? How fast should my connection be? Thanks, David.
asked 2020-08-13T11:00:11.753+00:00
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David
21
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answered 2020-08-17T05:04:58.703+00:00
Eleven Yu (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.)
10,726
Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer
RemoteApp Auto Launch
Hi, I have a RemoteApp Session Host with an App Published. However, when I directly RDP to the RDSH (to do admin tasks for example), my RemoteApp automatically launches. Is there a way I can prevent this behavior for Administrative users only? …
asked 2020-08-07T05:29:24.793+00:00
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Stan Svetec
1
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commented 2020-08-17T01:18:30.027+00:00
Phoebe Lu (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.)
91
Reputation points
3 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
In-place upgrade of RDS
Hi, We are in the process of upgrading our different RDS environments, and so far have completed all the RDS2016 -> RDS2019 upgrades. We followed this guide, and it worked most of the time. …
asked 2020-08-10T12:46:29.657+00:00
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Kristian Leth
41
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commented 2020-08-14T07:26:02.377+00:00
Kristian Leth
41
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