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The following table includes list of supported RDP file settings that you can use with the Windows and HTML clients. An 'x' in the platform column indicates that the setting is supported. However, this list is not a complete list of supported settings for the Windows and HTML5 clients. We'll continue to update this table to include more supported RDP settings for the Windows and HTML5 clients as well as the macOS, iOS, and Android clients.
Please refer to this documentation detailing how to use PowerShell to customize RDP properties for a host pool.
| RDP setting | Description | Values | Default value | Windows Virtual Desktop | Windows | HTML5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| alternate full address:s:value | Specifies an alternate name or IP address of the remote computer. | Any valid name or IP address of the remote computer, such as '10.10.15.15' | x | x | x | |
| alternate shell:s:value | Determines whether a program starts automatically when you connect with RDP. To specify an alternate shell, enter a valid path to an executable file for the value, such as 'C:ProgramFilesOfficeword.exe'. This setting also determines which path or alias of the Remote Application to be started at connection time if RemoteApplicationMode is enabled. | 'C:ProgramFilesOfficeword.exe' | x | x | x | |
| audiocapturemode:i:value | Indicates whether audio input/output redirection is enabled. | - 0: Disable audio capture from the local device - 1: Enable audio capture from the local device and redirection to an audio application in the remote session | 0 | x | x | |
| audiomode:i:value | Determines whether the local or remote machine plays audio. | - 0: Play sounds on local computer (Play on this computer) - 1: Play sounds on remote computer (Play on remote computer) - 2: Do not play sounds (Do not play) | 0 | x | x | x |
| authentication level:i:value | Defines the server authentication level settings. | - 0: If server authentication fails, connect to the computer without warning (Connect and don't warn me) - 1: If server authentication fails, don't establish a connection (Don't connect) - 2: If server authentication fails, show a warning and allow me to connect or refuse the connection (Warn me) - 3: No authentication requirement specified. | 3 | x | x | |
| autoreconnection enabled:i:value | Determines whether the client computer will automatically try to reconnect to the remote computer if the connection is dropped, such as when there's a network connectivity interruption. | - 0: Client computer does not automatically try to reconnect - 1: Client computer automatically tries to reconnect | 1 | x | x | x |
| bandwidthautodetect:i:value | Determines whether automatic network type detection is enabled | - 0: Disable automatic network type detection - 1: Enable automatic network type detection | 1 | x | x | x |
| camerastoredirect:s:value | Configures which cameras to redirect. This setting uses a semicolon-delimited list of KSCATEGORY_VIDEO_CAMERA interfaces of cameras enabled for redirection. | - * : Redirect all cameras - One can exclude a specific camera by prepending the symbolic link string with '-', such as camerastoredirect:s:?usb#vid_0bda&pid_58b0&mi | x | x | ||
| compression:i:value | Determines whether bulk compression is enabled when it is transmitted by RDP to the local computer. | - 0: Disable RDP bulk compression - 1: Enable RDP bulk compression | 1 | x | x | x |
| desktop size id:i:value | Specifies dimensions of the remote session desktop from a set of pre-defined options. This setting is overridden if either desktopheight or desktopwidth are specified. | -0: 640×480 - 1: 800×600 - 2: 1024×768 - 3: 1280×1024 - 4: 1600×1200 | 0 | x | x | x |
| desktopheight:i:value | Determines the resolution height (in pixels) on the remote computer when you connect by using Remote Desktop Connection. This setting corresponds to the selection in the Display configuration slider on the Display tab under Options in RDC. | Numerical value between 200 and 2048 | The default value is set to the resolution on the local computer | x | x | x |
| desktopwidth:i:value | Determines the resolution width (in pixels) on the remote computer when you connect by using Remote Desktop Connection. This setting corresponds to the selection in the Display configuration slider on the Display tab under Options in RDC. | Numerical value between 200 and 4096 | The default value is set to the resolution on the local computer | x | x | x |
| devicestoredirect:s:value | Determines which devices on the client computer will be redirected and available in the remote session. | - *: Redirect all supported devices, including ones that are connected later - Valid hardware ID for one or more devices | x | x | x | |
| disableconnectionsharing:i:value | Determines whether the remote desktop client reconnects to any existing open connections or initiate a new connection when a RemoteApp or desktop is launched | - 0: Reconnect to any existing session - 1: Initiate new connection | 0 | x | x | x |
| domain:s:value | Specifies the name of the domain in which the user account that will be used to log on to the remote computer is located. | A valid domain name, such as 'CONTOSO' | No Default Value | x | x | x |
| drivestoredirect:s:value | Determines which local disk drives on the client computer will be redirected and available in the remote session. | - No value specified: don't redirect any drives - * : Redirect all disk drives, including drives that are connected later - DynamicDrives: redirect any drives that are connected later - The drive and labels for one or more drives, such as 'drivestoredirect:s:C:;E:;': redirect the specified drive(s) | No value specified: don't redirect any drives | x | x | |
| enablecredsspsupport:i:value | Determines whether RDP will use the Credential Security Support Provider (CredSSP) for authentication if it is available. | - 0: RDP will not use CredSSP, even if the operating system supports CredSSP - 1: RDP will use CredSSP if the operating system support CredSSP | 1 | x | x | |
| encode redirected video capture:i:value | Enables or disables encoding of redirected video. | - 0: Disable encoding of redirected video - 1: Enable encoding of redirected video | 1 | x | x | x |
| full address:s:value | This setting specifies the name or IP address of the remote computer that you want to connect to | A valid computer name, IPv4 address, or IPv6 address. | x | x | x | |
| gatewaycredentialssource:i:value | Specifies or retrieves the RD Gateway authentication method. | - 0: Ask for password (NTLM) - 1: Use smart card - 4: Allow user to select later | 0 | x | x | x |
