RDP Registry Settings (Windows CE 5.0)
Registry Settings for the Desktop Computer
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Registry Settings for the Windows CE Device
By default, the Windows CE Terminal Services Client (CETSC) executable uses RDP plain text files to hold configurable information. For more information, see Terminal Services Client Configuration through the .rdp File and Running Cetsc.exe.
Note The default registry values vary depending on which Catalog items are included in your OS design. For more information, see Default Registry Settings.
The HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Terminal Server Client registry key controls all Terminal Services connections.
Note These values control connections at a global level, and are superseded at a connection that has these values specified.
The following table shows the named values.
| Value : type | Description |
|---|---|
| BitmapCacheSize : REG_DWORD | Default is 1500. This value is the size, in KB, of the bitmap cache in memory. The maximum value is 32000. |
| BitmapPersistCacheSize : REG_DWORD | Default is 10. This value is the size, in KB, of the bitmap cache file. |
| RequireVKPackets : REG_DWORD | Default is 0. This key is reserved for keyboard input handling. Do not modify this information. |
For information about a specific Terminal Services connection, see Terminal Services Client Configuration through the .rdp File.
Drive redirection allows you to view and manage folders on your local drives in a remote session. Drives are redirected when the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Terminal Server Client\<Connection Name>\EnableDriveRedirection registry entry is 1, Drive redirection is on by default.
If drive redirection is enabled, you can use the file redirection filter to specify the directories that are available within the RDP session. The following example shows how to specify the root of the file system to which the redirection filter applies:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\AutoLoad\FilterFsd]
"RootPath"="\\"
This registry entry also determines the root of the file redirection filter driver. If you set RootPath to "\\" the entire file system comes under the scope of this filter. You can change this registry entry if you want to reduce the scope of the redirection filter.
For more information, see Filtered File Storage Redirection.
The Terminal Services Client is controlled by the Terminal Server Client node in the registry. The HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Terminal Server Client registry key controls the configuration of the Terminal Services Client. The following table shows the named values.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| BitmapPersistCacheLocation : REG_DWORD | Default is \temp. This value is the path to the folder where the cache file is stored. |
| DisableFileAccess : REG_DWORD | Default setting is 1. This setting indicates whether the user has access to the local file system. A value of 1 indicates that access to the local file system is disabled and the Save As and Open buttons are not available in the UI. A value of zero (0) indicates that the user has access to the local file system. |
| FullScreenAlways : REG_DWORD | By default, the standard shell runs in full screen, and allows the user to change it to run in a window and specify the window size . You can change this default behavior by adding this key.
A value of 0 indicates that windowed mode is allowed. A value of 1 indicates that windowed mode is disabled and the RDP session is always run in full-screen mode. This results in the user not having the option to choose a remote desktop size in the Remote Desktop Connection dialog box. In the Windows Thin Client Shell, this value is set to 1. For more information, see Thin Client Registry Settings. |
The Terminal Server Client loads the virtual channel plug-in DLLs that are listed in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Terminal Server Client\Default\Addins\<virtual channel name> registry key. The virtual channel name can be any string.
The following table shows the named values.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| Name: REG_SZ | No default. The name of the virtual channel plugin DLLs to load. Separate DLL names with a comma (,). |
For more information about virtual channels, see Virtual Channel Client Registration.
See Also
RDP Application Development | RDP Security | Terminal Services Client Configuration through the .rdp File
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