Questions tagged [remoteapp]
RemoteApp enables you to make programs that are accessed remotely through Remote Desktop Services appear as if they are running on the end user's local computer.
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Allow only RemoteApp, not Remote Desktop
I found the following question, with a similar premise, however the answer to the question, was the question rephrased as a statement!
RemoteApp Prevent User from Running Remote Desktop
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RemoteApp .rdp embed creds?
Windows 2008 R2 server running Remote Desktop Services (what we used to call Terminal Services back in the olden days). This server is the entry point into a hosted application -- you could call it ...
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Why aren't RemoteApp icons showing up
I have a Windows 2008 R2 server running RDS. I have installed and configured RemoteApp to publish applications with RDS Web Access. When I browse to https://servernname.domain.local/RDWeb I can log in ...
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Delegate session management on RemoteApp 2012
We've built a rather large RemoteApp environment on 2012 R2, fully patched. Everything is working fine, so now comes the time to offshore and delegate tasks to the first line team.
We would like to ...
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I have a programming contractor - how do I record their screen remotely?
We have a contractor working offsite. We would like to set everything up so that his screen is recorded to our Windows Server 2008 R2 machine in real time.
We've been using TeamViewer, but we've run ...
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How to configure a Remoteapp server to increase stability
RemoteApp is Instable
According to my experience, Remote Desktop connections (especially RemoteApp connections) suffer from several instablities, which manifest themselves especially when using ...
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Can't get virtual desktops to show up on RDWeb for Server 2012 R2
UPDATE: I rebuilt the entire system with the retail release of Server 2012 R2 instead of the preview, I also more closely followed the Test Lab guide, but I am still having the same issue.
I built a ...
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RemoteApp: Logging in as user x disconnects user y
I'm having a pretty bizarre problem with a Terminal Services server used for RemoteApp. In our network the server works as it should, but at a client's office if two users log in simultaneously, the ...
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Seamless Remote Windows on Linux Client
I really like the RemoteApp features of Windows Server 2008
Are there any solutions for similar functionality for Linux clients and a Windows server?
We have users that are running Linux on the ...
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Run old 32-bit program on Windows 2008 R2 64bit
I am setting Windows Server 2008 R2 as an Application Server (RDP, SeamlessRDP).
I was going to first install that app on the server and then provisioning it to the clients.
The problem is that it's ...
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RDP: Remote app does not encapsulate traffic when connecting via remote desktop gateway server
I have a remote desktop app that was published from a third-party corporation to one of my clients. The remote desktop app connects to a Remote Desktop Gateway Server (RDGW), which forwards the ...
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Possible to run a program on my desktop whereas it is located on remote server?
I know that it is possible to run programs on terminal with ssh programs but is it also viable to run a program on my desktop with its GUI. For example suppose I installed Matlab on a remote machine ...
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RemoteApp / Seamless RDP Linux Server
I was wondering if there is an implementation of Seamless RDP for Linux servers, preferably Debian or similar, giving the result and experience of Microsoft's RemoteApp. Of course with Linux apps, I ...
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RemoteApps for non-domain clients
I would like to have a Remote Desktop farm's RemoteApps silently added to the RemoteApp and Desktop Connections control panel of Windows 7 machines.
The general procedure of subscribing to an RSS ...
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RemoteApp idle time before disconnecting
I have a Windows Server 2008 R2 with RemoteApp service installed. I have published a certain application and created an RDP file for it.
After the user has finished using this remote application and ...
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Graphical Glitch - Outlook 2013 on a 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Server as a Remote App
Server 2008 R2 SP1, with Remote Desktop Services.
Office 2013.
[Edit: Most] Microsoft updates installed.
Publish Outlook as a RemoteApp, and run it from a Windows 8 client, then open an email. What ...
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RemoteApp shows no certificate available but RD Session host finds it fine
I am trying to set up remote app for a internal domain. I have a Root CA that is trusted my all of the end computers, that cert has signed a wildcard cert I am trying to use for the server.
