"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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Application losing Printer within Terminal Services for remote users
Question: What I need to do is have a permanent link to a printer, normally only accessible through Terminal Services (Printer Redirect), to allow Sage Line 50 layouts to see that printer persistently, even after users have disconnected and…
Richard
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How to control which programs are viewable & accessible via Terminal Services?
I know I can control access to programs in Terminal Services (TS) via 'Software Restriction Policies.' But is there a way to show only the programs relevant (i.e. accessible) to the TS user -- something akin to multiple profiles in a regular…
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Migrating to thin-clients and virtual machines
I'm looking to migrate about 20 in-house researchers from their current XP workstations to thin-clients which connect to a VM running within our LAN. I'm planning on using HP thin-clients which use a linux based client os and the backend would be a…
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How to check if given Windows session is shadowed?
Assume the following scenario:
I log on terminal server with RDP.
Another users connects to my session with "mstsc.exe /shadow:" command.
I get the message to confirm this access, and I agree.
Then, after a while I would like to check if I'm still…
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Windows 10 client does not get a temporary CAL form Win 2k3 TS
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Windows 10 client is not getting issued a temporary CAL to connect to a Win2k3 TS.
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Win2k3 Terminal Server, Per Device CAL mode
No available CAL's atm, I expect it to issue a temporary CAL
Error text on trying to connect
The remote…
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Terminal Services: Max # of Sessions vs. Log Other User off?
I have a common server administration account shared by a group of users in a Terminal Services Administrative environment.
Sometimes when logging on and all sessions are full, we'll just get the "Maximum number of connections" error.
Other times,…
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Windows Server 2016 Terminal Server GPO not setting Session Time Limits (as per QuickSessionCollection Properties)
I have a Windows Server 2016 terminal server with a GPO applied to limit idle sessions and disconnect times.
RSOP shows [Computer Configuration/Policies/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Remote Desktop Services/Remote Desktop…
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2012 rds 2016 domain controller
So we have a few 2012 R2 Terminal Servers at my company that were working fine until we started the process of replacing our Domain Controllers with new Windows 2016 Servers.
Since then our users are getting intermittent "Access Denied" errors when…
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How Can I Pass a Variable Parameter to A Windows RemoteApp?
I have published a remote app, MyApp.exe, from Server X. MyApp.exe can be launched with a variable optional parameter. That parameter can have a larger number of different values.
I have downloaded the RDP file from the gateway website that Server X…
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Having an issue with Remote Desktop Services Gateway from external
We're having an odd issue with our Remote Desktop Services that we just can't seem to figure out. If we are testing from our internal network, we are able to hit the address and run the application just fine. However, if we try to hit it externally…
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migrate local profiles to UPD
We have a farm of RDSH servers, that are currently using local profiles. I would like to migrate them to UPD, ( User profile disks). Not too sure on how to copy data from local profile of some 40 users to upd vhdx files before hand. As the UPD(s)…
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Secure Terminal Services over the web
I'd need to make Terminal Services available over the web, what is the best (secure) way for me to do this?
Thanks
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Group Policy Deployed Printers Not Creating
We currently run a Citrix XenApp environment with roaming profiles for our users and a Windows Print Server to provide deployed network printers to all users depending on which location (OU) they are assigned.
Everything seemed to be working great…
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How to lock down local server account while permitting Remote Desktop in Windows 2008 SP2 and run scheduled task?
I have a user who needs to run one scheduled task on a Windows 2008 SP2 server. The user does not have domain access. So, I'm creating a local server account. This user needs to be able to RDP into the server, but I would like the account to be…
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Automatic start of a WebSphere Windows service
I have tried all the solutions I have found in Google and StackOverflow to auto start a Windows service.
Here's my problem:
I have registered my WebSphere application server instance as a service.
I'm able to stop & start the WebSphere using…
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