Ms Terminal Services



  • Use hardware graphics adapters for all Remote Desktop Services sessions
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesbEnumerateHWBeforeSW
  • Select RDP transport protocols
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesSelectTransport
  • Select network detection on the server
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesSelectNetworkDetect
  • Enable RemoteFX encoding for RemoteFX clients designed for Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfEnableVirtualizedGraphics
  • Optimize visual experience when using RemoteFX
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesVGOptimization_CaptureFrameRate
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesVGOptimization_CompressionRatio
  • Configure RemoteFX
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfEnableVirtualizedGraphics
  • Optimize visual experience for Remote Desktop Service Sessions
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesVisualExperiencePolicy
  • Prioritize H.264/AVC 444 graphics mode for Remote Desktop Connections
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesAVC444ModePreferred
  • Configure H.264/AVC hardware encoding for Remote Desktop Connections
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesAVCHardwareEncodePreferred
  • Use advanced RemoteFX graphics for RemoteApp
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfEnableRemoteFXAdvancedRemoteApp
  • Use WDDM graphics display driver for Remote Desktop Connections
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfEnableWddmDriver
  • Configure compression for RemoteFX data
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesMaxCompressionLevel
  • Configure RemoteFX Adaptive Graphics
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesGraphicsProfile
  • Configure image quality for RemoteFX Adaptive Graphics
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesImageQuality
  • Configure server authentication for client
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesAuthenticationLevel
  • Prompt for credentials on the client computer
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesPromptForCredsOnClient
  • Specify SHA1 thumbprints of certificates representing trusted .rdp publishers
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesTrustedCertThumbprints
  • Allow .rdp files from valid publishers and user's default .rdp settings
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesAllowSignedFiles
  • Allow .rdp files from unknown publishers
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesAllowUnsignedFiles
  • Do not use temporary folders per session
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesPerSessionTempDir
  • Do not delete temp folders upon exit
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesDeleteTempDirsOnExit
  • Set time limit for active Remote Desktop Services sessions
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesMaxConnectionTime
  • Set time limit for active but idle Remote Desktop Services sessions
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesMaxIdleTime
  • Set time limit for disconnected sessions
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesMaxDisconnectionTime
  • End session when time limits are reached
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfResetBroken
  • Configure RD Connection Broker server name
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesSessionDirectoryLocation
  • Use IP Address Redirection
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesSessionDirectoryExposeServerIP
  • Configure RD Connection Broker farm name
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesSessionDirectoryClusterName
  • Join RD Connection Broker
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesSessionDirectoryActive
  • Require secure RPC communication
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfEncryptRPCTraffic
  • Allow time zone redirection
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfEnableTimeZoneRedirection
  • Do not allow smart card device redirection
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfEnableSmartCard
  • Specify RD Session Host server fallback printer driver behavior
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfPolicyFallbackPrintDriver
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesFallbackPrintDriverType
  • Do not allow client printer redirection
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfDisableCpm
  • Do not allow video capture redirection
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfDisableCameraRedir
  • Do not allow supported Plug and Play device redirection
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfDisablePNPRedir
  • Do not allow LPT port redirection
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfDisableLPT
  • Do not allow drive redirection
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfDisableCdm
  • Use Remote Desktop Easy Print printer driver first
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesUseUniversalPrinterDriverFirst
  • Do not set default client printer to be default printer in a session
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfForceClientLptDef
  • Do not allow COM port redirection
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfDisableCcm
  • Do not allow Clipboard redirection
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfDisableClip
  • Allow audio recording redirection
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfDisableAudioCapture
  • Limit audio playback quality
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesAllowedAudioQualityMode
  • Allow audio and video playback redirection
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfDisableCam
  • Prevent license upgrade
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfPreventLicenseUpgrade
  • License server security group
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfSecureLicensing
  • Limit the size of the entire roaming user profile cache
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesDeleteRoamingUserProfile
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesMonitoringInterval
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesProfileDirectoryQuota
  • Use mandatory profiles on the RD Session Host server
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesWFDontAppendUserNameToProfile
  • Set path for Remote Desktop Services Roaming User Profile
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesWFProfilePath
  • Set Remote Desktop Services User Home Directory
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesWFHomeDirUNC
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesWFHomeDir
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesWFHomeDirDrive
  • Always show desktop on connection
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfTurnOffSingleAppMode
  • Do not allow local administrators to customize permissions
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfWritableTSCCPermTab
  • Start a program on connection
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesInitialProgram
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesWorkDirectory
