Remote Desktop Connection
| A component of Microsoft Windows | |
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| Other names | Terminal Services |
| Type | Remote desktop software |
| Included with | Windows Server |
| Service name | TermService |
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| RemoteFX, Microsoft App-V | |
| A component of Microsoft Windows | |
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Remote Desktop Connection client on Windows 8
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| Type | Remote desktop software |
| Included with | Windows XP and later |
| Also available for | Windows 2000, Windows 9x, Windows NT 4,OS X, iOS, Android |
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| Windows Remote Assistance | |
Remote Desktop Services (RDS), known as Terminal Services in Windows Server 2008 and earlier, is one of the components of Microsoft Windows that allows a user to take control of a remote computer or virtual machine over a network connection. RDS is Microsoft's implementation of thin client, where Windows software, and the entire desktop of the computer running RDS, are made accessible to a remote client machine that supports (RDP). With RDS, only software user interfaces are transferred to the client system. All input from the client system is transmitted to the server, where software execution takes place. This is in contrast to application streaming systems, like Microsoft App-V, in which computer programs are streamed to the client on-demand and executed on the client machine.
RemoteFX was added to RDS as part of Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1.
RDS first appeared in Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition as "Terminal Services". Starting with Windows 2000, it became a mainstay of the Windows NT family of operating systems and was improved with each version of Windows. The rename to "Remote Desktop Services" occurred with Windows Server 2008 R2 in 2009.
Windows includes three client components that use RDS:
The first two are individual utilities that allow a user to take control of a remote computer over the network. In case of Remote Assistance, the remote user needs to receive an invitation and the control is cooperative. In case of RDC, however, the remote user opens a new session on the remote computer and has every power granted by its user account's rights and restrictions. Fast User Switching allows users to switch between user accounts on the local computer without quitting software and logging out. Fast User Switching is part of Winlogon and uses RDS to accomplish its switching feature. Third-party developers have also created client software for RDS. For example, rdesktop supports Unix platforms.
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