Multiple Monitor support using RDP in Windows 10

Does anyone know if you can use multiple monitors when connecting through RDP in Windows 10? In Windows 7, you need to be using Windows 7 Ultimate in order for RDP to support more than one monitor.
For example, my home setup has (2) 22" monitors and I want to RDP to my work PC which also has (2) 22" monitors. We are running windows 7 Pro, so only one monitor would display on my home PC and I couldn't view my 2nd work monitor.
Thanks!

Michalsm2000,
I can't test that due to the shortage of resources.
For the RDP multiple Monitor support, it should be supposed to work on Windows 10.
Regarding what is new in RDP, you may check:
What's New in Remote Desktop Services in the Windows Server Technical Preview
Regards
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    Does anyone think I'm _really_ comparing apples to oranges when I look at Aperture and Lightroom side-by-side? I'm sure if I worked for Apple or Adobe, I'd try to make that claim, but as a user, what I think I am looking at are applications that let me organize, tag, view, and adjust a database of images. Which ever application is the most useful for doing those tasks wins. I hold out hope that Lightroom may one day be the winner in this arms race of image management and correction applications, but right now there is absolutely no way I can credit Lightroom with even being competitive with Aperture when one of my two monitors has to sit dark when I use Lightroom.

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