How to use Remote Desktop Service in Windows Azure

Good day
Hi! im kinda newbie when it comes to windows azure, I would like to ask if how can we use the RDS CAL in windows azure?

Hi,
Please visit the URL below for detailed instructions on using/configuring RDS CAL.
http://blogs.technet.com/b/keithmayer/archive/2013/09/04/step-by-step-remote-desktop-services-on-windows-azure-a-cost-effective-alternative-to-desktop-as-a-service-part-2.aspx
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Few days ago I upgraded my home desktop machine from Windows 8.1 to Windows 8.1 Professional so I can use the Remote Desktop feature.
I enabled everything needed, checked "Allow computers to connect to this computer" from the Remote Settings, forwarded the port 3389 in my rounter and allowed it in my firewall etc...
But I still can't connect to this computer from outside my home network or inside it. The error I get trying to connect is this:
(For some reason i still can't post images in this forum...) So I posted a link below to my original thread with the images
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After searching around I found out that the service responsible for the RDP is called "TermService", I found it on my services but was unable to start it:
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Also, notice the description of the service. So I tried to run a System File Checker on the service's DLL (sfc /scanfile=c:\windows\system32\termsrv.dll) and got this log:
2014-10-05 14:20:41, Info CBS TI: --- Initializing Trusted Installer ---
2014-10-05 14:20:41, Info CBS TI: Last boot time: 2014-10-05 13:56:05.492
2014-10-05 14:20:41, Info CBS Starting TrustedInstaller initialization.
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2014-10-05 14:20:41, Info CBS Starting the TrustedInstaller main loop.
2014-10-05 14:20:41, Info CBS TrustedInstaller service starts successfully.
2014-10-05 14:20:41, Info CBS No startup processing required, TrustedInstaller service was not set as autostart
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2014-10-05 14:20:41, Info CBS Starting TiWorker initialization.
2014-10-05 14:20:41, Info CBS Ending TiWorker initialization.
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2014-10-05 14:20:41, Info CBS TiWorker starts successfully.
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2014-10-05 14:20:41, Info CBS Universal Time is: 2014-10-05 11:20:41.783
2014-10-05 14:20:41, Info CBS Loaded Servicing Stack v6.3.9600.17246 with Core: C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft-windows-servicingstack_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17246_none_fa4ae8e99b1f603c\cbscore.dll
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@0x7fff02912225)
2014-10-05 14:20:41, Info CBS SQM: Initializing online with Windows opt-in: True
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2014-10-05 14:20:42, Info CSI 0000000c [SR] Verify complete
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2014-10-05 14:20:55, Info CBS TiWorker: Client requests SFP repair object.
2014-10-05 14:20:55, Info CSI 0000000d [SR] Verifying 1 components
2014-10-05 14:20:55, Info CSI 0000000e [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2014-10-05 14:20:55, Info CSI 0000000f Hashes for file member \SystemRoot\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-t..teconnectionmanager_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17095_none_7f53b5b72842754a\termsrv.dll
do not match actual file [l:22{11}]"termsrv.dll" :
Found: {l:32 b:wutByJu/YxhxLZan2VmIk9CNy/65VNpYphCkpd5tWqQ=} Expected: {l:32 b:cLIGmreRLrSas6vRjUtCy5Ssmcpt4/Y/SIi46qx4qqI=}
2014-10-05 14:20:55, Info CSI 00000010 [SR] Cannot repair member file [l:22{11}]"termsrv.dll" of Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-RemoteConnectionManager, Version = 6.3.9600.17095,
pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_AMD64 (9), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral in the store, hash mismatch
2014-10-05 14:20:55, Info CSI 00000011 Hashes for file member \SystemRoot\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-t..teconnectionmanager_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17095_none_7f53b5b72842754a\termsrv.dll
do not match actual file [l:22{11}]"termsrv.dll" :
Found: {l:32 b:wutByJu/YxhxLZan2VmIk9CNy/65VNpYphCkpd5tWqQ=} Expected: {l:32 b:cLIGmreRLrSas6vRjUtCy5Ssmcpt4/Y/SIi46qx4qqI=}
2014-10-05 14:20:55, Info CSI 00000012 [SR] Cannot repair member file [l:22{11}]"termsrv.dll" of Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-RemoteConnectionManager, Version = 6.3.9600.17095,
pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_AMD64 (9), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral in the store, hash mismatch
2014-10-05 14:20:55, Info CSI 00000013 [SR] This component was referenced by [l:154{77}]"Package_3_for_KB2959626~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.2.0.2959626-3_neutral_GDR"
2014-10-05 14:20:55, Info CSI 00000014 Hashes for file member \??\C:\Windows\System32\termsrv.dll do not match actual file [l:22{11}]"termsrv.dll" :
Found: {l:32 b:wutByJu/YxhxLZan2VmIk9CNy/65VNpYphCkpd5tWqQ=} Expected: {l:32 b:cLIGmreRLrSas6vRjUtCy5Ssmcpt4/Y/SIi46qx4qqI=}
2014-10-05 14:20:55, Info CSI 00000015 Hashes for file member \SystemRoot\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-t..teconnectionmanager_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17095_none_7f53b5b72842754a\termsrv.dll
do not match actual file [l:22{11}]"termsrv.dll" :
Found: {l:32 b:wutByJu/YxhxLZan2VmIk9CNy/65VNpYphCkpd5tWqQ=} Expected: {l:32 b:cLIGmreRLrSas6vRjUtCy5Ssmcpt4/Y/SIi46qx4qqI=}
2014-10-05 14:20:55, Info CSI 00000016 [SR] Could not reproject corrupted file [ml:520{260},l:46{23}]"\??\C:\Windows\System32"\[l:22{11}]"termsrv.dll"; source file
in store is also corrupted
2014-10-05 14:20:55, Info CSI 00000017 [SR] Verify complete
2014-10-05 14:20:55, Info CSI 00000018 [SR] Repairing 1 components
2014-10-05 14:20:55, Info CSI 00000019 [SR] Beginning Verify and Repair transaction
2014-10-05 14:20:55, Info CSI 0000001a Hashes for file member \SystemRoot\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-t..teconnectionmanager_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17095_none_7f53b5b72842754a\termsrv.dll
do not match actual file [l:22{11}]"termsrv.dll" :
Found: {l:32 b:wutByJu/YxhxLZan2VmIk9CNy/65VNpYphCkpd5tWqQ=} Expected: {l:32 b:cLIGmreRLrSas6vRjUtCy5Ssmcpt4/Y/SIi46qx4qqI=}
2014-10-05 14:20:55, Info CSI 0000001b [SR] Cannot repair member file [l:22{11}]"termsrv.dll" of Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-RemoteConnectionManager, Version = 6.3.9600.17095,
pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_AMD64 (9), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral in the store, hash mismatch
2014-10-05 14:20:55, Info CSI 0000001c Hashes for file member \SystemRoot\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-t..teconnectionmanager_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17095_none_7f53b5b72842754a\termsrv.dll
do not match actual file [l:22{11}]"termsrv.dll" :
Found: {l:32 b:wutByJu/YxhxLZan2VmIk9CNy/65VNpYphCkpd5tWqQ=} Expected: {l:32 b:cLIGmreRLrSas6vRjUtCy5Ssmcpt4/Y/SIi46qx4qqI=}
2014-10-05 14:20:55, Info CSI 0000001d [SR] Cannot repair member file [l:22{11}]"termsrv.dll" of Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-RemoteConnectionManager, Version = 6.3.9600.17095,
pA = PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE_AMD64 (9), Culture neutral, VersionScope = 1 nonSxS, PublicKeyToken = {l:8 b:31bf3856ad364e35}, Type neutral, TypeName neutral, PublicKey neutral in the store, hash mismatch
2014-10-05 14:20:55, Info CSI 0000001e [SR] This component was referenced by [l:154{77}]"Package_3_for_KB2959626~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.2.0.2959626-3_neutral_GDR"
2014-10-05 14:20:55, Info CSI 0000001f Hashes for file member \??\C:\Windows\System32\termsrv.dll do not match actual file [l:22{11}]"termsrv.dll" :
Found: {l:32 b:wutByJu/YxhxLZan2VmIk9CNy/65VNpYphCkpd5tWqQ=} Expected: {l:32 b:cLIGmreRLrSas6vRjUtCy5Ssmcpt4/Y/SIi46qx4qqI=}
2014-10-05 14:20:55, Info CSI 00000020 Hashes for file member \SystemRoot\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-t..teconnectionmanager_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17095_none_7f53b5b72842754a\termsrv.dll
do not match actual file [l:22{11}]"termsrv.dll" :
Found: {l:32 b:wutByJu/YxhxLZan2VmIk9CNy/65VNpYphCkpd5tWqQ=} Expected: {l:32 b:cLIGmreRLrSas6vRjUtCy5Ssmcpt4/Y/SIi46qx4qqI=}
2014-10-05 14:20:55, Info CSI 00000021 [SR] Could not reproject corrupted file [ml:520{260},l:46{23}]"\??\C:\Windows\System32"\[l:22{11}]"termsrv.dll"; source file
in store is also corrupted
2014-10-05 14:20:55, Info CSI 00000022 [SR] Repair complete
Since it's the first time I use this tool I'm not familiar with this log file, but what I managed to figure out from it is that termsrv.dll is corrupted and windows cannot repair it for some reason.
My question is:
How can I repair this file? Is this even the problem preventing me from connecting to this computer via Remote Desktop?
Here's a link to my original question which contatining the images.
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8_1-system/cannot-use-remote-desktop-host-on-windows-81-pro/e4776239-4d9e-4934-ae2d-b87cc09f7ade

