Configuring Remote Desktop Features

Table 5‑20. RDS Remote Session Environment Group Policy Settings (Continued)
Setting Description
Allow desktop composition for remote desktop
sessions
Use this policy seing to specify whether desktop composition
is allowed for remote desktop sessions. This policy seing
does not apply to RemoteApp sessions.
Desktop composition provides the user interface elements of
Windows Aero, such as translucent windows, for remote
desktop sessions. Because Windows Aero requires additional
system and bandwidth resources, allowing desktop
composition for remote desktop sessions can reduce
connection performance, particularly over slow links, and
increase the load on the remote computer.
If you enable this policy seing, desktop composition will be
allowed for remote desktop sessions. On the client computer,
you can congure desktop composition on the Experience tab
in Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) or by using the "allow
desktop composition" seing in a Remote Desktop Protocol
(.rdp) le. In addition, the client computer must have the
necessary hardware to support Windows Aero features.
N Additional conguration might be necessary on the
remote computer to make Windows Aero features available
for remote desktop sessions. For example, the Desktop
Experience feature must be installed on the remote computer,
and the maximum color depth on the remote computer must
be set to 32 bits per pixel. Also, the Themes service must be
started on the remote computer.
If you disable or do not congure this policy seing, desktop
composition is not allowed for remote desktop sessions, even
if desktop composition is enabled in RDC or in the .rdp le.
Do not allow font smoothing
Use this policy seing to specify whether font smoothing is
allowed for remote connections.
Font smoothing provides ClearType functionality for a remote
connection. ClearType is a technology for displaying
computer fonts so that they appear clear and smooth,
especially when you are using an LCD monitor. Because font
smoothing requires additional bandwidth resources, not
allowing font smoothing for remote connections can improve
connection performance, particularly over slow links.
By default, font smoothing is allowed for remote connections.
You can congure font smoothing on the Experience tab in
Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) or by using the "allow
font smoothing" seing in a Remote Desktop Protocol (.rdp)
le.
If you enable this policy seing, font smoothing will not be
allowed for remote connections, even if font smoothing is
enabled in RDC or in the .rdp le.
If you disable or do not congure this policy seing, font
smoothing is allowed for remote connections.
Remove Windows Security item from Start menu
Species whether to remove the Windows Security item from
the Seings menu on Remote Desktop clients. You can use this
seing to prevent inexperienced users from logging o from
Remote Desktop Services inadvertently.
If the status is set to Enabled, Windows Security does not
appear in Seings on the Start menu. As a result, users must
type a security aention sequence, such as CTRL+ALT+END,
to open the Windows Security dialog box on the client
computer.
If the status is set to Disabled or Not Congured, Windows
Security remains in the Seings menu.
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