New RDP Windows Server Configuration Instructions

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Post published:04/04/2023
Post category:Windows general issues

Local Group Policy Editor

We run gpedit.msc
Edit Group Policy Editor for Unlimited connections:
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Remote Desktop Services\Remote Desktop Session Host\Connections
- Limit number of connections -> 100
- Restrict Remote Desktop Services users to a single Remote Desktop Services session -> Disabled
- Allow remote start of unlisted programs -> Disabled
- Configure keep-alive connection interval -> Disabled
Edit Group Policy Editor για Αποσύνδεση:
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Remote Desktop Services\Remote Desktop Session Host\Session Time Limits
- Set time limit for disconnected sessions -> 1 min
- Set time limit for logoff of RemoteApp sessions -> Immediately
Edit Group Policy Editor για printer:
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Remote Desktop Services\Printer Redirection\
- Do not allow client printer redirection -> Disabled
- Redirect only the default client printer -> Disabled
At regional settings Administrative -> Copy settings
to copy regional settings to new users – otherwise run the regional.reg file on each user

Install webclient

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/remote/remote-desktop-services/clients/remote-desktop-web-client-admin

webclient settings

Create folder

C:\inetpub\wwwroot\files

1	C:\inetpub\wwwroot\files

and web.config file inside files

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<configuration>
    <system.webServer>
        <staticContent>
            <mimeMap fileExtension=".rdp" mimeType="application/octet-stream" />
        </staticContent>
    </system.webServer>
</configuration>

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<system.webServer>

</staticContent>

</system.webServer>

</configuration>

In the folder

C:\inetpub\wwwroot

1	C:\inetpub\wwwroot

and in the iisstart.htm file

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">

<head>
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=https://my.website.com/RDWeb/webclient/" />
<title>SBZ systems</title>
</head>

<body>
</body>
</html>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<head>

<title>SBZ systems</title>

</head>

<body>

</body>

</html>

File folders

To change appearance via css etc.

C:\Windows\Web\RDWeb\Pages

1	C:\Windows\Web\RDWeb\Pages

C:\Program Files\RemoteDesktopWeb\Internal\Clients\uckb2juu.bu4\content

1	C:\Program Files\RemoteDesktopWeb\Internal\Clients\uckb2juu.bu4\content

Tags: RDP, Windows Server