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Create RDP Shortcuts for users to login to Windows Server

Users can create a shortcut on their desktop to the Remote Desktop Connection Client on their local PC to make it easier to login to their remote server. The shortcut can include customization like enabling printer redirection, enabling clipboard (to copy and paste between the server and local PC), hard drive redirection and more.  You […]

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Redirection of printers and local drives on hosted RDP server

REDIRECTION OF PRINTERS / HARD DRIVES / CLIPBOARD FROM YOUR LAPTOP OR DESKTOP On client laptop/desktop prior to connecting to server: Local Printing (and redirection of DVD drive, local hard drive, enable copy and paste between client an server, etc.)— When you open the Remote Desktop Connection program on your local laptop/desktop, before pressing “Connect”, click on “Show […]

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Remote Desktop sessions varying speed opening database reports

Windows Server 2008R2 with remote desktop services role (terminal services) and Access database We recently had a user notice that database reports would open up at different speeds in different remote desktop sessions. After trying many different things, it was determined that printer redirection was causing some sessions to open database reports more slowly than […]