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Questions tagged [terminal-services]

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Accept Remote Desktop Connections in Windows 7 Home Premium

Windows 7 Home Premium does not support incoming Remote Desktop connections by default (i.e. as a Terminal Services server). But, do ways exist to enable Remote Desktop (server) via a registry setting or a Microsoft hotfix? A similar question exists…
palswim
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Windows: How to make programs think they're not running in a terminal server session?

I am using the program "SoftXPand 2011 Duo" by Miniframe on my Windows 7 PC. It makes two workstations out of one computer. It uses the terminal services built into Windows to create the additional session. I use two screens, two keyboards and two…
sinni800
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Is there any way I can make the connection bar "more difficult" to display using the Microsoft Terminal Services Client?

The Microsoft Terminal Services Client (Also known as "Remote Desktop" or RDP) is an awesome remote access tool that I use all the time. It has but one major annoyance -- there's a bar at the top of any full screen window which is used to control…
Billy ONeal
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Remote Desktop with multi-monitor support in XP?

In Windows 7 I get the following checkbox option in Remote Desktop options: Is there any way to update my Remote Desktop / Terminal Services on my XP (SP3) machine to the same version so I can have multi-monitor support there too?
Josh Comley
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Multiple RDP sessions on a single computer?

I've got users using RDP to connect to a Windows 2008 with Windows Server 2008's Terminal Server Application mode. (Users RDP in and get an app that looks like it's running locally.) It works great. But our guys need to be able to run multiple…
Rizwan Kassim
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Can I remote desktop into Windows 7 from Windows XP?

I'm using Windows XP at this moment at my home and business. I want to upgrade the OS at home, but not thinking of doing so immediately for my business for continuity reasons. Now I connect to my home computer from time to time from the office - is…
KalEl
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Windows 2008 Server RemoteApp. How to keep the app running after disconnected from the server

I have implemented an application which is available through RemoteApp over the internet. The application is processing large amount of data which in some cases takes even 4-5 days to complete. At this point an application user has to keep it open…
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Command prompt uses 4x6 font for non-1 sessions, 8x12 unavailable

I have a proble with Windows 8. If the current user session isn’t the first session started after a cold boot (basically meaning a restart in Windows 8), the console windows use very tiny 4x6 terminal font, and the 8x12 font is unavailable. I had…
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Remote Desktop: can't connect to remote computer

I am trying to RDP to another computer on a LAN and sometimes get the folllowing error: This computer can't connect to the remote computer. Try connecting again. If the problem continues, contact the owner of the remote computer or your network…
CJ7
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"Disconnecting" from a RemoteApp

I've setup a server with Windows Server 2012 and I have 2 clients (my Laptop and my PC, just to give you the context). I will not demand to access the program twice. I use the server mainly as a file server. What I want is to be able to safely…
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how do I terminate a remote desktop session in windows 2012?

get used to the old world 'terminal session manager' but spent past hour trying to figure out equivalent in windows 2012 r2, all i need is to terminate my session on another server (as it is stuck somehow), google a bit but all I find is to how to…
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Allow multiple RDP sessions for specific users on a terminal server

I know, that there's an option to allow all users to open multiple sessions to one terminal server. But is there also a way to allow it only for some specific users through Group Policies?
sascha
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Mac OS X as client to Windows Terminal Services?

Can a Mac OS X machine act as a client to Windows Terminal Services? Specifically the following needs to work: Printing (printing from inside the terminal window should use the local Mac printer) If possible: Some way to move files from the…
Make Mark
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RemoteApp steals focus from other applications

I have an issue with RemoteApp opened applications through Terminal Services, they randomly steal the focus from other apps. When you have a RemoteApp application opened in the background and you are working in a different app sometimes the remote…
Alberto Méndez
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Remote login (RDP) to server using its dns host name or its IP gives the same user account two desktops

I encountered an interesting situation today that I didn't know about. I logged in by user A using server dns host name SERVNAME and got myself session and my desktop. I put on the desktop some file. Then my friend also logged with the same user A,…
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