Technical articles, guides, and tutorials for LizardSystems software products.
Terminal Services Manager 26.03 is out. Redesigned interface with Dark Mode, RDP connection quality monitoring per session, 11 new server metrics with interactive charts, advanced filtering on all tabs, and over 130 administrative commands.
Terminal servers are essential tools for managing multiple user sessions, especially in enterprise environments. However, ensuring the privacy and security of these sessions is crucial, particularly when sensitive data is involved. This article provides practical steps to prevent unauthorized viewing or shadowing of terminal server sessions, helping administrators maintain a secure and compliant environment.
The tsadmin.msc snap-in shipped through Windows Server 2008 R2 and is not part of Windows Server 2012 or later. Here is where session management went, which commands replace it, and what the replacements cannot do.
When working with Windows RDS (Remote Desktop Services), it can be challenging to grant users the necessary permissions to manage shadow sessions without giving them full administrative access to the server. This article explains how to grant shadow permissions to your users on Windows RDS servers with minimal security risk.