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May 23, 2013 Note: Installing Remote Desktop Services is not necessary in Windows Server 2012, and enabling remote desktop access for administration is the. Dec 30, 2015 Remote Desktop Services Manager Server 2012 R2. Our Helpdesk has limited rights, but do need to help users if they are stuck in their session. Since we are upgrading our entire Remote Desktop Session Host farm to Server 2012 R2, where the Remote Desktop Services Manager is removed, we had to come with our (own) solution.
Setup RD Licensing Role on Windows Server 2012 R2; Setup RD Gateway Role on Windows Server 2012 R2; Installing the Remote Desktop Licensing Role: First the licensing role needs to be installed. On your license server go to Manage- Add Roles and Features. Select Role-base or feature-based installation and click Next. The Remote Desktop Services Management Pack helps you manage your computers that are running Remote Desktop Services on Windows Server 2012 by monitoring the health of all Remote Desktop Services role services. 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 setup the service, I just need a simple tool, or even a command line.
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 setup the service, I just need a simple tool, or even a command line
please help!
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There doesn't seem to be equivalent tooling built into Win2k12, as it has been partially replaced by the Remote Desktop Management Server components, but does not give you a nice listing of sessions anywhere I've seen.
The easiest way for most users would be to use the Task Manager's User tab. you can usually boot users from there. For CLI, You can end the session via the command line, using
quser
and logoff
(list sessions with quser, and logoff the session id you desire). you can use psexec if you need a remote cli connection to the server.There are many good ideas on this thread over at serverfault as well, including power shell commands (Get-RDUserSession/Disconnect-RDUser), RDC command line utilities (qwinsta/rwinsta), and even options to make tsadmin.msc work if copied from an older server.
Or you can try a third party tool like one of these (just examples, not recommendations):
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Remote Desktop Services accelerates and extends desktop and application deployments to any device, improving remote worker efficiency, while helping to keep critical intellectual property secure and simplify regulatory compliance. Remote Desktop Services enables virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), session-based desktops, and applications, allowing users to work anywhere.
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Role description
The Remote Desktop Services role provides technologies that enable users to connect to virtual desktops, RemoteApp programs, and session-based desktops. With Remote Desktop Services, users can access remote connections from within a corporate network or from the Internet.
Practical applications
Remote Desktop Services allows workers to work anywhere. Some of the key benefits of Remote Desktop Services include:
- Unified administration experience – Administer your session and virtual desktop collections, configure your RemoteApp programs, manage your virtual desktops, and add servers to the deployment from one centralized console.
- User personalization – User profile disks allow you to preserve user personalization settings across session collections and pooled virtual desktop collections.
- Less expensive storage – Pooled virtual desktops can use local storage live migration between host computers. Personal virtual desktops can use storage located on network shares.
- Automated pooled virtual desktop management – Deploy and manage pooled virtual desktops centrally by using a virtual desktop template. Any changes, such as application installation or security updates, are installed on the virtual desktop template, and the pooled virtual desktops are then recreated from the virtual desktop template.
New and changed functionality for Windows Server 2012 R2
In Windows Server 2012 R2, Remote Desktop Services includes enhancements in the following areas:
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- Monitor and control by using session shadowing
- Reduced storage requirements and improved performance accessing common data
- RemoteApp programs perform more like locally-based applications
- Improved reconnection performance for remote clients
- Improved compression allowing improved usage of network bandwidth
- Display resolution changes are automatically reflected on the remote client
- RemoteFX virtualized GPU supports DX11.1
For more information about new features and functionality, see What's New in Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server.
New and changed functionality for Windows Server 2012
Remote Desktop Services enables the mobile work force to connect to desktop and applications from anywhere. In Windows Server 2012, Remote Desktop Services includes enhancements in the following areas:
- Simplified Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) deployment and management
- Simplified Session Virtualization deployment and management
- Centralized resource publishing
- Rich user experience with Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
The user experience has been enhanced for Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server 2012 in the following ways:
- Rich Windows desktop remoting experience
- Smooth audio and video playback experience
- Rich graphics and video user experience over a WAN
- Enhanced device remoting support with USB Redirection for Session Virtualization and VDI
- True Multi-Touch and gesture remoting
- Email name discovery and subscription to administrator supplied remote resources
- RemoteFX virtualized GPU provides DX 11 support
In addition to these areas of enhancement, Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server 2012 introduces a new management console for managing the majority of Remote Desktop Services-related tasks. For more information about new features and functionality, see What's New in Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server.
New Microsoft Remote Desktop Clients
You can use the Microsoft Remote Desktop client to connect to a remote PC and your work resources from almost anywhere. Experience rich interactivity using a remote desktop client designed to help you get your work done wherever you are. For example, you can connect to your work PC and have access to all of your apps, files, and network resources as if you were sitting right in front of your work PC. You can leave apps open at work and then see those same apps using the RD client.
![Windows 2012 R2 Remote Desktop Manager Windows 2012 R2 Remote Desktop Manager](/uploads/1/2/6/4/126425710/863930438.png)
For information about these new features and functionality for Android, iOS, and Mac, see Microsoft Remote Desktop Clients.
Removed or deprecated functionality
For a list of deprecated features, see Features Removed or Deprecated in Windows Server 2012 R2 and Features Removed or Deprecated in Windows Server 2012.
Hardware requirements
Remote Desktop Services requires that the Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2012 operating system be installed. There are no additional hardware or software requirements for running Remote Desktop Services.
There are several hardware requirements that must be met when you deploy RemoteFX virtualized GPU to hardware accelerate your Windows client virtual desktops:
- SLAT-enabled processor. The processor on the RemoteFX server must support Second-Level Address Translation (SLAT).
- GPU. At least one graphics processing unit (GPU) that is capable of supporting RemoteFX is required on the RemoteFX server. The GPU driver must support DirectX 11.NoteWithout a RemoteFX virtualized GPU, applications that require DirectX will still work using a built in Hyper-V specific GPU.
Server Manager information
Windows 2012 Remote Desktop Services
Remote Desktop Services is a server role that consists of several role services. In Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012, the following Remote Desktop Services role services can be installed with this role:
Role service name | Role service description |
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RD Virtualization Host | Remote Desktop Virtualization Host (RD Virtualization Host) integrates with Hyper-V to deploy pooled or personal virtual desktop collections within your organization. |
RD Session Host | Remote Desktop Session Host (RD Session Host) enables a server to host RemoteApp programs or session-based desktops. Users can connect to RD Session Host servers in a session collection to run programs, save files, and use resources on those servers. |
RD Connection Broker | Remote Desktop Connection Broker (RD Connection Broker):
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RD Web Access | Remote Desktop Web Access (RD Web Access) enables users to access RemoteApp and Desktop Connection through the Start menu on a computer that is running Windows 8, Windows 7, or through a web browser. RemoteApp and Desktop Connection provides a customized view of RemoteApp programs and session-based desktops in a session collection, and RemoteApp programs and virtual desktops in a virtual desktop collection. |
RD Licensing | Remote Desktop Licensing (RD Licensing) manages the licenses required to connect to a Remote Desktop Session Host server or a virtual desktop. You can use RD Licensing to install, issue, and track the availability of licenses. |
RD Gateway | Remote Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway) enables authorized users to connect to virtual desktops, RemoteApp programs, and session-based desktops on an internal corporate network from any Internet-connected device. |
Windows Server 2012 Remote Desktop Task Manager
See also
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