In Windows Server 2008, and later R2, Remote Apps are managed using the Remote App Manager. The key difference here is the fact that a full desktop session uses Explorer.exe and Userinit.exe, and Remote App sessions use Rpdshell.exe and Rdpinit.exe. Therefore a Remote App does not use a full desktop session on the RD Session Host server serving a user session. As you will probably know, a Remote App is an application that runs seamlessly next to other local applications on the end-users desktop. Remote Apps have been around since Windows Server 2008. Let us first take a look at what the situation was before Windows Server 2012. In this article, we’ll discuss what has changed, what the consequences of those changes are compared to Windows Server 2008 R2, what’s possible with Windows Server 2012, and what’s not.ĭistributing Remote Apps and Desktops with Windows Server 2008 R2 In this article, we’ll take a look at a common action while using Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server 2012, which is the distribution of Remote Apps and Desktops. Windows Server 2012 has been improved in many different areas, Remote Desktop Services being one of them. With the Release To Manufacturing (RTM) version of Windows Server 2012 being available (September 4th) many people have been test-driving Windows Server 2012, or will do so in the near future.
