Is drive mapping over RDP still the best/recommended solution to let remote...
Hello experts,I have recently completed the initial configuration of a new Windows Server 2003 R2-based Terminal Server. It will allow external users remote access to an intranet portal in a...
View Article2012 RemoteApp: file associations windows 8 only?
I am currently testing RemoteApp and it currently looks like the only way to setup file associations is to set "Specify default connection URL" under RemoteApp and Desktop Connections. This setting...
View ArticleRemoteApp MSI files. no longer available
Hello,I was going through 2012 rds and trying to find the option to push out .msi files. Which to my surprise is no longer available. I read this article...
View ArticleOrphaned csrss.exe process, down remote desktop session issue 2008 R2 ENT SP1
I've gone around in circles on this issue for quite some time now. I have a Citrix XenApp 6.5 Farm running on 30 PHYSICAL Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise SP1 servers. All are fully updated. First off,...
View ArticleConnecting Mac OS X clients via Remote Desktop Gateway
I have recently set up a Remote Desktop Gateway server (Server 2008 R2) to simplify our users' Remote Desktop connections to their office computers from outside the building. This works great for...
View ArticleTrouble Deactivating Server 2003 Terminal Licensing
I am attempting to deactivate an old Terminal License Server that is not being used for this purpose any longer. I get the message "The license server authentication was unsuccessful. Make sure the...
View ArticleWindows Store Remote Desktop app & IME, how does it supposed to work?
Especially when I use a touch keyboard with IME enabled on Surface RT.It seems the most sane way is to always use the English keyboard on the client (local) side, then invoke IME in the host...
View ArticleServer 2012 VDI Connection/Collection/User Logging?
By using a pooled desktop collection with DHCP in Windows server 2012 I have a few concerns:1. How do you track who is has connected to a pooled desktop collection?2. How do you track the machine a...
View ArticleRemote Desktop Connection Manager can only open 6 sessions at a time on...
I am only able to open, and view thumbnails, for a maximum of 6 RDP sessions on my Server 2012 box at a time in Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCM). If I add more sessions I just get a variety of...
View ArticleRDS Farm sporadically diables remote logons
I have a very odd issue in our RDS farm. We have three servers:ConTSB - runs RDS Connection Broker and licensing server ConTS1 - RDS Host Server ConTS2 - RDS Host ServerAt random intervals, when my...
View ArticleWhere is the Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration tool in Server 2012 ?
Where is the Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration tool in Server 2012 ?This is an MMC snap-in found on earlier servers, even if RDS is not installed. In Server 2012, even if the Remote Desktop...
View ArticleEvent ID 56 TermDD
The Terminal Server security layer detected an error in the protocol stream and has disconnected the client. Has anyone come across this and know what this means? from what I can gather from users at...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 RD Connection Broker Installation
I am unable to install RD Connection Broker in Windows Server 2012 Physical machine, I have tried many different resources and techniques, yet cannot find a solution, may be this is happening only to...
View ArticleHigh contrast scheme is enabled by default at login screen
Hello, There is a problem with terminal server running server2008R2, when user connects to it using RDP client, the login screen is all black, because the "high contrast scheme" is enabled. You can...
View ArticletermDD (on Windows 2008 R2) issues continuously popping up
many reports of this on technet but no solution. I wonder if there is a way to instrument the build to get more details on the reason for the errors and disconnects of the sessions.My environment:site...
View Article500 Internal server error on RPC over HTTP using TS Gateway
I've been happily using TS Gateway on Windows Server 2008 x64 for 18 months and everything was working perfectly. Suddenly this week it started giving "access denied" errors to any user who tried to...
View ArticleFresh install of RDS .. I cant connect to the server ?
I'm new the RDS in 'full' mode, only ever having done RDP in admin mode till now.I had a 2008 R2 server running with RDS in 'admin' mode and could connect fine via RDP. I want to get more than 2...
View ArticleHow can I force Windows Web Server 2008 R2 to act as if a visible desktop...
Hello. I developed a web application that uses OpenGL to render 3D content into images that it then serves in web pages. I have a problem when running the web server on a remotely hosted server...
View ArticleProblem Creating a Collection in a VDI test environment
Hello, I’m following this guide http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831541.aspx to do a standard windows 2012 VDI lab. My environment consists of 1 physical server named “Host1.domain.local”...
View ArticleUser gets error stating account has been disabled and Event ID 56 in event...
Server Machine: Windows 7 Ultimate (Sorry, but there isn't a W7 TermServ forum - I'm guessing the code is the same though....) Client Machine: Vista UltimateWhen a user attempts to connect to a W7 box,...
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