I added ...
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Windows Server2008 RemoteApps - Starting but not handing over windows
At work we run a windows 2008 server and we roll out Remote Apps for all the applications that out employees use. So far they are working wonderfully with very little issues but there is one problem ...
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Microsoft RemoteApp via TS Gateway initial connection load very long (over 2 minutes)
The Enviroment
We do have a RemoteApp Terminalserver, based on a Windows Server 2016. Latest Updates are installed. We have provisioned multiple apps through this server. There is one Session ...
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Microsoft Remote Desktop Services - Android
We have recently started testing Remote Desktop Services. We have deployed the environment using the latest server, Windows Server 2012 R2. We have deployed the Web Access Roles, RD Gateway, ...
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Virtualise Excel in a browser
Is it possible to give users access to a virtualised instance of Excel - I don't want to give them access to a full OS (although this will clearly be running in the background, all they can access is ...
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RDS, RDWeb, and RemoteApp: How to use public certificate for launching apps on session host?
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How do i tell RDWeb to launch apps from remote.domain.com rather then host.internaldomain.local?
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Existing org with AD forest. New single Server 2012 running all Remote Desktop ...
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How to disable TLS 1.0 without breaking RemoteApps on server 2012 R2
Please note, this scenario is different from asimilar one:
How do I disable TLS 1.0 without breaking RDP?
The linked question is about RDP and disabling TLS 1.0.
This question is about RemoteApp's ...
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Install Notepad++ as remote app on windows server 2012
I'm trying to install Notepad++ as a rempote app for a windows 2012 based rdp.
I've rdp up and running with the 3 preinstalled apps calculater, wordpad and paint. Now I want to add some more apps.
I ...
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Server 2008 Remote Apps
I have set up remoteapp, and according to all the documentation that i have found, the application should be able to span/move across a dual monitor setup. I found that the rdp file should include ...
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RemoteApp on Windows Server 2019 lags heavily
My Setup
I do have to following RDS / RemoteApp setup:
Windows Server 2019 hosting all RDS Roles (RD Web Access, RD Gateway, RD Licensing, RD Connection Broker and RD Session Host)
Everything is ...
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Server 2012 RemoteApp install
I am trying to install a simple RemoteApp install on a Windows 2012 server but am getting a bit confused by the different components and what is and is not required.
Is 'Remote Desktop Gateway' ...
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Certificate issue with RemoteApp on Server 2008
I am trying to set up a proof-of-concept demo for deploying applications via RemoteApp, the application-streaming-over-RDP stuff in Windows Server 2008.
The TS Gateway server (call it srv-web) and ...
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Can file extensions be associated with TS2008 Remote Applications
Just wondering if there's any way to associate a local file extension with a remote app running via a Windows 2008 Terminal Services session?
If, for example, I've published Acrobat as a Remote App, ...
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Need explanation of tag loadbalanceinfo:s:tsv:
I'm making a rdp file based on my user parameters
full address:s:<c_host>
alternate shell:s:||<c_appname>
remoteapplicationprogram:s:||<c_appname>
remoteapplicationname:s:<...
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Terminal Server hosted on cloud server or traditional VPS?
We're looking into alternatives for our very small datacentre at the moment. We have two Windows 2008 terminal servers that serve RemoteApps that we're looking to move off-site first off (and if we ...
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Server 2012 RemoteApp Disconnects/Reconnects Constantly
I have remote desktop services running on Server 2012 with high availability. I'm running 3 gateways and a farm of session host servers. Gateways all seem to be running fine, they take connections no ...
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Terminal Server 2008 RemoteApp sometimes multiple windows pop under other windows
We are running a 3rd party ERP system button bar that launches various business modules. Some of these modules have controls that launch separate windows. All of that works great. However on ...
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What remote desktop software has application forwarding (seamless window) only support?
