Specifications

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Menu and window animation Determineshowmenusandwindowsbehavewhen
clientsconnecttotheremotecomputer.
Themes Determinesifthemesaredisplayedwhenclientsconnect
totheremotedesktop.
Cursor shadow Determinesifashadowisdisplayedunderthecursoron
theremotedesktop.
Font smoothing (WindowsVistaorlater)Determinesifantialiasingis
appliedtothe
fontsontheremotedesktop.
Desktop composition (WindowsVistaorlater)Determinesifdesktop
compositionisenabledontheremotedesktop.
Whendesktopcompositionisenabled,individual
windowsnolongerdrawdirectlytothescreenorprimary
displaydeviceastheydidinpreviousversionsof
MicrosoftWindows.Instead,theirdrawingis
redirected
tooffscreensurfacesinvideomemory,whicharethen
renderedintoadesktopimageandpresentedonthe
display.
Audio redirection Determineshowaudioinformationischannelledwhen
playedontheremotedesktop.
Whenthispropertyisenabled,theavailablesettingsare:
Disable Audio—noaudio
Play in VM (needed for VoIP USB
support)—audioplayswithintheremotedesktop
(requiresasharedUSBaudiodevicetoprovidesound
ontheclient)
Redirect to client—audioisredirectedtothe
client.Thisisthedefaultmode.
ThispropertyonlyappliestoRDPaudio—audiothatis
redirectedviaMMRwillplayintheclient.
Redirect drives Determinesiflocaldiskdrivesareautomatically
redirectedwhenclientsconnecttotheremotecomputer.
Redirect printers Determinesiflocalprintersareautomaticallyredirected
when
clientsconnecttotheremotedesktop.
Redirect serial ports DeterminesiflocalCOMportsareautomatically
redirectedwhenclientsconnecttotheremotedesktop.
Redirect smart cards Determinesiflocalsmartcardsareautomatically
redirectedwhenclientsconnecttotheremotedesktop.
Table 8-19. View Client Configuration Properties – RDP Settings (Continued)
Property Description