managed to figure out from it is that termsrv.dll is corrupted and windows cannot repair it for some reason.
So, the next step supposedly is
using DISM.
Coincidentally I reached that page last night from
this one, which I thought gave me a better awareness of how much manual repair might be possible. E.g. maybe the WinSxS isn't quite as fragile as we are being led to believe? (It's making me feel sort of like how I used to feel about the
registry when seeing all the caveats about using RegEdit before I got used to that tool.)
Advanced guidelines for diagnosing and fixing servicing corruption
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee619779(v=WS.10).aspx
Something else that I became aware of yesterday serendipitously is SxStrace.exe. I have never seen it used but it sounds useful. E.g. perhaps easier to interpret for supplemental clues than the ProcMon trace that I usually advocate.
Or perhaps use both and see in ProcMon when the SxStrace is writing. E.g. filter with Operation Is WriteFile.
However, what I would do first is find out what the state of your system is regarding that module. E.g. try this Powershell pipeline to list what you have.
PS C:\windows> dir -R -Fil "termsrv.dll" | sort-object FullName | ft Length, FullName -AutoSize
Note that I am giving you the whole command line, including prompt to show where the command should be started from.
C.f. another thread where doing the same diagnostic procedure seems to be finding more a problem with the Windows Update software than with the user's WinSxS cache.
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8_1-windows_store/windows-81-store-error-0x80070002-comprehensive/2b0ed3e1-1835-4517-97dd-0a7abb6ef74c?page=3#LastReply
HTH
Robert Aldwinckle

