<s>
Remote	B-Protocol
Desktop	I-Protocol
Services	I-Protocol
(	O
RDS	O
)	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Terminal	B-Protocol
Services	I-Protocol
in	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
and	O
earlier	O
,	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
components	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
that	O
allow	O
a	O
user	O
to	O
initiate	O
and	O
control	O
an	O
interactive	O
session	O
on	O
a	O
remote	B-Protocol
computer	I-Protocol
or	O
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
over	O
a	O
network	B-Architecture
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RDS	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
as	O
Terminal	O
Server	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	O
Terminal	O
Server	O
Edition	O
,	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
edition	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4.0	O
Server	O
that	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
log	O
in	O
remotely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
integrated	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
Terminal	B-Protocol
Services	I-Protocol
as	O
an	O
optional	O
component	O
in	O
the	O
server	O
editions	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
family	I-Device
of	O
operating	O
systems	O
,	O
receiving	O
updates	O
and	O
improvements	O
with	O
each	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terminal	B-Protocol
Services	I-Protocol
were	O
then	O
renamed	O
to	O
Remote	B-Protocol
Desktop	I-Protocol
Services	I-Protocol
with	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
R2	I-Device
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RDS	O
is	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
implementation	O
of	O
thin	B-Device
client	I-Device
architecture	O
,	O
where	O
Windows	O
software	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
entire	O
desktop	O
of	O
the	O
computer	O
running	O
RDS	O
,	O
are	O
made	O
accessible	O
to	O
any	O
remote	O
client	O
machine	O
that	O
supports	O
Remote	B-Protocol
Desktop	I-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
(	O
RDP	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
User	B-Application
interfaces	I-Application
are	O
displayed	O
from	O
the	O
server	O
onto	O
the	O
client	O
system	O
and	O
input	O
from	O
the	O
client	O
system	O
is	O
transmitted	O
to	O
the	O
server	O
-	O
where	O
software	O
execution	O
takes	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
application	B-Application
streaming	I-Application
systems	O
,	O
like	O
Microsoft	O
App-V	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
computer	O
programs	O
are	O
streamed	O
to	O
the	O
client	O
on-demand	O
and	O
executed	O
on	O
the	O
client	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RemoteFX	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
RDS	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
R2	I-Device
Service	O
Pack	O
1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
two	O
are	O
individual	O
utilities	O
that	O
allow	O
a	O
user	O
to	O
operate	O
an	O
interactive	O
session	O
on	O
a	O
remote	B-Protocol
computer	I-Protocol
over	O
the	O
network	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
case	O
of	O
Remote	B-Protocol
Assistance	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
remote	O
user	O
needs	O
to	O
receive	O
an	O
invitation	O
and	O
the	O
control	O
is	O
cooperative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
case	O
of	O
RDC	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
remote	O
user	O
opens	O
a	O
new	O
session	O
on	O
the	O
remote	B-Protocol
computer	I-Protocol
and	O
has	O
every	O
power	O
granted	O
by	O
its	O
user	O
account	O
's	O
rights	O
and	O
restrictions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
rdesktop	B-Protocol
supports	O
Unix	B-Application
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
RDS	O
is	O
shipped	O
with	O
most	O
editions	O
of	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
since	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
its	O
functionality	O
differs	O
in	O
each	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
XP	O
Home	O
Edition	O
does	O
not	O
accept	O
any	O
RDC	O
connections	O
at	O
all	O
,	O
reserving	O
RDS	O
for	O
Fast	O
User	O
Switching	O
and	O
Remote	B-Protocol
Assistance	I-Protocol
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
allows	O
two	O
users	O
to	O
