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The tool allows you to structure RDP connections by any criteria you choose: use this feature to create groups.įor example, you can create a group of Hyper-V servers or a group with AD domain controllers. In a single configuration file, you can save any number of RDP connections for your remote servers. Enter the file name *.rdg (actually, it is a text XML file that you can edit manually). First of all, you must create a configuration file to store your settings by pressing Ctrl+N or in the menu: File –> New. When you start RDCMan.exe, you will see an empty console. Configuring RDCMan, Creating RDP Host Groups

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Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 are also supported, but ou must first install the RDP client version 6 or newer on these operating systems.

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For what it’s worth, the Android app behaves like the store app.Remote Desktop Connection Manager supports all Windows versions, up to Windows 10 (Windows 11) and Windows Server 2019. I have no big preference or recommendation to make here: depending on your use case, one of these behaviors may be preferable to you.

Left/outer: for comparison, note the Store App DPI behavior means remote UI is the same size as local UI regardless of resolution, at the sacrifice of remote desktop work area.

Remote desktop area is resized but keeps local DPI scaling factor, maintaining apparent UI size that matches your local UI.

Bottom: Remote Desktop store app, session also launched at full-screen resolution, then window snapped to bottom corner of local 4K display’s desktop.

The remote image is rendered at 4K then squeezed to fit the local window, which is just shy of 1920×1080 due to space taken by local title bar and taskbar.

Top: MSTSC, session launched full-screen resolution 3840×2160, then window snapped to top quarter of local 4K display’s desktop.

The store app can use a dynamic resolution that can cause your remote windows to resize to fit, but preserves DPI scaling for consistent UI and legible workspace at the expense of work area. MSTSC can shrink and fit so your remote workspace and the size of app windows on it is preserved (although smaller and hard to see). The image is a screenshot of my local 4K desktop workspace with two remote desktop sessions open on the right side: RDPception.

Since the resolution is always “perfect”, the text in your remote session will be crisp and clear regardless of your window size.īelow is a side-by-side for comparison.

Remote apps will resize to fit the display so you can end up with some oddly sized windows on your remote workspace.

Unlike shrink and deform above, here the apparent size of remote UI will be maintained regardless of local window size. Resolution can be dynamic to fit local RDP window size: if you resize it to any arbitrary size, the remote session will adjust to that exact pixel size while maintaining DPI scale.Allows for suppressing screen timeouts.Allows for resize while preserving aspect ratio: window size is not constrained but will use pillar/letterbox type format.MSTSC.exe Enable smart-sizing on the Control Menu to shrink-and-fit the remote session to the local RDP window size.Īmong the obvious UI changes like a visual grid of remembered desktops instead of a combo list/text box drop down, The Microsoft Remote Desktop store app handles display resolution and DPI a little differently, and includes new controls to define your desired behavior. Works great when snapped into a corner though. Example: if you have a 4K display and connect at 1920×1080, the RDP window will not maximize larger than 1/4 of your local display size.Will not expand and stretch to fill: if connection resolution is lower than local display’s physical resolution, the RDP window will be bound by the connection resolution.Since it’s just simple scaling, text can be blurry.

Everything will scale down and be smaller within the RDP window though.

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If you have the eyes for it, or just need to watch a remote session without interacting, you can connect at a higher resolution or full screen, then shrink the RDP window to use it among your local apps.

Reducing RDP window size can show scroll bars, or Smart Sizing can enabled from the Control Menu to shrink and deform the remote image to fit local window size.

Resolution set at connection time: resizing your RDP window does not change the session resolution.

The classic Remote Desktop Connection has been around for decades, and still uses the executable name of its NT predecessor, Microsoft Terminal Services Client. If you use Windows remote desktop and especially if you have a high-resolution display, there’s some different DPI and scaling behavior between versions that might interest you.

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