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After installing a clean Windows Server 2012 R2 with
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the roles until it works. This can end up being a 20 day process. Basically they are playing whack-a-mole with user rights and permissions until something sticks.
We tried creating an OU where any other domain policies would not be inherited to see if that was the issue, a fresh install with different sequence of adding the Roles, no effect.
Given the errors I witnessed when running procmon and then trying to add the roles, the NT System and the Windows Internal database user had access denied issues on 100+ registry keys when trying to add the roles. After that the system is not behaving normally.
The errors displayed almost mirror the errors that would occur on Windows 2012 when those two roles would be added which of course is officially NOT supported on that system.
This blog needs serious revision:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/rds/archive/2013/07/09/what-s-new-in-remote-desktop-services-for-windows-server-2012-r2.aspx
This is the excerpt from that blog: Single server RDS deployment including Active Directory. We now support running our RD Connection Broker role service on the same physical instance as an Active Directory Domain Controller. In addition, we published
guidelines for how RD Session Host could be used without the RD Connection Broker.
Microsoft Support was curteous and helpful and they were the ones who advised cutting our losses, which mirrored my hunch after seeing what was transpiring in the system. They refunded my money for the support call.
For me, it was an opportunity to find out if there was any way to configure Windows 2012 R2 in the Same manner that it was setup as Windows 2008 R2 and lay that to rest. The coexistence is poorly implemented. It is as if there was a reaction from all the deprecation
of bread and butter features such as shadowing in TS and the coexistence of AD DS and RDS to where those features were re-added haphazardly. (I have no complaints on shadowing on Windows 2012 R2 it works, just do not like having to go to server manager to
use it).
I opted for virtualizing the Domain controller to eliminate the incompatibility issues and that is what I will be doing from now on. I found free solutions for backing up and reporting for virtual machines as well as the suggested procedures for configruing
a Domain controller as a virtual machine on a Hyper-V environment and I will be sticking to those. Thus far the setup has been operational.
I am not allergic to virtualization, but for really small setups it adds additional time and considerations but if that is how it has to be done, so be it. Windows 2008 R2 days are numbered and since we can usually squeeze 5-7 years on quality server equipment,
buying a Windows 2008 R2 setup now is a borderline disservice in my opinion.
Hopefully someone finds this useful and saves some time.

Hi,
Thank you for posting in Windows Server Forum.
Do you need any other assistance?
Based on your description, you are describing your story of successfully implementing RDS server with AD role and more regarding all RDS related scenario. For shadowing feature, you can use with command also. Below is the syntax to shadow a session.
mstsc /v:<ServerName> /shadow:<SessionID>
Hope it helps!
Thanks.
Dharmesh Solanki
TechNet Community Support

Install Remote Desktop Services Failed on Windows 2012 Server

I understand RDS is not recommended on DC due to security consideration. However since I want to play it at home, it is not much a concern. Such scenario works fine on Windows 2008 R2. But on Windows 2012, the RDS (session-based, have not
tried VDI, but expect same result) installation always fails and is incomplete on DC.
In \Administrative Tools\Terminal Services, I only have RD Licensing Diagnoser and RD licensing manager. The remote desktop service management service cannot be started (Error code: 0x88250001). Is there any extra configuration needed for RDS
working on Server 2012 DC or before the installation? Thanks.
Update: this issue has been solved in Windows 2012 R2 Server. According to
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/rds/archive/2013/07/09/what-s-new-in-remote-desktop-services-for-windows-server-2012-r2.aspx
"Single server RDS deployment including Active Directory. We now support running our RD Connection Broker role service on the same physical instance as an Active Directory Domain Controller. In addition, we published
guidelines for how RD Session Host could be used without the RD Connection Broker."
The guidelines (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2833839/en-us) primarily apply to Windows 2012 Server.