connect	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
licensing	O
scheme	O
,	O
called	O
"	O
Remote	B-Protocol
Desktop	I-Protocol
for	O
Administration	B-Application
"	O
,	O
facilitates	O
administration	B-Application
of	O
unattended	O
or	O
headless	B-Application
computers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
by	O
acquiring	O
additional	O
licenses	O
(	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Windows	O
)	O
can	O
a	O
computer	O
running	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
service	O
multiple	O
remote	O
users	O
at	O
one	O
time	O
and	O
achieve	O
virtual	B-Protocol
desktop	I-Protocol
infrastructure	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remote	O
users	O
can	O
log	O
on	O
and	O
use	O
those	O
applications	O
over	O
the	O
network	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
has	O
a	O
long-standing	O
agreement	O
with	O
Citrix	B-Application
to	O
facilitate	O
sharing	O
of	O
technologies	O
and	O
patent	O
licensing	O
between	O
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Terminal	I-Protocol
Services	I-Protocol
and	O
Citrix	B-General_Concept
XenApp	I-General_Concept
(	O
formerly	O
Citrix	B-Application
MetaFrame	O
and	O
Citrix	B-Application
Presentation	O
Server	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
arrangement	O
,	O
Citrix	B-Application
has	O
access	O
to	O
key	O
source	O
code	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	O
platform	O
,	O
enabling	O
its	O
developers	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
security	O
and	O
performance	O
of	O
the	O
Terminal	B-Protocol
Services	I-Protocol
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
December	O
2004	O
the	O
two	O
companies	O
announced	O
a	O
five-year	O
renewal	O
of	O
this	O
arrangement	O
to	O
cover	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
key	O
server	O
component	O
of	O
RDS	O
is	O
Terminal	O
Server	O
(	O
termdd.sys	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
listens	O
on	O
TCP	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
3389	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
Remote	B-Protocol
Desktop	I-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
(	O
RDP	O
)	O
client	O
connects	O
to	O
this	O
port	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
tagged	O
with	O
a	O
unique	O
SessionID	O
and	O
associated	O
with	O
a	O
freshly	O
spawned	O
console	O
session	O
(	O
Session	O
0	O
,	O
keyboard	O
,	O
mouse	O
and	O
character	O
mode	O
UI	O
only	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
login	O
subsystem	O
(	O
winlogon.exe	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
GDI	B-Operating_System
graphics	O
subsystem	O
is	O
then	O
initiated	O
,	O
which	O
handles	O
the	O
job	O
of	O
authenticating	O
the	O
user	O
and	O
presenting	O
the	O
GUI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RDP	O
communications	O
are	O
encrypted	O
using	O
128-bit	O
RC4	B-Algorithm
encryption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2003	O
onwards	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
use	O
a	O
FIPS	O
140	O
compliant	O
encryption	O
schemes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
a	O
client	O
initiates	O
a	O
connection	O
and	O
is	O
informed	O
of	O
a	O
successful	O
invocation	O
of	O
the	O
terminal	B-Protocol
services	I-Protocol
stack	O
at	O
the	O
server	O
,	O
it	O
loads	O
up	O
the	O
device	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
keyboard/mouse	O
drivers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
low	O
encryption	O
,	O
user	O
input	O
(	O
outgoing	O
data	O
)	O
is	O
encrypted	O
using	O
a	O
weak	O
(	O
40-bit	O
RC4	B-Algorithm
)	O
cipher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
setting	O
"	O
High	O
encryption	O
(	O
Non-export	O
)	O
"	O
uses	O
128-bit	O
RC4	B-Algorithm
encryption	O
and	O
"	O
High	O
encryption	O
(	O
Export	O
)	O
"	O
uses	O
40-bit	O
RC4	B-Algorithm
encryption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terminal	O
Server	O
is	O
the	O
server	O
component	O
of	O
Terminal	B-Protocol
services	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terminal	O
Servers	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
cluster	B-Architecture
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
,	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
significantly	O
overhauled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
logging	O
in	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
user	O
logged	O
