Windows Server 2012 – RDP Server – How to get the ‘Start / Metro Screen’
KB ID 0000767 Problem When you RDP to a server running Windows Server 2012, in Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Server) mode. How do you get the start menu up? If you press the Windows Key or Ctrl+Esc, you get the menu on YOUR Machine? Solution Firstly, I know it’s not called the ‘Metro Interface’ any more, but that’s what everyone calls it! 1. Drag your mouse pointer off the bottom left hand side of the screen (1)...
Remote Desktop Services – RemoteApp Error ‘The remote computer could not be found. Please contact your helpdesk about this error’
KB ID 0000768 Problem While attempting to launch a web app from a Windows Server 2012 Remote Desktop Services (Terminal) server. Clients were greeted with the following; RemoteApp Disconnected The remote computer could not be found. Please contact your helpdesk about this error. Solution 1. On the Server, Start > RD Gateway Manager > Locate your server > right click > properties > Server farm > Type in the FQDN of...
RDS Server – Remove the Shutdown Command
KB ID 0000499 Problem I’m surprised that when you make a server a Terminal Services Server / Remote Desktop Services Server, that this does not get applied from an administrative template anyway, but it does not. Why would you want to do this? Well users are used to hitting Start > Shutdown, when they are finished working, which is fine, unless they are in a terminal session with 500 other users and they’ve just issued...
Server 2008 – TS (Remote Desktop Services) Licensing
KB ID 0000523 Dtd 23/03/12 Problem A couple of months back I put in a 2008 Terminal Services Server, or Remote Desktop Services as it’s now called. I installed the Licensing server and successfully added in the licences the client had purchased, but a while later he rang to say he was having licensing issues. At first I thought it might have “dropped” it’s licences so I checked Remote Desktop Licensing Manager,...