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Terminal Services and Remote Desktop Services

• Best practices to prevent RDP security issues

  IT can prevent RDP security issues in a few ways. Learn how to use Group Policy and other best practices to protect against an RDP-based attack, and learn about BlueKeep. Continue Reading

• Five reasons Microsoft RDP printer redirection is not working

  Windows printing problems are a pain. If you have printer redirection issues with the Remote Desktop Protocol in RDS, check user permissions, client requirements and more. Continue Reading

• How RDS licensing rules work and recommendations to follow

  Microsoft's Remote Desktop Services licensing policies can be confusing if you don't know the Client Access Licenses and Remote Desktop Services roles. Continue Reading

• Can you handle application and desktop virtualization?

  Virtual app and desktop deployments offer many benefits to IT, such as ease of management and improved security. Test yourself on the benefits of desktop virtualization. Continue Reading

• Four questions for virtual app and desktop deployment

  Choosing a virtual desktop delivery method and determining how to host desktops and applications are just two enterprise workstation decisions IT must make. Continue Reading

• Ready to start VDI capacity planning? Prove it

  Planning VDI capacity can be challenging and confusing. See if you have what it takes to plan for factors such as remote access and future changes.Continue Reading

• Become an Office 365 VDI licensing pro

  Licensing Office 365 for VDI is a complicated process, which often leaves IT admins twisted. Use this quiz to refresh on the key aspects of a successful deployment.Continue Reading

• Is VDI susceptible to ransomware threats?

  VDI environments are in danger of ransomware attacks. They can encrypt personal and professional data that cannot be decoded once the user's session ends.Continue Reading

• Harvest a crop of virtual desktops on an RDSH farm

  Horizon View 6.0 empowers IT admins to publish virtual desktops using an RDSH farm. Find out how, and get the details on what an RDSH farm is.Continue Reading

• Complete guide to RDS management and RDSH

  RDS is the backbone of Windows desktop virtualization from Microsoft. Learn about features -- such as RemoteFX -- problems and more.Continue Reading

• User environment virtualization leaves roaming profiles in the dust

  As users connect to more devices than ever, user environment virtualization is a blossoming trend in the desktop virtualization market.Continue Reading

• Q&A: Former Citrix CTO Simon Crosby reveals micro-virtualization plans

  Former Citrix CTO Simon Crosby hasn't provided much detail about what he's been up to at Bromium -- until now. In this Q&A, Crosby discusses how micro-virtualization could change the industry.Continue Reading

• Top 10 desktop virtualization news and tips of 2011

  Desktop virtualization grew up in 2011 and SearchVirtualDesktop.com was there to capture all the moments. Here's a countdown of the year's top 10 news stories and tips.Continue Reading

• Five helpful commands for managing Remote Desktop Services

  In Windows Server 8, server management will be command-line oriented. Prepare for the shift by learning some commands for managing Remote Desktop Services.Continue Reading

• Microsoft's RDS and RemoteFX disappoint VMware user

  Microsoft's Remote Desktop Service and RemoteFX protocol are intended for specific desktop virtualization use cases, but are they enough for your organization?Continue Reading

• The basics of Remote Desktop Services: Management

  Unless you're deploying only a few VMs, it's nearly impossible to manage all the components and services of RDS. A management solution like Microsoft System Center is a must.Continue Reading

• Capacity planning for Windows Terminal Services

  Capacity planning for the latest version of Terminal Services can be confusing, but the trick is to plan based on how TS will be used.Continue Reading

• Manage Remote Desktop Services with Windows PowerShell

  Learn how Remote Desktop Services can be managed with PowerShell in Windows Server 2008 R2.Continue Reading

• Planning a Terminal Services Gateway

  Terminal Services Gateway is a secure way to access Microsoft Terminal Services remotely but it requires knowing how to work with SSL certificates.Continue Reading

• Managing Terminal Services via Group Policy

  Configuring and hardening Windows Server Terminal Services through Group Policy settings improves the server's security and overall performance.Continue Reading