on	O
to	O
the	O
local	O
system	O
using	O
a	O
Windows	B-General_Concept
Server	I-General_Concept
Domain	I-General_Concept
account	O
,	O
the	O
credentials	O
from	O
the	O
same	O
sign-on	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
authenticate	O
the	O
remote	O
session	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
this	O
requires	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
to	O
be	O
the	O
terminal	O
server	O
OS	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
client	O
OS	O
is	O
limited	O
to	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terminal	B-Protocol
Services	I-Protocol
Web	O
Access	O
(	O
TS	O
Web	O
Access	O
)	O
makes	O
a	O
RemoteApp	O
session	O
invocable	O
from	O
the	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terminal	O
Server	O
can	O
also	O
integrate	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
System	I-Device
Resource	I-Device
Manager	I-Device
to	O
throttle	O
resource	O
usage	O
of	O
remote	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Terminal	O
Server	O
is	O
managed	O
by	O
the	O
Terminal	O
Server	O
Manager	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Management	I-Application
Console	I-Application
snap-in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
configured	O
by	O
using	O
Group	O
Policy	O
or	O
Windows	B-Library
Management	I-Library
Instrumentation	I-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
client	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
server	O
is	O
pre-configured	O
to	O
allow	O
only	O
one	O
session	O
and	O
enforce	O
the	O
rights	O
of	O
the	O
user	O
account	O
on	O
the	O
remote	O
session	O
,	O
without	O
any	O
customization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Remote	B-Protocol
Desktop	I-Protocol
Gateway	O
service	O
component	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
RD	O
Gateway	O
,	O
can	O
tunnel	B-Protocol
the	O
RDP	O
session	O
using	O
a	O
HTTPS	B-Protocol
channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
increases	O
the	O
security	O
of	O
RDS	O
by	O
encapsulating	B-Protocol
the	O
session	O
with	O
Transport	B-Protocol
Layer	I-Protocol
Security	I-Protocol
(	O
TLS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
also	O
allows	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
use	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
as	O
the	O
RDP	O
client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
MS	O
RDP	O
client	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
supports	O
RD	O
Gateway	O
as	O
of	O
version	O
8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Home	I-Application
Server	I-Application
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2021	O
,	O
Thincast	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
contributor	O
of	O
the	O
FreeRDP	O
project	O
,	O
published	O
the	O
first	O
Remote	B-Protocol
Desktop	I-Protocol
Gateway	O
solution	O
running	O
natively	O
on	O
Linux	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2018	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
the	O
Remote	B-Protocol
Desktop	I-Protocol
HTML5	O
Web	B-Application
Client	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
client	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
their	O
remote	O
apps	O
or	O
to	O
their	O
remote	B-Protocol
desktops	I-Protocol
without	O
using	O
an	O
installed	O
remote	B-Protocol
desktop	I-Protocol
client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
web	B-Application
client	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
TLS	O
secured	O
port	O
443	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
use	O
the	O
RD	O
Gateway	O
to	O
transport	O
traffic	O
,	O
instead	O
relying	O
solely	O
on	O
the	O
remote	B-Protocol
desktop	I-Protocol
session	O
host	O
aspect	O
of	O
remote	B-Protocol
desktop	I-Protocol
services	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remote	B-Protocol
Desktop	I-Protocol
Gateway	O
Enables	O
authorized	O
users	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
virtual	O
desktops	O
,	O
Remote-App	O
programs	O
,	O
and	O
session-based	O
desktops	O
over	O
a	O
private	O
network	B-Architecture
or	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remote	B-Protocol
Desktop	I-Protocol
Connection	I-Protocol
Broker	O
Role	O
Allows	O
users	O
to	O
reconnect	O
to	O
their	O
existing	O
virtual	O
desktop	O
,	O
RemoteApp	O
programs	O
,	O
and	O
session-based	O
desktops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remote	B-Protocol
