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What is Remote Desktop Services?

Remote Desktop Services from Microsoft is virtual desktop and remote user session technology.

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Remote Desktop Services for Small Business

Rating: 10 out of 10
January 4, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
At my job, I need to manage several physical computers, which also hosts multiple virtual machines. I don't need to access them remotely at all times. And the times that I nee...
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Sebastian Mejia
Engineer - Information Technology
Senior Help Desk Technician
Von Rohr Equipment Corp.
Remote Desktop Services9 years of experience

RDS - remote access at its best

Rating: 8 out of 10
December 31, 2023
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We utilize Remote Desktop Services for all of our off-site remote access to our company server for daily work functions. This allows us to perform our necessary work, use our ...
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Verified user
Manager
Remote Desktop Services13 years of experience

Remote Desktop Services - Easy to use

Rating: 10 out of 10
December 27, 2023
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We utilize it mostly for a company wide program that is installed on a dedicated server. Everyone remotes into the server and utilizes the program from this server. Also, we h...
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Verified user
Employee
Remote Desktop Services16 years of experience

Remote Desktop Services is something that just works

Rating: 8 out of 10
June 20, 2019
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Remote Desktop Services is being used by many different departments, between direct desktop access or access to a remote terminal server. Remote Desktop Services addresses so...
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Nathan Alandt
Administrator - Information Technology
Network Engineer
RO Construction
Remote Desktop Services20 years of experience

Remote Desktop Services is by far the best solution for onsite remote access

Rating: 10 out of 10
January 1, 2019
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use Remote Desktop Services to access servers ourselves, provide remote support to users across campus, provide access to servers for end-users, and provide access to Remot...
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Ho'omana Nathan Horton
Professional - Other
IT Professional
Journal of Linguistic Geography
Remote Desktop Services10 years of experience
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What is Remote Desktop Services?

Remote Desktop Services from Microsoft is virtual desktop and remote user session technology.

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  • No setup fee

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  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Product Demos

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Product Details

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Frequently Asked Questions

Remote Desktop Services from Microsoft is virtual desktop and remote user session technology.

Reviewers rate Screen sharing and File transfer highest, with a score of 9.3.

The most common users of Remote Desktop Services are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Reviews From Top Reviewers

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Remote Desktop Services for Small Business

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
January 04, 2024
SM
Sebastian Mejia
Senior Help Desk Technician
Von Rohr Equipment Corp. (Construction, 11-50 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Remote Desktop Services
9 years of experience
Pros
  • Easy remote access within the local network
  • Sporadic remote access through VPN
  • Easy transfer of files between the managed workstations and the computer being used to manage them
  • Built-in solution at no extra cost
Cons
  • Security for remote access.
  • Concurrent access. For example, to provide remote support.

RDS - remote access at its best

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
December 31, 2023
Verified User
Manager in Corporate
Construction Company, 11-50 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Remote Desktop Services
13 years of experience
Pros
  • Remote Desktop access
  • Server access
  • Sharing computer for IT issues
Cons
  • Display setting changes for monitor viewing
  • Shared program access for users (i.e. DraftSight)
  • Printer addition without it having to be in the host location

Remote Desktop Services - Easy to use

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
December 27, 2023
Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Construction Company, 51-200 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Remote Desktop Services
16 years of experience
Pros
  • Efficient
  • Reliable
  • Easy to use
Cons
  • Some session issues
  • Ability to have different policies for different users for session limits, etc...

Remote Desktop Services is something that just works

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
June 20, 2019
NA
Nathan Alandt
Network Engineer
RO Construction (Construction, 201-500 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Remote Desktop Services
20 years of experience
Pros
  • The ability to have custom resolutions or screen setups.
  • Remote printers.
  • Similar look and layout of any Windows computer.
Cons
  • Remote file sharing could be easier.
  • Some better compression for laggy connections.
  • Better security options.

Remote Desktop Services is by far the best solution for onsite remote access

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
January 01, 2019
HN
Ho'omana Nathan Horton
IT Professional
Journal of Linguistic Geography (Education Management, 5001-10,000 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Remote Desktop Services
10 years of experience
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Pros
  • When you connect with RDS, everything looks and feels (and is) exactly like you're sitting at that desktop. This is great for us and for users.
  • You can sign in with RDS and the desktop will be the same as when you left it (if you choose to set it up that way).
  • Although they take some setup, RemoteApps are a very handy way to let users access a program without requiring them to actually connect to a remote desktop on the server.
Cons
  • Frankly, I'm not aware of any way this could be improved on Windows. It's a completely seamless Windows remote access experience.
  • That being said, RDS on Mac isn't quite as seamless an experience, so you may have some difficulty training Mac users in RDS. But that isn't really a fault of the program.
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