Asinine. Simply Asinine. Microsoft took it out because of $GREED$.
RemoteDesktop has become so popular, they had to break it to make more money. Thats why they discontinued SmallBusinessServer.   If this practice is so tabooo... Why did MS go the opposite direction with SBS 2011 Premium Cal's? SBS2011
had DC, Exchange, RDS and Sharepoint,SQL, RemoteWebWorkplace, OWA all working in perfect harmony. It is an untrue statement then, that it was "allowed but not recommended"
Now you by Server2012 (core + two virtual) and its not enough for all this.
You need at least another $700 for another sever licence to have it all
and who knows if SQL will run on a DC, or Exchange, or R-DERP server. Another reacherous bridge to cross.
By far, the absloute worse release since Millennium. The product is not ready for production, we broke our rule of waiting until the first SP1 upgrade for this and Exchange 2013. Problems with USB drivers and networking running extreamly slow.
Our 2003 SBS server was at least three times as fast, and this server has SAS and SSD drives running. It can't get out of its own way, and IE10 is the most unstable piece of crap to come out of Redmond. Open wide and swallow - Mother Microsoft
knows whats best for you. YOU WILL EAT OUR SLOP AND LEARN TO LIKE IT.   Server2012 AKA "METRO-SERVER"
Now here I sit after 50 Hours back to back setting up a new R-DERP server 2012, AD, Have my RDP licences in my hand at $100 each, and WTH does Microsoft care if I install it on my DC. ITS MY DC. And the cost savings versus the "risk" was
previously MY decision.
Sure, I can install a couple of Virtual HyperV sessions but they are so tempremental to a power-outage in a small business its not worth it. I have to double up my server hard drive resources, buy a $800 battery backup unit and make sure to attach
the cable, and even then, if that Bi**H does not shut down properly, one bit goes awry in a VHD or VHDX file and you are screwed. Restore from lastnights backup and forget about todays work. Not to mention it will probably take a half day to try
to fix it, then recover it then tell the 30 users they lost a days worth of work.
HYPER-V is for test servers and has no place in a small (micro) business environment. 5-30 users.
Microsoft's solution, buy another server. Need Exchange? Buy another server or take the risky cheapskate route and spin up some VHD's. Might as well put a gun to your head and play russian roulette, at least you know you have a one in six
chance of failure. With MS, its a 100% failure for a dirty shutdown power loss, motherboard blows, memory goes corrupt in a few years, your conventional method of recovery is gone, and you have some upchucked VHD file to try to recover some of TODAYS
data from.
Screw server 2012 forever.
I will sell 2008 and SBS2011 Premium unitl it rots in hell like XP (of which there is NOTHING wrong with for the average, WORD, EXCEL, OUTLOOK and QUICKBOOKS that all SMB's use. Its MS $GREED$ Grab the world by the B**ls and squeeze with all
your might to squeeze every dime you can out of *SMB* because big business is going to run thier 2003 Exchange and 2008 servers into ground before they switch to this garbage.
YOU CANNOT INSTALL EXCHANGE 2013 on DC , OR on R-DERP server.
Go buy another server license and server or MOVE TO THE CLOUD and get fleeced every month.
I have 30 DC/R-DERP/Exchange and SBS2011 Premium servers all running for years in perfect harmony, locked down with security so the users can't even WIGGLE with something they are not supposed to work with. They get their apps, cannot install anything
and all these servers are running just fine behind the firewall and perfectly save. The track record of this combination is 100% stable and is up 24/7/365 with no problems. Do yourself a favor and throw this 2012 into the river, you don't need
any weights because it is LEAD and will sink to the bottom by itself.
Why, you ask? Official is "Its for your protection" The real reason? To sell you more $700 server licences.
Maybe for SMB, we start selling Linux NAS Servers, host the Exchange in the cloud and be hearded like cattle to the Microsoft slaughterhouse. One way or another, you are going to bleed.    A little each month to move to the cloud, or
a small fortune if you want to have it in house. Microsoft wants it to be more expensive to have in house. No more buying a server and running it for six years before you upgrade. They can't have in house servers competing with their cloud,
and small businesses are the low hanging fruit ripe for the pickin'.

Questions in regards to server 2012R2 Remote desktop Service deployment and GPO

Hi Everyone
We have a business requirement moving to 2012R2 RDSH server. I have installed a 2012R2 member servers and enabled Remote desktop licensing role. I have activated the licenses. the servers is in operational
I have deployed 3 windows 2012R2 member server "RDS1" , "RDS2" and "RDS3".
on RDS1 I ran Add roles and Feature Wizard > Remote Desktop Services installation > Quick Start >Session based desktop deployment to complete the installation.
On RDS1 Server Manage Dashboard Page Select Remote Desktop Services > Overview. Under RD Licensing I added my 2012R2 license server "2012r2-tslic". Go to task. Edit deployment properties RD license mode to per device and click OK.
Reboot RDS1
Check RD Licensing Diagnoser everything is clear
On RDS2 I did the exact same thing ran Add roles and Feature Wizard > Remote Desktop Services installation > Quick Start >Session based desktop deployment to complete the installation.
But With RDS2 I move this server to an OU that link to a GPO with RD licensing details. after reboot the servers check RD Licensing Diagnoser I can see 2012r2-tslic specified as the license servers.
Based on this document
http://blogs.technet.com/b/askperf/archive/2013/09/20/rd-licensing-configuration-on-windows-server-2012.aspx Are you suppose to configure RD license server via Remote desktop Service deployment ? Not GPO ?
Here are my questions
We currently have ten 2008r2 terminal servers in a NLB cluster. each RDSH server have in house application installed on each one of them. User connect to the 2008R2 RDSH servers via RDP connection. we have a restricted GPO apply to those
RDSH servers. user cannot do anything on RDSH servers apart from running the application and use excel. On the remote desktop session host configuration we have enable settings like end a disconnected session , Active session limit ,
remote control users session , LPT port redirection.
We push out RD license server detail via GPO to the terminal servers
Can I use our existing GPO apply the licensing server settings , desktop restriction setting to the 2012R2 RDHS servers or we should be using Remote desktop Service deployment to do the job ? If that is the case how would you transfer the
current 2008r2 environment to 2012 using Remote desktop Service deployment. is that mean I have to manually configure 1 by 1.
Please help
Many thanks

