RDS Desktop Connection

Hi Guys,
We are looking at Remote Desktop Services to replace our Citrix Server that we are currently running. I was wondering if it is possible to configure RDS to give the user a full remote desktop via a web page like the Citrix Xenapp Server currently does?
If this is possible is there a configuration guide online that might help me implement this solution on our network. We are using Server 2012 R2 as our RDS Server and our Domain Controllers are running Server 2008 R2.
Kind Regards
Thomas
TPark IT Technician

Hi,
Agree with Denis, RD WebAccess can help you.
Deploying and configuring RD Web Access in Windows Server 2012
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/10758.deploying-and-configuring-rd-webaccess-in-windows-server-2012.aspx
Distribution of Remote Apps and Desktops in Windows Server 2012
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/14488.distribution-of-remote-apps-and-desktops-in-windows-server-2012.aspx
Thanks.
Jeremy Wu
TechNet Community Support

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Remote Desktop Connection Client 9.3.9600 unable to connect to Server 2012 RDS via Gateway

Hi,
I have a Windows Sever 2012 R2 RDS environment with two Gateways servers configured in high availability mode (RD Web Access, RD Gateway, RD Connection Broker roles installed) and four Windows Server 2012 R2 RDS Session Hosts. The servers are all running
the most recent public server updates. With this configuration I when connecting externally using a Windows 7 computer with the older Remote Desktop Connection client (6.1.7601) I am able to connect without any problems however when I try connecting with a
newer client from a computer running Windows 8.1 and the 9.3.9600 client I am unable to connect.
At the moment a NAT rule is configured to pass 80/443 traffic to only one of the RDS gateway servers, I've removed our load balancer from the configuration for the moment to reduce the complexity.
No error is generated by the client when it tries to connect it just stops trying to connect after a while.
On the Gateways servers event logs for
Things I have looked into so far.
- I've double and triple checked the RDS configuration and checked it against one of my other clients configurations that is working and they are identical.
- Connecting from an older client version works fine.
I'm not sure what else can be checked does anyone have any ideas?

Hi,
1. What entries are you seeing in the RD Gateway's log? Event Viewer\ Applications and Services Logs\ Microsoft\ Windows\ TerminalServices-Gateway
2. How come you are not forwarding UDP port 3391 in addition to TCP port 443? It should work without UDP, but you will not have UDP support which is one of the benefits of RDP 8.0/8.1.
3. Are there any non-default group policy settings being applied to the servers and/or client PCs? To be clear, I'm asking if any changes have been made to the default local and domain security policies, group policy objects, new GPOs that may have
been added, etc., that are applicable to the servers and or client PCs.
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Installed the RDS 2012 Server License per user CAL (5pcs) after not allow over two users remote desktop connection problem

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Hi,
In addition you can also refer following article for RDL configuration.
RD Licensing Configuration on Windows Server 2012
http://blogs.technet.com/b/askperf/archive/2013/09/20/rd-licensing-configuration-on-windows-server-2012.aspx
Hope it helps!
Thanks.
Dharmesh Solanki
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Server 2012 RDS - Remote Desktop Connection Broker Client failed to redirect the user domain\username. Error: NULL

Seeing the error listed here.
The Remote Desktop Connection Broker server could not enumerate the targets for the provider named NULL from the database.
Pooled virtual desktop collection name: NULL
Error: Error code: 0xFFFFFFFF.
Broker and Hyper-V are on the same physical machine.
Any ideas on where to start troubleshooting this?
Used the happy wizard to create everything, and got no errors.
I have created a small pool collection, and given rights to domain users. Everything "looks" good.

I have the same problem.
(Making this long hand for those who come after)
I have installed SQl Management Studio Express 2012 SP1
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29062
(You only need the one file "SQLManagementStudio_x64_ENU.exe")
Ran this as Administrator
And typed in the Server Name field
\\.\pipe\MICROSOFT##WID\tsql\query
Then hit connect.
Expanded Databases (+sign)
Expanded RDCms
Expanded Tables
Right Clicked on rds.target, select Edit top 200 rows
Right Clicked and copied, then pasted this into a notepad file on the desktop (As a backup)
Right Clicked and selected Delete to delete the row with the data in it (and PoolID was set to Null in this row)
Did the same for rds.pool
Manually added Remote Desktop server into the MEMBER OF tab of
“Windows Authorization Access Group” via Active Directory Users and Computers. As this domain was Windows 2003 Native when the RDS server was first installed.
Rebooted server and same issue>
Checked SQL again and rows had come back.
Is that what you meant by "delete
the rds.target and rds.pool with pool id = NULL"?
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RemoteApp and Desktop Connections Error 0x800401F0 when updating RemoteApp connections from RDS webfeed

