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Managing Remote Desktop Session

This tutorial will explore how to use the session management tools-both commandline and graphical-to view and interact with running sessions. This tutorial discusses:

  • The tools available in Windows Server 2008 R2 to help you manage sessions
  • How to find and manage sessions on an RD Session Host server
  • How to find and manage processes on an RD Session Host server
  • How to get remote control of user sessions
  • How to create custom server management groups in the Remote Desktop Services Manager
  • How to use the command-line tools, scriptable interfaces, and Windows PowerShell to get information the graphical user interface (GUI) doesn't offer

In this tutorial:

  1. Introducing RD Session Host Management Tools
  2. Command-Line Tools
  3. Connecting Remotely to Servers for Administrative Purposes
  4. Managing RD Session Host Servers from Windows 7
  5. Organizing Servers and VMs in the Remote Desktop Services Manager
  6. Monitoring and Terminating Processes
  7. Terminating Applications
  8. Monitoring and Ending User Sessions
  9. Closing Orphaned Sessions
  10. Disconnecting Sessions
  11. Providing Help with Remote Control
  12. Enabling Remote Control via Group Policy
  13. Enabling Remote Control via RD Session Host Configuration
  14. Shadowing a User Session
  15. Troubleshooting Session Shadowing
  16. Preparing for Server Maintenance
  17. Sending Messages to Users
  18. Shutting Down and Restarting RD Session Host Servers
  19. Applying RDS Management Tools
  20. Get the Server Names
  21. List Processes on the RD Session Host Servers
  22. Auditing User Logons
  23. Closing Unresponsive Applications