| gatewayhostname:s:value | Specifies the RD Gateway host name. | Valid gateway server address. | x | x | x | |
| gatewayprofileusagemethod:i:value | Specifies whether to use default RD Gateway settings | - 0: Use the default profile mode, as specified by the administrator - 1: Use explicit settings, as specified by the user | 0 | x | x | x |
| gatewayusagemethod:i:value | Specifies when to use the RD Gateway server | - 0: Don't use an RD Gateway server - 1: Always use an RD Gateway server - 2: Use an RD Gateway server if a direct connection cannot be made to the RD Session Host - 3: Use the default RD Gateway server settings - 4: Don't use an RD Gateway, bypass server for local addresses Setting this property value to 0 or 4 are is effectively equivalent, but setting this property to 4 enables the option to bypass local addresses. | x | x | x | |
| networkautodetect:i:value | Determines whether or not to use automatic network bandwidth detection. Requires the option bandwidthautodetect to be set and correlates with connection type 7. | - 0: Don't use automatic network bandwidth detection - 1: Use automatic network bandwidth detection | 1 | x | x | |
| promptcredentialonce:i:value | Determines whether a user's credentials are saved and used for both the RD Gateway and the remote computer. | - 0: Remote session will not use the same credentials - 1: Remote session will use the same credentials | 1 | x | x | |
| redirectclipboard:i:value | Determines whether clipboard redirection is enabled. | - 0: Clipboard on local computer isn't available in remote session - 1: Clipboard on local computer is available in remote session | 1 | x | x | x |
| redirected video capture encoding quality:i:value | Controls the quality of encoded video. | - 0: High compression video. Quality may suffer when there is a lot of motion - 1: Medium compression - 2: Low compression video with high picture quality | 0 | x | x | x |
| redirectprinters:i:value | Determines whether printers configured on the client computer will be redirected and available in the remote session when you connect to a remote computer by using Remote Desktop Connection. | - 0: The printers on the local computer are not available in the remote session - 1: The printers on the local computer are available in the remote session | 1 | x | x | x |
| redirectsmartcards:i:value | Determines whether smart card devices on the client computer will be redirected and available in the remote session when you connect to a remote computer. | - 0: The smart card device on the local computer is not available in the remote session - 1: The smart card device on the local computer is available in the remote session | 1 | x | x | |
| remoteapplicationcmdline:s:value | Optional command-line parameters for the RemoteApp. | x | x | x | ||
| remoteapplicationexpandcmdline:i:value | Determines whether environment variables contained in the RemoteApp command line parameter should be expanded locally or remotely. | - 0: Environment variables should be expanded to the values of the local computer - 1: Environment variables should be expanded on the remote computer to the values of the remote computer | x | x | x | |
| remoteapplicationexpandworkingdir | Determines whether environment variables contained in the RemoteApp working directory parameter should be expanded locally or remotely. | - 0: Environment variables should be expanded to the values of the local computer - 1: Environment variables should be expanded on the remote computer to the values of the remote computer. The RemoteApp working directory is specified through the shell working directory parameter. | x | x | x | |
| remoteapplicationfile:s:value | Specifies a file to be opened on the remote computer by the RemoteApp. For local files to be opened, you must also enable drive redirection for the source drive. | x | x | x | ||
| remoteapplicationicon:s:value | Specifies the icon file to be displayed in the client UI while launching a RemoteApp. If no file name is specified, the client will use the standard Remote Desktop icon. Only '.ico' files are supported. | x | x | x | ||
| remoteapplicationmode:i:value | Determines whether a RemoteApp connection is launched as a RemoteApp session. | - 0: Don't launch a RemoteApp session - 1: Launch a RemoteApp session | 1 | x | x | x |
| remoteapplicationname:s:value | Specifies the name of the RemoteApp in the client interface while starting the RemoteApp. | For example, 'Excel 2016.' | x | x | x | |
| remoteapplicationprogram:s:value | Specifies the alias or executable name of the RemoteApp. | For example, 'EXCEL.' | x | x | x | |
| screen mode id:i:value | Determines whether the remote session window appears full screen when you connect to the remote computer by using Remote Desktop Connection. | - 1: The remote session will appear in a window - 2: The remote session will appear full screen | 2 | x | x | x |
| smart sizing:i:value | Determines whether or not the client computer can scale the content on the remote computer to fit the window size of the client computer. | - 0: The client window display won't scale when resized - 1: The client window display will scale when resized | 0 | x | x | |
| use multimon:i:value | Configures multiple monitor support when you connect to the remote computer by using Remote Desktop Connection. | - 0: Don't enable multiple monitor support - 1: Enable multiple monitor support | 0 | x | x | |
| username:s:value | Specifies the name of the user account that will be used to log on to the remote computer. | Any valid username. | x | x | x | |
| videoplaybackmode:i:value | Determines if Remote Desktop Connection will use RDP-efficient multimedia streaming for video playback. | - 0: Don't use RDP efficient multimedia streaming for video playback - 1: Use RDP-efficient multimedia streaming for video playback when possible | 1 | x | x | |
| workspaceid:s:value | Defines the RemoteApp and Desktop ID associated with the RDP file that contains this setting. | A valid RemoteApp and Desktop Connection ID | x | x |
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Latest client versions
The client can be configured for different user groups. The following table lists the current versions available for each user group:
| User group | Version |
|---|---|
| Public | 1.2.790 |
| Insider | 1.2.790 |
Updates for version 1.2.790
Date published: 03/24/2020
Download: Windows 64-bit, Windows 32-bit, Windows ARM64
- Renamed the 'Update' action for Workspaces to 'Refresh' for consistency with other Remote Desktop clients.