Desktop	I-Protocol
Session	O
Host	O
Enables	O
a	O
server	O
to	O
host	O
RemoteApp	O
programs	O
as	O
session-based	O
desktops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
access	O
Remote	B-Protocol
Desktop	I-Protocol
Session	O
Host	O
server	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
Remote	B-Protocol
Desktop	I-Protocol
Connection	I-Protocol
client	O
or	O
by	O
using	O
RemoteApp	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remote	B-Protocol
Desktop	I-Protocol
Virtualization	O
Host	O
Enables	O
users	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
virtual	O
desktops	O
by	O
using	O
RemoteApp	O
and	O
Desktop	O
Connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remote	B-Protocol
Desktop	I-Protocol
Web	O
Access	O
Enables	O
users	O
to	O
access	O
RemoteApp	O
and	O
Desktop	O
Connection	O
through	O
the	O
Start	O
Menu	O
or	O
through	O
a	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remote	B-Protocol
Desktop	I-Protocol
Licensing	O
Enables	O
a	O
server	O
to	O
manage	O
RDS	O
client	O
access	O
licenses	O
(	O
RDS	O
CALs	O
)	O
that	O
are	O
required	O
for	O
each	O
device	O
or	O
user	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
a	O
Remote	B-Protocol
Desktop	I-Protocol
Session	O
Host	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RDS	O
CALs	O
are	O
managed	O
using	O
the	O
Remote	B-Protocol
Desktop	I-Protocol
Licensing	O
Manager	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RemoteApp	O
(	O
or	O
TS	O
RemoteApp	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
special	O
mode	O
of	O
RDS	O
,	O
available	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
R2	I-Device
and	O
later	O
,	O
where	O
remote	O
session	O
configuration	O
is	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
client	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
RDP	O
6.1	O
client	O
ships	O
with	O
Windows	O
XP	O
SP3	O
,	O
KB952155	O
for	O
Windows	O
XP	O
SP2	O
users	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
SP1	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
RemoteApp	O
can	O
be	O
packaged	O
either	O
as	O
a	O
.rdp	B-Protocol
file	O
or	O
distributed	O
via	O
an	O
.msi	B-Application
Windows	B-Application
Installer	I-Application
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
packaged	O
as	O
an	O
.rdp	B-Protocol
file	O
(	O
which	O
contains	O
the	O
address	O
of	O
the	O
RemoteApp	O
server	O
,	O
authentication	O
schemes	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
settings	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
RemoteApp	O
can	O
be	O
launched	O
by	O
double	O
clicking	O
the	O
file	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
will	O
invoke	O
the	O
Remote	B-Protocol
Desktop	I-Protocol
Connection	I-Protocol
client	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
connect	O
to	O
the	O
server	O
and	O
render	O
the	O
UI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
RemoteApp	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
packaged	O
in	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
Installer	I-Application
database	O
,	O
installing	O
which	O
can	O
register	O
the	O
RemoteApp	O
in	O
the	O
Start	O
menu	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
create	O
shortcuts	O
to	O
launch	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Opening	O
a	O
file	O
registered	O
with	O
RemoteApp	O
will	O
first	O
invoke	O
Remote	B-Protocol
Desktop	I-Protocol
Connection	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
will	O
connect	O
to	O
the	O
terminal	O
server	O
and	O
then	O
open	O
the	O
file	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
application	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
over	O
Remote	B-Protocol
Desktop	I-Protocol
can	O
be	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
RemoteApp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
includes	O
built-in	O
support	O
for	O
RemoteApp	O
publishing	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
has	O
to	O
be	O
enabled	O
manually	O
in	O
registry	O
,	O
since	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
RemoteApp	O
management	B-Application
console	I-Application
in	O
client	O
versions	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
onwards	O
,	O
Terminal	B-Protocol
Services	I-Protocol
also	O
includes	O
a	O
multi-party	O
desktop	O
sharing	O
capability	O
known	O
as	O
Windows	O
Desktop	O
Sharing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Terminal	B-Protocol
