https://rdr-it.com/en/tag/rds/System administration, virtualization, security and tools for IT professionals.en-USFri, 09 Oct 2026 17:31:24 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/windows-server-2025-deploying-an-rds-farm/Wed, 15 Oct 2025 04:30:00 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/windows-server-2025-deploying-an-rds-farm/In this tutorial, I will explain how to deploy an RDS farm with Windows Server 2025 to provide a Remote Desktop or RemoteApp environment. Deploying an RDS (Remote Desktop …https://rdr-it.com/en/rds-farm-2012r2-2016-take-remote-control-over-user-sessions/Wed, 20 Dec 2023 05:30:00 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/rds-farm-2012r2-2016-take-remote-control-over-user-sessions/From Server Manager, go to Remote Desktop Services / Collections / The_Collection. In the CONNECTIONS section, right-click on a session 1 and click on Snapshot 2 . Choose …https://rdr-it.com/en/rds-farm-add-a-host-to-a-collection/Wed, 13 Dec 2023 05:30:00 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/rds-farm-add-a-host-to-a-collection/Introduction This tutorial follows the following article: Deploy a Windows 2012R2/2016/2019 RDS farm In this tutorial, we will see how to add a second collection to an …https://rdr-it.com/en/farm-rds-add-a-host-to-a-collection/Wed, 06 Dec 2023 05:30:00 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/farm-rds-add-a-host-to-a-collection/In this article, I’ll walk you through how to add a Remote Desktop Session Host to a collection. The article follows the following post: Deploy a Windows 2012R2/2016/2019 …https://rdr-it.com/en/outlook-2010-change-location-of-ost-file/Wed, 30 Jun 2021 04:30:00 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/outlook-2010-change-location-of-ost-file/In this tutorial, I will explain how to change the location of the OST file and more specifically to put it on a network share. Outlook is installed on an RDS farm and …https://rdr-it.com/en/rds-farm-add-host-to-collection/Fri, 29 Jan 2021 11:30:00 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/rds-farm-add-host-to-collection/In this article, I’ll walk you through how to add a Remote Desktop session host to a collection. This tutorial follows on from : Deploy an RDS Farm Windows …https://rdr-it.com/en/remoteapp-with-web-access-rdweb-does-not-work-from-outside/Sun, 20 Dec 2020 09:42:16 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/remoteapp-with-web-access-rdweb-does-not-work-from-outside/Context In an RDS environment which is made up of several hosts, a broker service and an RDS gateway, RDP connections from the RDS gateway do not work. The RDS Gateway …https://rdr-it.com/en/remote-desktop-without-active-directory-installation-and-configuration/Thu, 05 Nov 2020 15:06:52 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/remote-desktop-without-active-directory-installation-and-configuration/Introduction In this tutorial, I will explain how to install and configure remote desktop on Windows Server without Active Directory environment. This solution does not …https://rdr-it.com/en/enter-the-rds-license-server/Thu, 05 Nov 2020 14:56:29 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/enter-the-rds-license-server/You installed the Remote Desktop Session Host role on a Windows server (2012 / 2012R2 / 2016) without going through the Remote Desktop Services deployment wizard and the …https://rdr-it.com/en/vdi-installation-and-configuration-with-windows-server/Tue, 11 Aug 2020 04:30:00 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/vdi-installation-and-configuration-with-windows-server/Introduction In this tutorial, I will explain how to install and configure a VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) environment. Before getting to the heart of the matter, …https://rdr-it.com/en/rds-farm-delete-a-server-not-available-in-the-deployment/Mon, 22 Jun 2020 04:30:00 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/rds-farm-delete-a-server-not-available-in-the-deployment/In this tutorial, we will see how to remove a server from a deployment that is no longer available. When connecting to the service broker, the following message is …https://rdr-it.com/en/rds-gateway-installation-configuration/Wed, 29 Apr 2020 04:30:00 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/rds-gateway-installation-configuration/Presentation of the RDS gateway In this tutorial, we are going to install, configure and use an RDS gateway without deploying an RDS farm . In an environment mainly …https://rdr-it.com/en/deploy-an-rds-server-remote-desktop-service/Thu, 05 Mar 2020 05:30:00 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/deploy-an-rds-server-remote-desktop-service/Presentation In this tutorial, I will explain how to deploy an RDS server (Remote Desktop Services). If you plan to deploy an RDS farm, that is to say several servers, …https://rdr-it.com/en/lets-encrypt-generate-a-pfx-with-iis/Mon, 06 Jan 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/lets-encrypt-generate-a-pfx-with-iis/This tutorial explains how to generate a certificate in pfx format with Let's Encrypts and IIS.https://rdr-it.com/en/change-password-from-the-interface-rdweb/Mon, 23 Dec 2019 12:51:22 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/change-password-from-the-interface-rdweb/Presentation In this tutorial, I will explain how to allow users to change their passwords using the Web Access portal available in a deployment of an RDS farm . To allow …https://rdr-it.com/en/force-a-template-for-the-start-menu/Mon, 21 Oct 2019 10:07:51 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/force-a-template-for-the-start-menu/Presentation The purpose of this article is to show you how to force a template for the start menu. This change is especially useful for RDS servers to allow users to all …https://rdr-it.com/en/gpo-configure-sso-on-rds-connections/Mon, 21 Oct 2019 09:29:04 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/gpo-configure-sso-on-rds-connections/Presentation In this article, we’ll see how to set up Single Sign-on (SSO) on Remote Desktop (RDS) connections using a GPO. This solution eliminates the need for users to …https://rdr-it.com/en/restart-an-rds-server-member-of-a-farm/Mon, 21 Oct 2019 08:34:10 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/restart-an-rds-server-member-of-a-farm/This script allows you to reboot a server RDS member of a farm with a broker session by closing the still open sessions. Use : Change the two variables $ServerBroker and …https://rdr-it.com/en/connecting-to-remote-desktop-session-host-servers-by-the-broker/Mon, 21 Oct 2019 08:12:48 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/connecting-to-remote-desktop-session-host-servers-by-the-broker/Problem If you followed the article: Setting up an RDS farm under Windows 2012R2/2016 , the client connection configuration is done using a Round Robin on the DNS. What …https://rdr-it.com/en/upd-increase-the-size/Mon, 21 Oct 2019 06:32:27 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/upd-increase-the-size/If you have activated user profile disks on your RDS farm and you need to increase the size of a disk you must go through a machine with the role of Hyper-V