Support for Windows 8, Windows 8.1 / Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2.

Support for credential encryption with certificates.

Virtual machine connect-to-console support.

Users using Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 will need to obtain version 6 or newer of the Remote Desktop Connection client software.įeatures introduced in version 2.7 are as follows –

Windows Server Tech Preview (Assume this means 2016).To save you the trouble I will list provide the system requirements and details below – That being said the core features are pretty much all there so don’t let that put you off. I’m planning to be pretty in depth on this post so expect lots of screenshots and info.įirst off where do you get this fancy software? Well seeing as you asked so nicely I shall provide you with a link to the official download page!Ĭurrently we are on version 2.7 although to be fair it isn’t updated very often, the last release was on the 18th November 2014.

It’s a great tool that makes life far easier and in this post I’ll cover some of the cool things you can do with it. This is something I had done in the past till I came across the Remote Desktop Connection Manager software from Microsoft. I was speaking to somebody recently about how they connect to many remote Windows systems – in this instance they were opening up multiple MSTSC.exe windows and connecting that way.

Manage remote desktop connections