How to pass your own mstsc parameters when you connect or shadow
Set the mstsc switches once and have every Remote Desktop connection and shadow session use them: /admin, /multimon, and any other switch you need.
How-to guides for managing Remote Desktop sessions
Short, task-focused walkthroughs: add your RDS servers, log off idle or disconnected users, shadow a session, audit RDP logons, and message everyone at once.
How to find locked RDP sessions and log them off
Sessions that sit on the lock screen still hold memory and open programs. This guide shows how to see which sessions are locked across all your servers and clean them up safely.
How to set up summary cards and the levels where they turn amber and red
Choose which figures you see at a glance for your RDS servers and set the levels where a card turns amber and red.
How to see who is behind a slow RDP session
A user reports a slow Remote Desktop session. This guide shows how to see how the session is doing, who the user is, and who their manager is, without leaving one window.
How to open Task Manager in a Remote Desktop session
Ctrl+Alt+Del opens Task Manager on your own computer, not the remote one. Here are the shortcuts that actually work inside a Remote Desktop session, and what Task Manager will not show you.
How to add your RDS servers and connect with the right account
Before you can manage anything, your servers have to be in the list. This guide shows how to import RDS hosts from Active Directory, an RDS broker, or an IP range, and connect under the right Windows account.
How to log off idle users on a Remote Desktop server
Idle and disconnected sessions hold memory and CPU that active users need. This guide covers GPO session time limits and how to clear idle sessions on demand across your servers.
How to audit RDP logon history (who logged in and when)
For a security review or an incident, you need to know who used a Remote Desktop host and for how long. This guide shows how to reconstruct logon history from the event log and export a report.
How to detect an RDP brute-force attack from failed logons
A run of failed Remote Desktop sign-ins is often the first sign of a brute-force attack. This guide shows how to read event 4625 in the Security log and how to spot the pattern across servers.
How to reboot a terminal server without losing user data
Rebooting an RDS host with people still working loses unsaved data and generates tickets. This guide covers the safe sequence: warn, drain, clear, restart, on one server or several at once.