Connecting to RDS gateway with Palo Alto FW
Hello,So, I have a company that hosts a quickbooks program for us. They recently dumped Citrix (which I dont agree with, but oh well) and are using an RDS Gateway. I can connect to the gateway , but I...
View ArticleRDS always connects user to the same virtual desktop they used last...
We have a pooled collection, so users should be randomly connected to a VM each time they login.In reality, RDS 2012 R2 connects users to whichever virtual machine they last used, even if they logged...
View Articledesktop and app cleanup for remote desktop clients
I am new to Windows 2012R2 terminal services but have successfully installed it on a new server and is up and running but now I am trying to make it easier for my RDP users and clean up all the excess...
View ArticleServer 2016 RDS on 2 separate ports with different user groups accessing each
Hi there,i currently have a RDS server running server 2008 R2, it currently is able to accept connections on 2 different ports(3389 for internal users and 5012 for external users)in the past i set this...
View ArticleLicensing Details For Ncomputing
Dear Sir , we have purchase multipoint server licence and also purchases multipoint service device cal licence with 11 qty for my n computing device but I thing miss guide me for this,...
View ArticleHow to migrate cals when no internet or network connectivity
Hi, I would like to migrate 40 Cals( per user) from a server to another server. Both are running Windows 2008 R2Right now , Source and target servers are on different networks. Target server has no...
View ArticleRemote Desktop Session Host Configuration
Hello For Windows 2012 R2 I have a question as to the user who is not a local administrator group to enable the ability to send messages to other users who are logged on to the Terminal sessions. If...
View Articlehow to set a file extension to open with a specific application for all users?
I have a file extension lets say .abc and i want it to be open with app1. The app1 was installed on the RDS server but .abc was not part of the file associated with the program. However the program can...
View Articlecan I combine RDS user cals with device cals in an environment
Hello,Can I have a mix environment with RDS user cals and device cals deployed?
View ArticleSSL for RDP
I am trying to enable SSL encryption for RDP to my Windows Server 2012 servers. I have a wildcard certificate with a private key from Digicert that is good for *.mydomain.com. The Enhanced key usage...
View ArticleUnable to Change Screen Resolution in Remote Session - Windows Server 2012 R2
Does anybody know of a way to allow Remote Desktop users to adjust their own screen resolution in a remote session under Windows Server 2012 R2? We are struggling with this and can't seem to find a...
View ArticleRemoteApp Default Printer Redirection Not Working in Server 2016
We are experiencing a RemoteApp default printer redirection issue in Windows Server 2016 that we are not seeing in Windows Server 2012R2. We have the following simple environment: Windows Server...
View ArticleRDS 2012 external connector license (ECL)
I have an existing RDS License server (Win2012) which has a # of RDS Per user CALs. We just brought an ECL. I am very confused on how to install this new license to the existing license server. Am i...
View ArticleWrite a policy for block brute force password.
Hello.How can I write a Policy via GPO for block brute force password? I mean is if anyone attempt to guess password then his IP blocked.Thank you.
View ArticleServer 2016 RDS connections maxing out and crashing dwm.exe?
We attempted a stress load on our server and found users unable to join. The RDS would blackscreen and drop. It happened after 8 users had joined. The performance also was dropping as each connection...
View ArticleDesktop missing from Remote Desktop Services (RDS) Server 2012R2
Hi All,I created an earlier post related to this issue but while investigating I am pretty sure the problem is much different than previously described.A few weeks ago we published an app on our RDS...
View ArticleOpenGL 4.4 support for vGPU in Windows Server 2016
Hello,I just installed a Windows 10 Professional client in Hyper-V on a Windows Server 2016 host.My graphics card is an NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1070 with the latest drivers installed.I followed following...
View ArticleRemote Desktop Connections in Server 2016 Essentials
I am getting ready to purchase windows server 2016 essentials for a small business. Because of our accounting system, we need to have 6 concurrent remote desktop connections to one server. We are...
View ArticleIssue with User Profile Disk in RDS 2012 and Excel files
Hi All,Very strange issue. I have brand new RDS server 2012 R2 without User Profile Disks (UPD) enabled - all excel files are working fine.Once i enable the UPD some excel files are not opening and the...
View ArticleRDP screen goes black after successful remote login
I have a Windows 2008 Server that I have been connecting to once a month remotely to apply OS updates. Often, I reboot that server and it uses auto-logon to login and run an application. Today, I...
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