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Announcing RDP 6.1 Performance White Paper
With the Windows Server®°2008 and Windows°Vista® operating systems, Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP 6.1) enables new presentation and remote-oriented features such as Desktop Window Manager (DWM)...
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Top 10 RDP Protocol Misconceptions – Part 1
Hi,My name is Nadim Abdo and I’m the development manager responsible for the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).Since we first shipped RDP in 1998 with Windows NT Terminal Services Edition we’ve gotten lot...
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Remote Desktop Services at the 2009 MVP Summit
Last week, Microsoft hosted the annual MVP Summit in Seattle and Redmond. The term MVP stands for Most Valuable Professionals. The Microsoft MVP Program is a worldwide award and recognition program...
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Top 10 RDP Protocol Misconceptions – Part 2
Hi,Nadim here again. Today we’re wrapping up our Top 10 list of RDP Misconceptions. So without further ado…1) Myth: RDP is insecure; there is no encryptionTo be clear, this is totally false! RDP has...
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Changes to Remoting Model in RDP 7
There have been some recent changes for the RTM versions of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 related to where content is rendered (client or host) when remoted over RDP 7. Read on to learn more...
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Announcing the Remote Desktop Protocol Performance Improvements in Windows...
With the growing trend toward desktop virtualization, it is Microsoft’s goal to provide enterprises with a flexible model for centralized computing, whereby the broadest range of client devices can...
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Remote Desktop Protocol Licensing – How To Get the IP Rights You Need
Companies that are creating an implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol set can license the Intellectual Property(IP) rights they need from Microsoft by signing the RDP Client License. Products...
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RDP Client Reference Source Code Now Available to RDP Licensees
As part of the RDP Client Licensing program, RDP licensees are now able to get reference source code for an implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol and its extensions.Important to note:This is...
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Mac RDP Source Code Now Available to RDP Licensees
In a previous blog entry, we announced that Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) licensees now had access to RDP source code to help licensees make their own RDP clients. We've now expanded that source code...
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Get the best RDP 8.0 experience when connecting to Windows 7: What you need...
The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) 8.0 update for Windows 7 provides many advantages for the remote work experience; for all the details, see KB2592687. However, to benefit from the experience...
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Bandwidth Allocation for Terminal Server connections over RDP
Over a Terminal Server RDP connection, there are multiple applications (for example video, clipboard, printer output etc) that send data over the connection from server to client. On a low bandwidth...
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Introducing Terminal Services Easy Print: Part 1
[Part I in a series. Jump to Part I, Part II, Part III] Historically, printing redirection has been difficult for Terminal Services(TS) customers. To successfully redirect a given user's client...
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Microsoft Remote Desktop Apps for iOS, Mac OS X, and Android available for...
My name is Olof Mases, program manager on the Remote Desktop Virtualization team, and I am excited to announce, in addition to the General Availability of Windows Server 2012 R2, that our Remote...
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RemoteFX H.264 Codec Improvements in Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2
Hi all, I’m Ayesha Mascarenhas, a Program Manager on the Remote Desktop Virtualization team. I have some exciting news about how we have extended the use of AVC/H.264 in RDP 8.1 to deliver a great...
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GPU Requirements for RemoteFX on Windows Server 2012 R2
Hi everyone! I’m Derrick Isoka, a program manager on the RemoteFX team responsible for the virtual GPU component. We’ve received a lot of feedback and questions regarding the cards we recommend for the...
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Remote Desktop Protocol 8.1 Update for Windows 7 SP1 released to web
IMPORTANT:Update on November 18, 2013: We received feedback from some of you that with the RDP 8.1 update package installed, some users are unable to use their redirected smart cards in remote...
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RemoteFX vGPU Improvements in Windows Server 2012 R2
Hi everyone! Today we're excited to share the improvements we've made to the RemoteFX virtual graphics processing unit (vGPU) in Windows Server 2012 R2. There are four improvements we invested in,...
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Remote Desktop Protocol Licensing Available for RDP 8
Microsoft is pleased to announce the availability of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Patent License for RDP 8.Today, partners are developing a variety of different solutions that utilize RDP....
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Resolution and Scaling Level Updates in RDP 8.1
Hi, I’m David Bélanger, a program manager on the Remote Desktop team working on the different Windows Remote Desktop clients.In Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 we made some changes to Remote...
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Dell announces new solution for Windows Server 2012 R2
Last week Dell announced the Dell Wyse Datacenter for Microsoft VDI and vWorkspace that can scale from ten to tens of thousands of seats. Dell’s platform supports the RemoteFX virtual graphics...
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