"Terminal Services" is the name used in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and earlier, for what is in later versions known as "Remote Desktop Services". It allows its users to run applications on a remote server, sending only mouse/keyboard input and screen updates across the network.
Questions tagged [windows-terminal-services]
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Remote Desktop Services Remote Audio Issues
I have a server running server std 2008 r2 fully patched. There are 8 Wyse C10LE's that connect to the server via RDS. Everything is working fantastically with the exception that there is no audio... There is not a sound card in the server, but I…
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Adobe Reader hangs on Citrix
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The user cannot open new PDF's. When we look on the TS process list, we can see multiple acrord32.exe's, one for each attempt to open a PDF after the hang occurs. The user/Citrix Control Panel can not see the process. After a while an…
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how to disable user logoff from remote desktop
I need to disable log off function for terminal services users.
Disconnect option only will be acceptable.
Is any script to make it works?
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Good antivirus for Terminal Services environment (Windows Server 2008)
I'm looking for a good antivirus to install on a Windows Server 2008 with Terminal Services enabled and 10 concurrent user that run app on this server through app remote ...
This server is in a simply Workgroup network, and i want to install on it…
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Terminal server serial COM port redirection and USB-to-Serial adapter
I have a client(Windows 7 Pro) that make a connection to Windows terminal server through RDP, i have enabled COM port redirection for both server and client side, but the redirection doesn't happen ...
The client don't have a native mainboard COM…
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Locking down remote desktop using AD GPO
I am currently locking down a companies remote desktop access via a VPN. What I need to do is disable remote printing, file transfer and clipboard via active directory for the workstations that will be accessed. I am having trouble figuring out…
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Getting started with terminal services (remote desktop services) and thin clients
I've got a Windows Server 2008 R2 box and I want to make it a RDS server and connect with thin clients. I don't want to do VDI with hyper-v, as this box is already virtualized. RDS is installed and I've installed an RDS CAL. I've browsed the Technet…
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PCI compliance: using SSL as transport layer for RDP (Terminal Service)
My client failed her PCI compliance audit. The server supports Remote Desktop (Terminal Service) but only provides encryption and not authentication. This exposes the server to Man-In-The-Middle attacks.
The supposed solution is to force SSL as the…
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RDS: Redirected printers not showing up in Control Panel or Settings app
I'm having an odd problem with our Remote Desktop Session Host that's running on Windows Server 2019 (version 1809, build 17763.805). I am connecting to this server from my PC (running Windows 10, version 1903, build 18362.418) using mstsc.exe…
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Windows 7 multiple RDP session isn't working
It was working for long time and suddenly it stopped accepting multiple users.
I'm not sure how to debug the issue. termsrv.dll version is 6.1.7601.24234 and it is as same as another VM which is 2008 R2 and it has no issues with multiple…
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Oracle SQL Developer usage tracking over Windows Terminal Server (wts)
The Oracle SQL Developer contains a usage tracking module. When you start the application the first time, it asks you whether you want to sent statistics to oracle or not. In a Windows Terminal Server hosted app I don't let the customers decide to…
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Terminal Server 2016 RemoteApp Create Windows Installer Package
I'm working on migrating our current terminal server (Windows Server 2008 R2) to a new server with Server 2016. I've installed all the roles on the new server and setup my apps. Works perfectly (almost) through RemoteApp Website. However I can't…
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RDP Remote apps - can they share a single session?
I have a Windows server with couple of remote apps. When a user starts from his client a remote app, each of the apps is executed in a separate RDP session. I am mainly concerned about the login time. Is it possible for remote apps to share a single…
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Do GPO login scripts run in remote desktop / terminal services sessions?
I've created a login script that fires up a quick data collection task for our network inventory software. However, we have a couple 2008 servers that run Terminal Services, and a high number of users frequently RDP into it 24/7. I'd rather this…
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Slow login to load-balanced Terminal Server 2008 behind Gateway Server
I have a small load-balanced (using Session Broker) Terminal Server 2008 farm behind a Gateway Server which is accessed from the Internet. The problem I have is that there is a delay of 20-30 seconds if the session broker switches the user to…
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