Remote Desktop Connection (Standard 7 Package Reference)
7/8/2014
This package is a Feature Pack in the category Remote Connections. The name of the package as it appears on disk and for use with some command-line tools is WinEmb-TerminalServicesClient.
This package contains features such as the client functionality for connecting to a Remote Desktop Session Host server, the functionality for hosting a Remote Desktop Connection, and tools that can be used to manage and troubleshoot remote desktop connections.
Note
New for Windows Embedded Standard Service Pack 1
Support for Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) 7.1; Microsoft RemoteFX USB redirection; and software-based, client-side, RemoteFX decode are included in this package.
Settings
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Description |
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Specifies whether the Allow list is checked and enforced. |
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Specifies how servers and clients authenticate each other before a remote desktop connection is established. |
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Specifies how users are authenticated before the remote desktop connection is established. |
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Specifies how Terminal Services manages Client Access Licenses (CALs). |
Services
- GPU Virtualization
- Named Pipes Transport Driver
- RDP Encoder Mirror Driver
- RDP Miniport Driver
- RDP Reflector Driver Miniport
- RDP USB Hub Filter Driver
- RDP Winstation Driver
- Remote Deskotop USB Hub
- Remote Desktop Services
- Remote Desktop Services Security Filter Driver
- Remote Desktop Services UserMode Port Redirector
- Remote Desktop Video Miniport Driver
- TCP Transport Driver
- Terminal Server Device Redirector Driver
- Virtual 3D Video Transport Driver
Dependencies
Package Dependencies
This package depends upon features provided by the following packages:
- Credentials and Certificate Management
- DirectX and Windows Device Experience
- Domain Services
- Remote Desktop Easy Print Driver
Group Dependencies
No group dependencies.
Optional Supporting Packages
You can select any number of packages from the following list:
- .NET Framework 2.0 Client Profile
- Device Framework
- Domain Services
- Help and Support Engine
- Printing Utilities and Management
- Shell Controls and UI Support Functions
- System Control Panel
- Windows Media Player 12
You can use the optional packages to enable the following functions:
To do this |
Use these packages |
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Set remote connection attributes and enable remote connections. |
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If you exclude this component, you must preset Settings Management Infrastructure (SMI) settings to enable the Remote Desktop Services features that you want.
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Enable redirection of printers and local printing. |
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In Active Directory, choose the users who will have permission to connect to the computer by using RDP. |
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Provide for redirection of ports and I/O, and also for discovery of these devices. |
Important:
Without this component, some devices may not be discovered and made available to the Remote Desktop Services session on the host machine.
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Common Uses
Thin clients are typically used to access other, more powerful computers by using Remote Desktop Connection.
Client computers might use Microsoft Application Virtualization to access enterprise-wide applications on a corporate network.
Notes
Windows Embedded Core sets the value of fDenyTSConnections to deny remote connections and close one possible avenue for a security attack. We recommend that you change the value of this setting on any device that you want to administer or access remotely.
This package opens a port in Windows Firewall.
The LicensingMode setting applies only to the Application Server mode in Remote Desktop Services and is ignored in Windows Embedded Standard 7.