Environment:
Windows Server 2012 R2 with RDS roles installed.
Windows 8 clients
Issue:
The RDS Webfeed doesn't updated automatically. Instead, I get an error:
"An error occurred while updating this connection. Error code: 0x800401f0, 0x0"
I can perform a manual update in the control panel, but the users who will be using this on a regular basis are blocked from the control panel by a GPO. Also, I don't want end users to have to perform this update manually anyway.
I've included a screenshot of the issue for reference.
DuRand Bryant

MS Support has provided no more than the following replies to us for this case so far:
Based on your description, I suppose that the issue you are experiencing is:
The connection updates manually just fine, but it fails in nightly auto-updates. And setting up the connection does prompt for credentials
the first time after updating KB2857650, and it didn't before.
Based on my experience, this may be a known issue of KB2857650. I am trying my best to contact production team to confirm this information.
Currently, we recommended the following action plan on Windows 7 clients.
=======================================================================================================================================
Please uninstall hotfix of KB2857650 on all Windows 7 clients.
Note: we need to restart the clients after uninstalling the hotfix.
Then please click
Start, click
All Program, click
Accessories, and then click
Task Scheduler.
Open
Task Scheduler Library under Task Scheduler (local), and then browse to the following location:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Microsoft\Windows\RemoteApp and Desktop
Connections Update\
Open the subfolder that represents your user name.
Delete the following tasks:
Update connections
Report update status
Start Workspace Runtime at logon
Note
To delete a task, right-click the task, and then click
Delete.
After that, please recreate the connection.
Please test how the issue goes and let me know the results.
After you performed the steps above, if this issue persists, would you please collect the following information so that we can narrow down this issue?
And Later after I confirmed that I agree the issue seems to be a problem with
KB2857650 and then asking if a hotfix would be made available:
Thanks very much for you reply.
I totally understood how you feel about this. I am trying my best to contact production team to release new update to fix this issue. I will keep you updated about it. Since
we need to do a lot of tests about this issue to provide stable hotfix with our customers, it may be time-consuming to release the hotfix for this issue. Thanks for your understanding in advance.

Remote Desktop Connection 8.1 cannot pin remoteapps to taskbar?

Hi,
I recently applied kb2830477 and related patches to a windows 7 enterprise node. I also updated a Windows 8 pro node to 8.1. I'm enjoying the speed and other enhancements. There are still problems, i.e. Outlook 2010 and 2013 toast and sound don't
work.
We run RDS remote apps on production 2008 r2 and distribute via .msi files; those pin to the taskbar fine. Unfortunately the newer remote applications distributed via Control Panel > Remote app and desktop connections won't pin to the taskbar, or
at least I can't figure out how.
On Win/7 I used to drag and drop 2012 r2 remote apps from the All programs > Remote app and desktop connections to the taskbar, or alternatively send to desktop, then drag that shortcut to the taskbar. that doesn't work, I get a red-lined circle
when I hover over the taskbar.
On Win/8 I used to display all apps, then right-click and choose Pin to Taskbar; that option is no longer available.
Any thoughts? These apps still launch from the desktop, puzzled as to why they won't pin to the taskbar for easy access.
Best,
S'

Hi,
Thank you for your comment.
Just for confirmation.
When you applied KB 2830477 on your client Windows 7 system, there is prerequisites which must be installed and after that you need to install the original KB. Please check that you have installed that, because on RDC 8.1 it must work. If possible try to reinstall
by restarting system and check the result.
Prerequisites:
To apply this update, you must be running Windows 7 SP1. Additionally, the following updates must be installed:
2574819: An update is available that adds support for DTLS in Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
2857650:Update that improves the RemoteApp and Desktop Connections features is available for Windows 7
Update for RemoteApp and Desktop Connections feature is available for Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2830477
Hope it helps!
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Dharmesh

Can 1 instance of Windows 8.1 ENTERPRISE host multiple Remote Desktop connections?