  • Restrict Remote Desktop Services users to a single Remote Desktop Services session
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfSingleSessionPerUser
  • Set rules for remote control of Remote Desktop Services user sessions
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesShadow
  • Limit number of connections
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesMaxInstanceCount
  • Set the Remote Desktop licensing mode
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesLicensingMode
  • Hide notifications about RD Licensing problems that affect the RD Session Host server
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfDisableTerminalServerTooltip
  • Use the specified Remote Desktop license servers
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesLicenseServers
  • Configure keep-alive connection interval
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesKeepAliveEnable
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesKeepAliveInterval
  • Deny logoff of an administrator logged in to the console session
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfDisableForcibleLogoff
  • Enforce Removal of Remote Desktop Wallpaper
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfNoRemoteDesktopWallpaper
  • Limit maximum display resolution
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesMaxXResolution
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesMaxYResolution
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesXResolution
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesYResolution
  • Allow users to connect remotely by using Remote Desktop Services
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfDenyTSConnections
  • Limit number of monitors
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesMaxMonitors
  • Limit maximum color depth
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesColorDepth
  • Automatic reconnection
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfDisableAutoReconnect
  • Server authentication certificate template
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesCertTemplateName
  • Require user authentication for remote connections by using Network Level Authentication
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesUserAuthentication
  • Require use of specific security layer for remote (RDP) connections
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesSecurityLayer
  • Always prompt for password upon connection
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfPromptForPassword
  • Set client connection encryption level
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesMinEncryptionLevel
  • Do not allow passwords to be saved
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesDisablePasswordSaving
  • Do not allow font smoothing
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfNoFontSmoothing
  • Set time limit for logoff of RemoteApp sessions
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesRemoteAppLogoffTimeLimit
  • Redirect only the default client printer
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesRedirectOnlyDefaultClientPrinter
  • Use RD Connection Broker load balancing
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesParticipateInLoadBalancing
  • Allow desktop composition for remote desktop sessions
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfAllowDesktopCompositionOnServer
  • Allow remote start of unlisted programs
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfAllowUnlistedRemotePrograms
  • Select RDP transport protocols
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesSelectTransport
  • Select network detection on the server
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesSelectNetworkDetect
  • Enable Remote Desktop Protocol 8.0
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfServerEnableRDP8
  • Configure RemoteFX Adaptive Graphics
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesGraphicsProfile
  • Configure image quality for RemoteFX Adaptive Graphics
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesImageQuality
  • Do not use temporary folders per session
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesPerSessionTempDir
  • Do not delete temp folder upon exit
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesDeleteTempDirsOnExit
  • Do not allow local administrators to customize permissions
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfWritableTSCCPermTab
  • Limit the size of the entire roaming user profile cache
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesDeleteRoamingUserProfile
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesMonitoringInterval
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesProfileDirectoryQuota
  • Use mandatory profiles on the RD Session Host server
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesWFDontAppendUserNameToProfile
  • Set path for Remote Desktop Services Roaming User Profile
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesWFProfilePath
  • Set Remote Desktop Services User Home Directory
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesWFHomeDirUNC
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesWFHomeDir
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesWFHomeDirDrive
  • Set the Remote Desktop licensing mode
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesLicensingMode
  • Hide notifications about RD Licensing problems that affect the RD Session Host server
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfDisableTerminalServerTooltip
  • Use the specified Remote Desktop license servers
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesLicenseServers
  • Allow time zone redirection
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfEnableTimeZoneRedirection
  • Use the hardware default graphics adapter for all Remote Desktop Services sessions
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesbEnumerateHWBeforeSW
  • Offer Remote Assistance
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfAllowUnsolicited
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfAllowUnsolicitedFullControl
  • Solicited Remote Assistance
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfAllowToGetHelp
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfAllowFullControl
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesMaxTicketExpiry
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesMaxTicketExpiryUnits
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesfUseMailto
  • Customize Warning Messages
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesUseCustomMessages
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesShareControlMessage
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesViewMessage
  • Turn on bandwidth optimization
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesUseBandwidthOptimization
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesOptimizeBandwidth
  • Allow only Vista or later connections
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesCreateEncryptedOnlyTickets
  • Turn on session logging
    • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows NTTerminal ServicesLoggingEnabled

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