Category Archives: RDS / Terminal

Enabled RemoteFX locally on a non domain joined computer

For some reason RemoteFX USB Redirection is not enabled standard in Windows.

So what to do with a non domain joined computer, you can change GPO from the Active Directory.

That is not a problem, you can run GPEDIT from the client.

Right click on start, and select Run

And click OK

Now browse to Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Remote Desktop Services -> Remote Desktop Connection Client -> RemoteFX USB Device Redirection

Dobble click on “Allow RDP redirection of other supported RemoteFX USB desvices from this computer”

And change the settings to Enabled, and choice Adminstrators and Users.
Click ok

Now restart you computer, and you should now have enabled RemoteFX.

Change RDWEB to not redirect sound to client

If you have Installed Skype for Business and have enabled RemoteFX.

You might still find that Skype for Business is saying that it using Remote Audio, even if you have redirected you USB headset.

This can be changed, by running this command on in a Administrator Powershell.

Set-RDSessionCollectionConfiguration -CollectionName "YourCollectionName" -CustomRdpProperty "use re
direction server name:i:1 `n usbdevicestoredirect:s:* `n audiocapturemode:i:1 `n audiomode:i:1"

After this go to yours RDWeb page, and download a new RDP fil, and connect with you new RDP file.

After that Skype should say that is using you USB Headset.

Remember to select that you will redirect you USB Headset.

Enable Full Desktop in RemoteApp Collection

If you have a RemoteAPP collection, and you will like to have allow you user, to access a full Desktop.

This can be changed by logging into yours Remote Desktop Broker, and go to the Regedit, and browse to this page:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Terminal Server\CentralPublishedResources\PublishedFarms\<collection>\RemoteDesktops\<collection>

And set the value of ShowInPortal to 1

After this you will have the desktop in RDWeb

RemoteFX not working anymore

Today I have this problem, that no matter what I do. I could get RemoteFX to work.
The strange things is it where working yesterday, and no one will admit that the have changed anything.
And no windows update have been installed.
I was going into debugging, and for some reason I so this registry was set to 0
HKLM -> Software -> Policies -> Microsoft -> Windows NT -> Terminal Services -> fDisableCam


Normally it is not configure on a RDS Session Host server.
So I deleted it, rebooted the server and RemoteFX is now working again.

MSTSC – File not found

Today I have this problem that I could connect from a machine, running windows 7.
The error I got was:
The system cannot find the file specified.
C:\Windows\system32\<LANG_NAME>\mstsc.exe.MUI

I then search for mstsc.exe, and right click on it, and choice properties, and choice tab Details, look for language. In my example, my computer was a Danish computer, but MSTSC, was in English.
Look also for the version, if it 6.2 it is a 8.0 version, and if it 6.3 it’s a 8.1 version.
Then download the English version of mstsc (in the right version) on yours computer:
version 8: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2592687
version 8.1: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2923545 
And install it.

Deny Dropbox from running with GPO

Start Group Policy Management Editor
Go to:
Computer Configuration\Policies\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Software Restriction Policies

If you see:

Dropbox1

On the right screen, then you need to right click on Software Restriction Policies, and choice “New Software Restricition Policies” first.

Right click on
Additional Rules, and choice “New Path Rule…”

Path should be:
%AppData%\Dropbox\bin\*.exe
Set security level to Disallowed
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Make a another new Path rule, and set path to:
%AppData%\Roaming\Dropbox\bin\*.exe

Set security level to Disallowed

To update GPO right away:
Run CMD as Administrator, and type: gpupdate /force
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This will update the group policy on the machine this command is run at.