I am shopping for the components for building a machine with fair, high-performance hardware. I have Windows 8.1 Professional. I wanted to know if either Windows 8.1 Professional or Windows 8.1 Enterprise can support multiple remote connections
from users outside the local network. For example, my brother is based in San Diego, CA and has an underpowered laptop. Is there any way to make a remote connection over that much distance, from San Diego to Northern Virginia, from a RDP client running Windows
8.1 Professional to a RDP "server" Windows 8.1 Professional/Enterprise machine, and run a modern, single- or multiplayer- game over smoothly that connection? At the very least, is it possible to run common
apps (e.g. Microsoft Office 2013 IE 11, Adobe Acrobat XI) smoothly on a Windows 8.1 Pro RDP client connected to a Windows 8.1 RDP "server" located 2250+ miles away?
Would upgrading my installation from Professional to Enterprise improve the responsiveness and display quality for my remote users?
I know Windows Server R2 2012 has features specific for handling remote connections, but I am trying to keep a Windows 8.1 user experience. Still, if anyone can show some evidence that Windows Server 2012 R2 Remote Desktop Services (RDS) improves display
and responsiveness over long-distances for remote (RDS) connections, then I will shop for Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard instead. The huge drawback of Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard CALs is the enormous cost to enable 3-5
remote connections for family, non-commercial use.
Has anyone attempted to host long-distance remote access, non-commercially, for 3-5 connections? Has it worked well? What, in general, is required?
T. Webster

Hi,
It depends on the quality of the network connection to run the software smoothly throuth RDP. And I don't think the quality would be better if you upgrade to Windows 8.1 Enterprise.
Windows 8.1 allow only one session of RDP, the Remote Desktop Server in Windows other than the Windows Server edition has a limitation to allow only one concurrent user per session by default, i.e. if someone remotely connects to the computer over RDP then
whoever was logged in at that moment will be automatically logged off, even if that user is physically present at the computer. This is by design.
Regarding more information about RDP, please take a look at the following articles:
Remote Desktop app help
Remote Desktop Connection: frequently asked questions
Best regards
Michael Shao
TechNet Community Support

How can I Create a Client Configuration File for RemoteApp and Desktop Connection with Server 2012?

I have a working RDS RemoteApp site and looking to test out the feature in Windows 7 Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\RemoteApp and Desktop Connections
I came across this link: Create a Client Configuration File for RemoteApp and Desktop Connection and I believe this is what I need to do first, but these instructions are for
Server 2008, and I'm running 2012.
Any suggestions or tips on how I can begin testing this with Server 2012?

Hi,
You can manually enter the path to the 2012 feed and it will connect and download the RemoteApps and Desktop connections.
If you need a sample .wcx file I have posted one here a couple of times. If you want I will look for it and post a link.
-TP
I tried adding my URL's below, these are sample links that work for me right now for when I log into the web page, but neither of these work. And I'm not sure what I would need to do with or how to create a .wcx file.
When I type in my URL of: https://connect.mydomain.org/RDWeb, I get redirected to:
https://connect.mydomain.org/RDWeb/Pages/en-US/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=/RDWeb/Pages/en-US/Default.aspx

Server 2012 R2 Remote Desktop Connection Broker

I have installed RDS on a server named PLUTO on which Windows 2012 R2 datacenter is in. There is a domain controller (domain name: AGROSY) running on a Linux server. We have used Samba 3.6.6 to control the file sharing system.
When I attempt to install RDS in Server Manager, it states as following: could not retrieve the deployment information from RD connection broker server pluto.AGROSY.
Then, I searched a lot of solutions, e.g. and tried as following:
Enter-PSSession -ComputerName pluto --> which works;
but Enter-PSSession -ComputerName pluto.AGROSY --> which gives the error message as: Enter-PSSession : Connecting to remote server pluto.AGROSY failed with the following error message : WinRM cannot process the request. The following
error with errorcode 0x80090311 occurred while using Kerberos authentication: There are currently no logon servers available to service the logon request.
If I ping the pluto.AGROSY, it works as well.
I have no idea how it can be solved, please help me out. Thanks a lot!

Hi,
Thanks for your comment. Sorry for late reply.
Initially please enable the PowerShell remoting in your case.
Enable-PSRemoting
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh849694.aspx
For FQDN name, please see that RDCB is properly configured and also certificate which you have used for RDS environment must be trusted with its private key and must match the FQDN name of the server. Did you seen the certificate has been properly used and
configured. You can go through following article for certificate and also for configuring RDCB role.
Configuring RDS 2012 Certificates and SSO
Configuring HA for the Remote Desktop Connection Broker in a 2012 RDS Farm
Hope it helps!
Thanks.
Dharmesh Solanki
TechNet Community Support

"remote desktop connection has stopped working" When printing from remote desktop connection

I have been having a issue when using a windows 7 machine. I have Remote Desktop to a session on Windows2008 R2, I am using the local printer resources to redirect the printing. However everytime i try to print it crashes the remote desktop application.
Gives me "remote desktop connection has stopped working." I have 4 other computers connected and printing with no issues what so ever. This only happens when i print. It does print by the way just the application crashes.
-I have also updated the printer drivers to newest possible thru the manufactorer website. The printer is a Brother MFC-8890DW. Windows 2008 R2 is up to date for the RDS server. 3 other machines are able to Remote in and print. The user is able to print using
diffrent machines just not the Windows 7 machine.