Services	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
creates	O
a	O
new	O
user	O
session	O
for	O
every	O
RDP	O
connection	O
,	O
Windows	O
Desktop	O
Sharing	O
can	O
host	O
the	O
remote	O
session	O
in	O
the	O
context	O
of	O
the	O
currently	O
logged	O
in	O
user	O
without	O
creating	O
a	O
new	O
session	O
,	O
and	O
make	O
the	O
Desktop	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
subset	O
of	O
it	O
,	O
available	O
over	O
RDP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
functionality	O
is	O
only	O
provided	O
via	O
a	O
public	O
API	B-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
any	O
application	O
to	O
provide	O
screen	B-Protocol
sharing	I-Protocol
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
Desktop	O
Sharing	O
API	B-General_Concept
exposes	O
two	O
objects	O
:	O
RDPSession	O
for	O
the	O
sharing	O
session	O
and	O
RDPViewer	O
for	O
the	O
viewer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
viewer	O
can	O
either	O
be	O
a	O
passive	O
viewer	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
just	O
able	O
to	O
watch	O
the	O
application	O
like	O
a	O
screencast	B-Protocol
,	O
or	O
an	O
interactive	O
viewer	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
interact	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
with	O
the	O
remote	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
object	O
is	O
serialized	B-Application
and	O
sent	O
to	O
the	O
viewers	O
,	O
who	O
need	O
to	O
present	O
the	O
Invitation	O
when	O
connecting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
Desktop	O
Sharing	O
API	B-General_Concept
is	O
used	O
by	O
Windows	O
Meeting	O
Space	O
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Remote	I-Protocol
Assistance	I-Protocol
for	O
providing	O
application	O
sharing	O
functionality	O
among	O
network	B-Architecture
peers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remote	B-Protocol
Desktop	I-Protocol
Connection	I-Protocol
(	O
RDC	O
,	O
also	O
called	O
Remote	B-Protocol
Desktop	I-Protocol
or	O
just	O
RD	O
,	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Terminal	I-Protocol
Services	I-Protocol
Client	O
,	O
mstsc	B-Protocol
or	O
tsclient	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
and	O
prior	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
client	O
application	O
for	O
RDS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
allows	O
a	O
user	O
to	O
remotely	O
log	O
into	O
a	O
networked	O
computer	O
running	O
the	O
terminal	B-Protocol
services	I-Protocol
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RDC	O
6.0	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
RDC	O
6.0	O
,	O
the	O
resolution	O
of	O
a	O
remote	O
session	O
can	O
be	O
set	O
independently	O
of	O
the	O
settings	O
at	O
the	O
remote	B-Protocol
computer	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
Desktop	O
Experience	O
component	O
is	O
plugged	O
into	O
the	O
remote	O
server	O
,	O
remote	O
application	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
elements	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
application	O
windows	O
borders	O
,	O
Maximize	O
,	O
Minimize	O
,	O
and	O
Close	O
buttons	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
scenario	O
,	O
the	O
remote	O
applications	O
will	O
use	O
the	O
Aero	O
theme	O
if	O
the	O
user	O
connects	O
to	O
the	O
server	O
from	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
machine	O
running	O
Aero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RDC	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Center	I-Device
(	O
WMC	O
)	O
remote	O
sessions	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
since	O
WMC	O
does	O
not	O
stream	O
video	O
using	O
RDP	O
,	O
only	O
the	O
applications	O
can	O
be	O
viewed	O
this	O
way	O
,	O
not	O
any	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RDC	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
computers	O
which	O
are	O
exposed	O
via	O
Windows	B-Application
Home	I-Application
Server	I-Application
RDP	O
Gateway	O
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
achieve	O
effect	O
on	O
remote	B-Protocol
desktop	I-Protocol
,	O
you	O
can	O
use	O
the	O
key	O
combination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
alternate	O
between	O
the	O
full	O
screen	O
and	O
window	O
mode	O
of	O
remote	B-Protocol
desktop	I-Protocol
,	O
you	O
can	O
use	O
(	O
on	O
certain	O
HP	O
laptops	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
