We support full remoting of gestures (e.g. In addition, Remote Desktop Web Access now supports other browsers such as Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. This removes the requirement to remember a long website URL. Users now can find the correct remote workspace to connect to by just providing their email address. Email and web discovery of Remote Applications and desktops.We also made it possible to use locally logged on domain credentials so that users connecting from managed devices can connect seamlessly without any credential prompts.
In Windows Server 2012 we dramatically simplified this by eliminating the need to use multiple certificates. However, this configuration was very cumbersome. In Windows Server 2008 R2, it was possible to configure an RDS deployment so that users will need to enter their credentials only once when connecting to RemoteApps and hosted desktops. We do support multiple GPU’s within one server and are seeing greater engagement with OEM’s to provide systems that support this.
In Windows Server 2012, the vGPU feature is expanded and all Windows 8 virtual machines can take advantage of a DirectX 11 capable GPU, either emulated in software (softGPU) when no GPU is present in the host or para-virtualized and hardware-accelerated (vGPU) when a DirectX11 compatible video card is present in the host. In Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, we first introduced the RemoteFX Virtual GPU (vGPU), which provided DirectX 9 application support and Aero theming for virtual machines running on Hyper-V servers with physical GPUs. In this release, the end user no longer has to set the network in the Remote Desktop Connection client: the client auto-detects the network type and, also adapts as the network changes. We utilize a new codec to reduce bandwidth consumption for media content (in some cases a 90% bandwidth reduction) while also providing a great end user media experience. RDP will automatically use TCP when UDP cannot be used to ensure connectivity and the best possible experience. UDP provides a better experience over a lossy WAN network but, is not always possible dependent on the routers, and firewalls involved. Progressive rendering allows RemoteFX to provide a responsive experience over a highly constrained network. We improved caching as well as added progressive rendering. We included codecs optimized for multimedia, images, and text. We support a mix and match approach, determining and using the right codec for the right content instead of one size fits all. Windows Server 2012 addresses each of these issues.įor Windows Server 2012 we have made RemoteFX dramatically better over a WAN as well as balancing between scale (host side cost) and reduced bandwidth.