Hi,
Happy to hear that you resolved your issue. For another issue which you are facing here trying to provide some suggestion.
As you have commented that you are facing issue with second screen resolution on wide screen. The setting which I am suggesting can only applies when you are using multi-monitor Remote Desktop connections. If you are making Connections using a single
monitor do not use this setting.
So for this you can try to apply “Limit maximum display resolution” setting in group policy, where you can mention the width & height for the screen to display. The setting can be applied on below mentioned
path.
Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Remote Desktop Services\Remote Desktop Session Host\Remote Session Environment
Meanwhile sharing article with you for more information.
Remote Session Environment
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee791847(v=ws.10).aspx
Hope it helps!
Thanks.

Remote desktop connection problem windows 8

Hi everybody,
I hope you can help us. We run a software package that uses a remote desktop connection. When the program is minimised for more than a couple of minutes, the connection disconnects and takes a while to reconnect. We've been in touch with the guys that run
the program and they've said that there's no problem on their end and that it must be on our end. It's happening with all three computers at one location and it's not happening with our two computers in our other location.
I've been in touch with the online support guys in microsoft and they couldn't help. So I'm wondering if any of you can help us (in laymans terms please!).
All our computers run Windows 8.
Thanks in advance.

Hi,
Thank you for your posting in Windows Server Forum.
Yes, you can check with 2 different settings. 1) By Collection properties (Server 2012\R2) and RDP-Tcp connection under Remote Desktop Service Manager (Server 2008 R2). 2) The other setting is related to GPO (Set time
limit for active but idle Remote Desktop Services sessions) as following path.
Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Remote Desktop Services\Remote Desktop Session Host\Session Time Limits
User Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Remote Desktop Services\Remote Desktop Session Host\Session Time Limits
You can check below link (Configuration 1) for more information.
[Forum FAQ] Restrict number of Active Sessions in RDS 2012 and 2012 R2
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/00c2252b-8ec0-489f-8da2-07a434a9b5a2/forum-faq-restrict-number-of-active-sessions-in-rds-2012-and-2012-r2?forum=winserverTS
Hope it helps!
Thanks.
Dharmesh Solanki

Remote Desktop Connection has stopped working

Using Build 10041. Occurs on 2 separate systems I have when trying to use Remote Desktop Connection through a 2012 R2 RDS Gateway. I am able to connect to the remote systems and access the environment for a short period prior to MSTSC.EXE
crashing. "A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available."
Eventlog has the following:
Log Name:      Application
Source:        Application Error
Date:          3/25/2015 2:50:21 PM
Event ID:      1000
Task Category: (100)
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Description:
Faulting application name: mstsc.exe, version: 10.0.10041.0, time stamp: 0x5503b1a7
Faulting module name: mstscax.dll, version: 10.0.10041.0, time stamp: 0x5503b315
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x000000000046d78c
Faulting process id: 0x2164
Faulting application start time: 0x01d06734abf028a0
Faulting application path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\mstsc.exe
Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\mstscax.dll
Report Id: 2b084e37-d328-11e4-ab40-7c7a9191e005
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:
JW

Tried this with no luck. I have the same issue as the OP. It was failing on 10041 and is still failing with an AV on 10049. See below event log entry after registering mstscax.dll and rebooting. Still failing.
Log Name:      Application
Source:        Application Error
Date:          4/11/2015 12:18:21
Event ID:      1000
Task Category: (100)
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      Chuck1
Description:
Faulting application name: mstsc.exe, version: 10.0.10049.0, time stamp: 0x55137bff
Faulting module name: mstscax.dll, version: 10.0.10049.0, time stamp: 0x55137d3f
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x000000000046d74c
Faulting process id: 0x1870
Faulting application start time: 0x01d0748c29e55e06
Faulting application path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\mstsc.exe
Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\mstscax.dll
Report Id: 83921b7c-e07f-11e4-960f-40f02f7ad3a4
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
    <Provider Name="Application Error" />
    <EventID Qualifiers="0">1000</EventID>
    <Level>2</Level>
    <Task>100</Task>
    <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2015-04-11T19:18:21.000000000Z" />
    <EventRecordID>73626</EventRecordID>
    <Channel>Application</Channel>
    <Computer>Chuck1</Computer>
    <Security />
</System>
<EventData>
    <Data>mstsc.exe</Data>
    <Data>10.0.10049.0</Data>
    <Data>55137bff</Data>
    <Data>mstscax.dll</Data>
    <Data>10.0.10049.0</Data>
    <Data>55137d3f</Data>
    <Data>c0000005</Data>
    <Data>000000000046d74c</Data>
    <Data>1870</Data>
    <Data>01d0748c29e55e06</Data>
    <Data>C:\WINDOWS\system32\mstsc.exe</Data>
    <Data>C:\WINDOWS\system32\mstscax.dll</Data>
    <Data>83921b7c-e07f-11e4-960f-40f02f7ad3a4</Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
</EventData>
</Event>