Terminal Services on Windows 2008 has an option called RemoteApp which basically runs a full TS session but only brings the application window back (without the standard TS borders). To a user it ...
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Setting up Terminal Services on Windows 2008 R2 server for the first time to connect 20 remote users
Any advice on where I should begin in terms of resources or videos?
Outstanding questions are:
Should we use Remoteapp or Sessions
Understanding and deploying TS gateway
How does SAV work with ...
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Windows 7 / Terminal Services RemoteApp
Please, show me a way to set up Windows 7 machine to use only one app (internet explorer) to access remotely from another machine - similar to TS RemoteApp, which is only for Windows Server platforms ...
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Apply GPO to user AD group when using computers in a certain OU
We have a logon-script that copies a number of remoteapp.rdp-files to some users desktops. However these users sometimes also has to connect directly to our terminal server through a remote desktop ...
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How can I limit the number of RemoteApp sessions to 1 per user?
We have an application where only one instance of the program can be run at a time. Otherwise terrible data corruption happens. Our users currently run this program as a RemoteApp from a Windows 7 "...
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Windows Server 2008 RDS solution for remote employees
I have a customer who would like to add remote employees to his company, but would rather not get a computer for each new employee (would effectively need 2 per employee....one with the employee, one ...
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Let Windows RemoteApp open files (eg. .docx, .pdf) with client side application
We're successfully providing a Windows RemoteApp which is hosted on a Windows Server 2016 to our client PCs.
The application runs fine, printing is redirected to the client's connected printer. Very ...
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How Can I Pass a Variable Parameter to A Windows RemoteApp?
I have published a remote app, MyApp.exe, from Server X. MyApp.exe can be launched with a variable optional parameter. That parameter can have a larger number of different values.
I have downloaded ...
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How to display disk quota warnings to RemoteApp users
I'm working with a Server 2008 R2 instance that has had RD Web Access/RemoteApp configured for a handful of applications. One of them allows the user to save, and while saving to the server is ...
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What version of Windows server is needed for RemoteApp functionality?
We have a Windows desktop app that we want to make available over the Internet to a few users. What version of Windows Server do I need for that RemoteApp functionality?
I tried to figure this out ...
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RemoteApps with Win2K8 R2 STD and Mac users
I am using Win2K8 R2 and have enabled RemoteApps. I can connected to the RemoteApp (Outlook) without any trouble from another Windows based PC, however Mac clients, using the latest RDP client can not....
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Windows 2008 RemoteAPP client disconnects within a matter of minutes
I'm having an odd problem with Windows 2008 TS, and remote applications specifically.
The situation is as follows:
TS idle timeout is disabled via GPO
TS terminating disconnected sessions after 1hr ...
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Single sign on with Windows 2008 R2 RemoteApps
I've got the following setup:
Windows 2008 R2 server: Remote Desktop Services (RemoteApp, Session Host, Services Manager)
Windows 2008 R2 server: AD + AD Certificate services + DNS
Windows 7 client ...
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How can I reconnect to a remoteapp session?
I have Windows Server 2008 R2 with some RemoteApp programs exposed to my users. When a user reconnects to a disconnected RemoteApp session the program he used before is launched once again, so there ...
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What is the difference between rdp files?
When remotely connecting to my server using Windows' Remote Desktop Connection application, I can save Connection settings in an RDP file and then easily edit it right clicking and selecting "edit".
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How to display programs, started by TSWA Remoteapp, inside a browser instead of directly on the desktop?
For those not familiar with Terminal Services Web Access and Resulting Internet Communication in Windows Server 2008 here’s a brief overview.
The problem I am trying to solve can be seen in the ...
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Disabling IPv6 to allow RDS Installation. What's the real solution?
I've just experienced something for the second time on a fresh VM in Azure. This hasn't happened on Amazon yet, but has happened in Hyper-V on a fresh Server 2012 R2 VM.
Basically, I've setup a ...
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