Windows 10 Built In Remote Desktop Connection
Before we discuss some native screen sharing tools in Windows 10, you can try the Windows 10 Remote Desktop feature on your system to allow others to remotely access your PC. We have discussed how to set and use remote desktop in Windows 10 in this detailed guide. Apple sells Apple Remote Desktop on the Mac App Store for $80, but you don’t have to spend any money to remotely connect to your Mac. There are free solutions — including one built into your Mac. These solutions will let you access your Mac’s desktop remotely, whether you’re using another computer on the same local network, or you’re. Use Print Screen To Take Screenshot. Indeed this is one of the easiest and the basic. As I just upgraded from Windows 7 Pro to Windows 10, I found I miss one service that I really need. I need to manage dozens of workstation running Windows using MMC, in Windows 7, I create a bunch of connection using Remote Desktop snap-ins, unfortunately when it is upgraded to Windows 10, I didn't find this snap-in under snap-ins list in MMC.
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Remote Desktop Services (RDS) built on Windows Server 2016 is a virtualization platform enabling a wide range of customer scenarios. Improvements in the overall RDS solution incorporates the work done by both the Remote Desktop team and other technology partners at Microsoft. The following scenarios and technologies are new or improved in Windows Server 2016.
Also be sure to check out our session from Ignite 2016: Harness RDS improvements in Windows Server 2016. In this video, the product team reviews all of the new and improved features in Remote Desktop Services, including vGPU support.
App Compatibility - Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10
Built on the same foundation of Windows 10, Windows Server 2016 not only has the same look and feel you expect out of a desktop but can also run many of the same applications. Pairing Windows Server 2016 with the graphics capabilities (below) gives you an environment for all users to be productive.
Azure SQL Database - the new database for your highly available environment
The RD Connection Broker is able to store all of the deployment information (like connection states and user/host mappings) in a shared SQL database, such as an Azure SQL database. Ditch the SQL Server Always On Availability Group deployment manual, grab the connection string to the Azure SQL database, and start using your highly available environment.
Additional information: Use Azure SQL DB for your Remote Desktop Connection Broker high availability environment
Graphics - solving graphics needs across various scenarios
Thanks to Hyper-V's Discrete Device Assignment, you can now map GPUs on a host machine directly to a VM to be consumed by its GPU-requiring applications. Improvements have also been made in RemoteFX vGPU, including support for OpenGL 4.4, OpenCL 1.1, 4k resolution, and Windows Server virtual machines.
Additional information: Discrete Device Assignment
RD Connection Broker - improved connection handling during logon storms
With improved connection handling, the RD Connection Broker is now able to handle over 10,000 concurrent logon requests, sometimes seen during 'logon storms'. The improved RD Connection Broker also makes maintenance of the deployment simpler by being able to more quickly add servers back into the environment.
Additional information: Improved Remote Desktop Connection Broker Performance
RDP 10 - new capabilities built into the protocol
RDP 10 now uses the H.264/AVC 444 codec, appropriately optimizing across both video and text. With this release, pen remoting is also supported. With these capabilities, your remote sessions start to feel even more like a local session.
Additional information: RDP 10 AVC/H.264 improvements in Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016
Personal session desktops - providing individual desktops to any end-user
Personal session desktops is a new way to have your own personal desktop hosted for you in the cloud. Administrative privileges and dedicated session hosts removes the complexity of hosting environments where users want to manage the desktop like it's their own.
Windows 10 Built In Remote Desktop Service
Additional information: Personal Session Desktops