Remote Desktop Connection Drops when opening a large file or Transferring a large file

I am running a Dell R720 Windows 2008 R2 Server. When I open a Large PDF or transfer a large file to the server, the server drops the remote desktop connection. I do not see any errors and no events are reported. I can access the server via
iDRAC 7 enterprise and the server is still up and functioning properly; however, the remote desktop connection can only be restored after the server is rebooted. I have read the following article below do not see any conflicts.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2477133/en-us
That said, the issue happens when:
1. opening a large PDF
2. Using a UNC path to transfer a large file
3. Using Hyper-V to import a .VHD (another large file)
Any help is appreciated - Thanks in advance

Hi,
Thank you for posting in Windows Server Forum.
Does this issue facing for single user or multiple users?
Have you tried on other system? IS it, facing same issue.
From description it seems network issue, please check whether there is any drop for network connection or it works on low bandwidth. You need to see there is no loss from bandwidth perspective. There are other certain reason which can drop the connection or
performance as remote desktop works on many different points.
For try you can autotune disable and check with following command.
netsh interface tcp set global autotuning=disabled
To renable follow beneath command
netsh interface tcp set global autotuninglevel=normal
When you are remote desktop to the remote server, please set the connection speed accordingly to optimize performance and might it will resolve your case of dropping connection.
More information.
Announcing the Remote Desktop Protocol Performance Improvements in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 white paper
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/rds/archive/2010/02/05/announcing-the-remote-desktop-protocol-performance-improvements-in-windows-server-2008-r2-and-windows-7-white-paper.aspx
Hope it helps!
Thanks.
Dharmesh Solanki
TechNet Community Support

Remote Desktop connection - Set URL by group policy

on our 2008 R2 DC we do not have a "RemoteApp and Desktop Connections" entry and so i cant
set the Default URL of the RDS web , how i can have an admx for this policy or any work around in order to set the URL by group policy, by the way i have an rds 2012 R2 and DC 2008 R2 and all clients are using thin clients with windows 8 embedded.

Hi,
You can download and install the latest group policy templates on your DC:
Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=41193
Another option would be to edit your group policies from your Server 2012 R2 server. For this you need to install Group Policy Management via Server Manager Add Roles and Features Wizard.
-TP

TS Workspace/RemoteApp and Desktop Connections not updating after update(KB2830477 and KB2857650)

Hi,
we are using the "RemoteApp and Desktop Connections" to Access our RDP-Infrastructure with Windows 7 Clients. We have a Windows Server 2012 with RD Web Access Role installed and i changed the authentication Settings on the RDWeb page to use Windows
Authentication so that we don't get any extra Password prompt.
Prior Update KB2830477 and KB2857650 the feed was downloaded/updated via
https://rdweb.domain.com/rdweb/feed/webfeed.aspx without any Problem. If i check the Wireshark logs i see two http get requests without credentials (401 Unauthorized) and the third with a valid Kerberos Ticket which passes through. The tsworkspace.dll
Version is 6.1.7601.17514 and the update Command is "%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\RUNDLL32 tsworkspace,TaskUpdateWorkspaces"
After i installed the updates mentioned above tsworkspace.dll has Version 6.1.7601.18270 and the automatic update doesn't work anymore. If i try a Manual update via the gui i get two 401 Unauthorized in Wireshark and after that a Password prompt.
If i type in my credentials it is working fine, but the automatic one doesn't ask for credentials.
Is there any way i can fix this?
Thanks in advance
A.Bauer

Hi All
There is another feed regarding this which seems to have more momento,,
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/412bf0e3-885e-4b3c-bf28-8a9715a98a50/remoteapp-and-desktop-connections-error-0x800401f0-when-updating-remoteapp-connections-from-rds?forum=winserverTS

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