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How to Enable or Disable Remote Desktop via Group Policy Windows 2008

How to Enable or Disable Remote Desktop via Group Policy Windows 2008

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1- We can use Group Policy setting to (enable or disable) Remote Desktop

  • Click Start – All programs – Administrative Tools – Group Policy Management.
  • Create or Edit Group Policy Objects.
  • Expand Computer Configuration – Administrative Templates – Windows Components – Remote Desktop Services – Remote Desktop Session Host – Connections.
  • Allow users to connect remotely using Remote Desktop Services (enable or disable)

 

2- We can use Group Policy Preferences to (enable or disable) Remote Desktop

  • Click Start – All programs – Administrative Tools – Group Policy Management.
  • Create or Edit Group Policy Objects
  • Expand Computer Configuration – Preferences – Windows Settings.
  • Right click Registry – New – Registry Item.
  • General Tab.
  • Action :Update
  • Hive :HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  • Key path : SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server
  • Value name : fDenyTSConnections
  • Value type : REG_DWORD
  • Value date : 00000000 enable OR 00000001 disable

 
This article was originally posted at http://mabdelhamid.wordpress.com/2011/10/08/how-to-enable-or-disable-remote-desktop-via-group-policy-windows-2008/

 

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  • 23 Dec 2011 2:13 PM

    M.Abdelhamid edited Revision 1. Comment: Non English Language

  • 31 Jul 2012 3:24 AM

    Jono Cox edited Revision 2. Comment: Added "Remote Desktop Session Host" to the GPO path for Windows 2008 R2

  • 1 Aug 2012 12:52 AM

    M.Abdelhamid edited Revision 3. Comment: Add Tags

  • 24 Aug 2012 10:58 AM

    Ed Price - MSFT edited Revision 4. Comment: Added TOC and tags

  • 24 Aug 2012 10:59 AM

    Ed Price - MSFT edited Revision 5. Comment: Spacing

  • 24 Aug 2012 12:08 PM

    M.Abdelhamid edited Revision 10. Comment: tags

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  • Posted by
    on 23 Dec 2011 2:13 PM

    M.Abdelhamid edited Revision 1. Comment: Non English Language

  • Posted by
    on 31 Jul 2012 3:24 AM

    Jono Cox edited Revision 2. Comment: Added "Remote Desktop Session Host" to the GPO path for Windows 2008 R2

  • Posted by
    on 1 Aug 2012 12:52 AM

    M.Abdelhamid edited Revision 3. Comment: Add Tags

  • Posted by
    on 24 Aug 2012 10:58 AM

    Ed Price - MSFT edited Revision 4. Comment: Added TOC and tags

  • Posted by
    on 24 Aug 2012 10:59 AM

    Ed Price - MSFT edited Revision 5. Comment: Spacing

  • Posted by
    on 24 Aug 2012 11:17 AM

    Wow, fantastic, keep going!

  • Posted by
    on 24 Aug 2012 12:08 PM

    M.Abdelhamid edited Revision 10. Comment: tags

  • Posted by
    on 24 Aug 2012 12:09 PM

    Thanks norkk for review

  • Posted by
    on 29 Nov 2012 1:53 AM

    good

  • Posted by
    on 1 Dec 2012 1:29 PM

    Thanks i.biswajith

  • Posted by
    on 14 Jan 2013 9:34 AM

    Hey guys

    How to can I completely disable history on remote desktop?

    not only cleare the history... I mean disable the history for always.

    thanks

  • Posted by
    on 6 Aug 2013 8:45 AM

    Do you use one of these or both?  How do I know which to use?  

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