- You can now refresh a Workspace directly from its context menu.
- Manually refreshing a Workspace now ensures all local content is updated.
- You can now reset the client's user data from the About page without needing to uninstall the app.
- You can also reset the client's user data using msrdcw.exe /reset with an optional /f parameter to skip the prompt.
- We now automatically look for a client update when navigating to the About page.
- Updated the color of the buttons for consistency.
Updates for version 1.2.675
Date published: 02/25/2020
Download: Windows 64-bit, Windows 32-bit, Windows ARM64
- Connections to Windows Virtual Desktop are now blocked if the RDP file is missing the signature or one of the signscope properties has been modified.
- When a Workspace is empty or has been removed, the Connection Center no longer appears to be empty.
- Added the activity ID and error code on disconnect messages to improve troubleshooting. You can copy the dialog message with Ctrl+C.
- Fixed an issue that caused the desktop connection settings to not detect displays.
- Client updates no longer automatically restart the PC.
- Windowless icons should no longer appear on the taskbar.
Updates for version 1.2.605
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Date published: 01/29/2020
Download: Windows 64-bit, Windows 32-bit, Windows ARM64
- You can now select which displays to use for desktop connections. To change this setting, right-click the icon of the desktop connection and select Settings.
- Fixed an issue where the connection settings didn't display the correct available scale factors.
- Fixed an issue where Narrator couldn't read the dialogue shown while the connection initiated.
- Fixed an issue where the wrong user name displayed when the Azure Active Directory and Active Directory names didn't match.
- Fixed an issue that made the client stop responding when initiating a connection while not connected to a network.
- Fixed an issue that caused the client to stop responding when attaching a headset.
Updates for version 1.2.535
Date published: 12/04/2019
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- You can now access information about updates directly from the more options button on the command bar at the top of the client.
- You can now report feedback from the command bar of the client.
- The Feedback option is now only shown if the Feedback Hub is available.
- Ensured the update notification is not shown when notifications are disabled through policy.
- Fixed an issue that prevented some RDP files from launching.
- Fixed a crash on startup of the client caused by corruption of some persistent settings.
Updates for version 1.2.431
Date published: 11/12/2019
Download: Windows 64-bit, Windows 32-bit, Windows ARM64
- The 32-bit and ARM64 versions of the client are now available!
- The client now saves any changes you make to the connection bar (such as its position, size, and pinned state) and applies those changes across sessions.
- Updated gateway information and connection status dialogs.
- Addressed an issue that caused two credentials to prompt at the same time while trying to connect after the Azure Active Directory token expired.
- On Windows 7, users are now properly prompted for credentials if they had saved credentials when the server disallows it.
- The Azure Active Directory prompt now appears in front of the connection window when reconnecting.
- Items pinned to the taskbar are now updated during a feed refresh.
- Improved scrolling on the Connection Center when using touch.
- Removed the empty line from the resolution drop-down menu.
- Removed unnecessary entries in Windows Credential Manager.
- Desktop sessions are now properly sized when exiting full screen.
- The RemoteApp disconnection dialog now appears in the foreground when you resume your session after entering sleep mode.
- Addressed accessibility issues like keyboard navigation.
Updates for version 1.2.247
Date published: 09/17/2019
Download: Windows 64-bit
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- Improved the fallback languages for localized version. (For example, FR-CA will properly display in French instead of English.)
- When removing a subscription, the client now properly removes the saved credentials from Credential Manager.
- The client update process is now unattended once started and the client will relaunch once completed.
- The client can now be used on Windows 10 in S mode.
- Fixed an issue that caused the update process to fail for users with a space in their username.
- Fixed a crash that happened when authenticating during a connection.
- Fixed a crash that happened when closing the client.