
Obviously, potential security issues depend on how you deploy RDS.

There are also improvements to audio/video and support for Windows Aero in an RD session (however, note that Desktop Composition, which enables Aero, is not supported in a session with multiple monitors). True multiple monitor support for up to 16 monitors, whereby programs function just as they do when running on the client computer.Windows Installer compatibility to make it easier to install programs that require per-user configuration.Fair Share CPU scheduling to dynamically distribute processing time across sessions based on the number of active sessions.A new version of RDP and the Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) client, v.Remote Desktop IP Virtualization, which allows IP addresses to be assigned to connections on a per-session or per-program basis.


With new features (some of them introduced in Windows Server 2008) such as RemoteApp, RD Gateway, and RD Virtualization Host, this Windows Server role now provides you with the flexibility to deploy individual applications or full desktops via RDS or a VDI solution – in many cases without the need for Citrix or other third party add-ons.īut what about security? All of these added complexities translate to new security challenges, too. Remote Desktop Services (RDS) on Windows Server 2008 R2 has more than just a new name this is not your father’s Terminal Services.
