Use RD Connection Broker load balancing
This policy setting allows you to specify whether to use the RD Connection Broker load balancing feature to balance the load between servers in an RD Session Host server farm. If you enable this policy setting RD Connection Broker redirects users who do not have an existing session to the RD Session Host server in the farm with the fewest sessions. Redirection behavior for users with existing sessions is not affected. If the server is configured to use RD Connection Broker users who have an existing session are redirected to the RD Session Host server where their session exists. If you disable this policy setting users who do not have an existing session log on to the first RD Session Host server to which they connect. If you do not configure this policy setting you can configure the RD Session Host server to participate in RD Connection Broker load balancing by using the Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration tool or the Remote Desktop Services WMI provider. Note: If you enable this policy setting you must also enable the Join RD Connection Broker the Configure RD Connection Broker farm name and the Configure RD Connection Broker server name policy settings.
Allow desktop composition for remote desktop sessions
This policy setting allows you to specify whether desktop composition is allowed for remote desktop sessions. This policy setting does not apply to RemoteApp sessions. Desktop composition provides the user interface elements of Windows Aero such as translucent windows for remote desktop sessions. Because Windows Aero requires additional system and bandwidth resources allowing desktop composition for remote desktop sessions can reduce connection performance particularly over slow links and increase the load on the remote computer. If you enable this policy setting desktop composition will be allowed for remote desktop sessions. On the client computer you can configure desktop composition on the Experience tab in Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) or by using the “allow desktop composition” setting in a Remote Desktop Protocol (. rdp) file. In addition the client computer must have the necessary hardware to support Windows Aero features. Note: Additional configuration might be necessary on the remote computer to make Windows Aero features available for remote desktop sessions. For example the Desktop Experience feature must be installed on the remote computer and the maximum color depth on the remote computer must be set to 32 bits per pixel. Also the Themes service must be started on the remote computer. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting desktop composition is not allowed for remote desktop sessions even if desktop composition is enabled in RDC or in the . rdp file.
Allow remote start of unlisted programs
This policy setting allows you to specify whether remote users can start any program on the RD Session Host server when they start a Remote Desktop Services session or whether they can only start programs that are listed in the RemoteApp programs list. You can control which programs on an RD Session Host server can be started remotely by using the RemoteApp Manager on Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008. If you are using Windows Server 2012 R2 you can configure this in the Collection properties sheet by using Server Manager. By default only programs in the RemoteApp Programs list can be started when a user starts a Remote Desktop Services session. If you enable this policy setting remote users can start any program on the RD Session Host server when they start a Remote Desktop Services session. For example a remote user can do this by specifying the program’s executable path at connection time by using the Remote Desktop Connection client. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting remote users can only start programs that are listed in the RemoteApp programs list when they start a Remote Desktop Services session.
Always show desktop on connection
This policy setting allows you to specify whether the desktop is always displayed after a client connects to a remote computer or whether an initial program can run. It can require that the desktop be displayed after a client connects to a remote computer even if an initial program is already specified in the default user profile Remote Desktop Connection or through Group Policy. If you enable this policy setting the desktop is always displayed when a client connects to a remote computer. This policy setting overrides any initial program policy settings. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting an initial program can be specified that runs on the remote computer after the client connects to the remote computer. If an initial program is not specified the desktop is always displayed on the remote computer after the client connects to the remote computer. Note: If this policy setting is enabled then the “Start a program on connection” policy setting is ignored.
Remove remote desktop wallpaper
This policy setting allows you to specify whether desktop wallpaper is displayed to clients when they are connected to a remote server using RDP. You can use this setting to enforce the removal of wallpaper during a Remote Desktop Services session. If you enable this policy setting wallpaper is not displayed in a Remote Desktop Services session. If you disable this policy setting wallpaper is displayed in a Remote Desktop Services session depending on the client configuration. If you do not configure this policy setting Windows Vista displays wallpaper to remote clients connecting through Remote Desktop depending on the client configuration (see the Experience tab in the Remote Desktop Connection options for more information). Servers running Windows Server 2008 do not display wallpaper by default to Remote Desktop Services sessions.
Do not allow Clipboard redirection
This policy setting specifies whether to prevent the sharing of Clipboard contents (Clipboard redirection) between a remote computer and a client computer during a Remote Desktop Services session. You can use this setting to prevent users from redirecting Clipboard data to and from the remote computer and the local computer. By default Remote Desktop Services allows Clipboard redirection. If you enable this policy setting users cannot redirect Clipboard data. If you disable this policy setting Remote Desktop Services always allows Clipboard redirection. If you do not configure this policy setting Clipboard redirection is not specified at the Group Policy level.
Allow time zone redirection
This policy setting allows you to specify whether the client computer redirects its time zone settings to the Remote Desktop Services session. If you enable this policy setting clients that are capable of time zone redirection send their time zone information to the server. The server base time is then used to calculate the current session time (current session time = server base time + client time zone). If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the client computer does not redirect its time zone information and the session time zone is the same as the server time zone. Note: Time zone redirection is possible only when connecting to at least a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 terminal server with a client using RDP 5. 1 or later.
Set IP Stateless Autoconfiguration Limits State
This policy setting allows you to configure IP Stateless Autoconfiguration Limits. If you enable or do not configure this policy setting IP Stateless Autoconfiguration Limits will be enabled and system will limit the number of autoconfigured addresses and routes. If you disable this policy setting IP Stateless Autoconfiguration Limits will be disabled and system will not limit the number of autoconfigured addresses and routes.
Set Window Scaling Heuristics State
This policy setting allows you to configure Window Scaling Heuristics. Window Scaling Heuristics is an algorithm to identify connectivity and throughput problems caused by many Firewalls and other middle boxes that don’t interpret Window Scaling option correctly. If you do not configure this policy setting the local host settings are used. If you enable this policy setting Window Scaling Heuristics will be enabled and system will try to identify connectivity and throughput problems and take appropriate measures. If you disable this policy setting Window Scaling Heuristics will be disabled and system will not try to identify connectivity and throughput problems casued by Firewalls or other middle boxes.
Set IP-HTTPS State
This policy setting allows you to configure IP-HTTPS a tunneling technology that uses the HTTPS protocol to provide IP connectivity to a remote network. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting the local host settings are used. If you enable this policy setting you can specify an IP-HTTPS server URL. You will be able to configure IP-HTTPS with one of the following settings:Policy Default State: The IP-HTTPS interface is used when there are no other connectivity options. Policy Enabled State: The IP-HTTPS interface is always present even if the host has other connectivity options. Policy Disabled State: No IP-HTTPS interfaces are present on the host.