Hi,
Please see my response to you in the other thread. Please contact me via email and I will go over the basic planning and deployment steps with you which will help clear things up and get you started off on the right foot.
You should only run through the wizard and create a RDS deployment once. Then you add the various servers (RDSH, RD Licensing, RD Gateway, etc), set Deployment properties, etc.
Thanks.
-TP

Users not showing in Terminal Server Under Remote desktop services manager and Task Manager

Hi All,
I have a problem here in Terminal Server. I can not see the users logged in to Server but i know users are accessing the files and currently working.
1. From the Task Manager-- Show processes from all users displayed all the processes accessing by users.
2. From the Task Manager-- From Users Tab--No users list at all
3. From the Command Prompt- Query users-- No information
4. From the Remote desktop services Manager-- used with IP/Host name-- Still can not see the users list and processes. So i can not kill the session if needed.
Enviroment:
TS CALS 20 currently accessing 15 users
VM-WARE GUEST: 2008 RS Terminal Services/Remote Desktop services installed
Windows up to date-- Just updated last month
Problem is here for long time. Just couldn't find the time to trouble shoot.
UMESH DEUJA MCP,MCTS,MCSA,CCNA

Hi,
Thank you for posting in Windows Server Forum.
As you have tried many steps, I suggest you to try below command line and power shell command if successful in your case. Please try below command with Admin access:
qwinsta /server:<servername>
To kill a session use rwinsta to delete the session specifying the ID number:
rwinsta /server:computer01 3
Here's the list of command line tools for Remote Desktop Or, you can use PowerShell:
Get-RDUserSession and Disconnect-RDUser
Please check the list of Power Shell command from
this link.
Hope it helps!
Thanks,
Dharmesh

User profile vs Remote Desktop Services Profile

On a Windows 2008 R2 Domain Controller, if you open properties of an user account, you'd see
a Profile Tab as well as Remote Desktop Services Profile Tab.
I found this very confusing, can any one tell be the key difference between those 2?
If I don't specify Remote Desktop Services Profile path, when I logon to Remote Desktop Server, it seems take user's
romaing profile.
Anyway, please advice.
Thank you.

Hi,
Thank you for posting in Windows Server Forum.
The profile tab of the user properties window allows you to configure user profile, logon scripts and home folder details for the user object. It is very useful when you have to allow your user access the same environment and data irrespective of the machine
he logs in from.
Active Directory User properties – Profile tab
Remote Desktop Services User Properties
You can specify a Remote Desktop Services-specific profile path and home folder for a user connecting to an RD Session Host server. This profile and home folder will only be used for Remote Desktop Services sessions. You should assign a separate profile for
Remote Desktop Services sessions because many of the common options that are stored in profiles, such as screen savers and animated menu affects, are not desirable when using Remote Desktop Services.
Manage User Profiles for Remote Desktop Services
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc742820.aspx
User Profiles on Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/rds/archive/2009/06/02/user-profiles-on-windows-server-2008-r2-remote-desktop-services.aspx
Hope it helps!
Thanks.
Dharmesh Solanki

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