Reminder to self: check if this rdpwrap issue [WayBack] shared folders not visible · Issue #276 · stascorp/rdpwrap has been resolved by now.
–jeroen
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shared folders not visible · Issue #276 · stascorp/rdpwrap
Posted by jpluimers on 2019/02/11
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Posted by jpluimers on 2019/02/01
For my memory:
What’s new in this update:
It’s time for the first update of the year! We appreciate all your comments sent to us through the App Store, in-app feedback and email; and continue focusing on making this app better with each release.
In this version we addressed the following issues:
- Added support for the AVC (420 and 444) codec, available when connecting to current versions of Windows 10.
- In “fit to window mode”, a window refresh now occurs immediately after a resize to ensure that content is rendered at the correct interpolation level.
- Fixed a layout bug that caused feed headers to overlap for some users.
- Cleaned up the Application Preferences UI.
- Polished the Add/Edit Desktop UI.
- Made lots of fit and finish adjustments to the Connection Center tile and list views for desktops and feeds.
Please continue to send us feedback. We read it all and factor it into our planning. If you encounter any errors, you can always contact us via Help > Report an Issue.
NOTE: There is a bug in macOS 10.14.0 and 10.14.1 that can cause the “.com.microsoft.rdc.application-data_SUPPORT/_EXTERNAL_DATA” folder (nested deep inside the ~/Library folder) to consume a large amount of disk space. To resolve this issue, delete the folder contents and upgrade to macOS 10.14.2. Note that a side-effect of deleting the folder contents is that snapshot images assigned to bookmarks will be deleted. These images will be regenerated when reconnecting to the remote PC.
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Upgrade to Microsoft Remote Desktop 10 on the Mac App Store
Posted by jpluimers on 2018/08/17
If you are still on version 8, then note this version will be deprecated at 20180901, so it is time to upgrade to [Archive.is] Microsoft Remote Desktop 10 on the Mac App Store
[Archive.is] Microsoft Remote Desktop 8 on the Mac App Store is now at version 8.0.44, which changed one thing:
This update adds a dismissible banner to the app UI to message the fact that the client will be deprecated soon. You can start using the new version of Remote Desktop today by downloading Microsoft Remote Desktop 10 from the App Store.
It is easy to import your RDP desktops from version 8 into version 18: in the menu, select Connections, then Import from Microsoft Remote Desktop 8, then enter your credentials so the saved logon passwords can be imported from the [WayBack] KeyChain.
A few things to note:
- importing the Microsoft Remote Desktop 8 fails to import the Local Resource bindings
- in Microsoft Remote Desktop 10, editing Local Resource binding right after adding them will crash
Background reading:
- [WayBack] Deprecation of the Remote Desktop 8.0 client for macOS – Enterprise Mobility + Security: The Microsoft Remote Desktop 8.0 client for macOS will be retired September 1, 2018. Make sure to test version 10 to ensure it meets your needs.
- [WayBack] New Remote Desktop app for macOS available in the App Store – Enterprise Mobility + Security
The full version histories of both:
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stascorp/rdpwrap: RDP Wrapper Library – up to 15 RDP sessions on any Windows edition including basic/home/core
Posted by jpluimers on 2018/06/04
RDP Wrapper works as a layer between Service Control Manager and Terminal Services, so the original termsrv.dll file remains untouched. Also this method is very strong against Windows Update.
- Source: [WayBack] stascorp/rdpwrap: RDP Wrapper Library
- Via: [WayBack] RDP Wrapper – concurrent RDP sessions for home usage (up to 15 concurrent sessions) https://github.com/stascorp/rdpwrap/releases – Ilya S – Google+
- Releases: [WayBack] Releases · stascorp/rdpwrap
I’ve tested this on Windows 7 Home Premium and it works fine, see the log below. On Windows 10 Fall Creators Update and up, I had to get the rfxvmt.dll files (in %windir%\System32 and %windir%\SysWOW64) from a Windows Professional system, see Known Issues. You can download them from the repository as well.
- Download from github.com/stascorp/rdpwrap/releases
- Unzip
- Run the
install.bat:
C:\Users\jeroenp\Downloads\RDPWrap-v1.6.1>install.bat RDP Wrapper Library v1.6 Installer v2.3 Copyright (C) Stas'M Corp. 2016 [*] Notice to user: - By using all or any portion of this software, you are agreeing to be bound by all the terms and conditions of the license agreement. - To read the license agreement, run the installer with -l parameter. - If you do not agree to any terms of the license agreement, do not use the software. [*] Installing... [*] Terminal Services version: 6.1.7600.16385 [+] This version of Terminal Services is fully supported. [+] TermService found (pid 1168). [*] Shared services found: CryptSvc, Dnscache, LanmanWorkstation, NlaSvc [*] Extracting files... [+] Folder created: C:\Program Files\RDP Wrapper\ [*] Downloading latest INI file... [+] Latest INI file -> C:\Program Files\RDP Wrapper\rdpwrap.ini [+] Extracted rdpw64 -> C:\Program Files\RDP Wrapper\rdpwrap.dll [+] Extracted rdpclip6164 -> C:\Windows\System32\rdpclip.exe [*] Configuring service library... [*] Checking dependencies... [*] Checking CertPropSvc... [*] Checking SessionEnv... [*] Terminating service... [*] Starting CryptSvc... [*] Starting Dnscache... [*] Starting LanmanWorkstation... [*] Starting NlaSvc... [-] StartService error (code 1056). [*] Starting TermService... [*] Configuring registry... [*] Configuring firewall... OK. [+] Successfully installed. ______________________________________________________________ You can check RDP functionality with RDPCheck program. Also you can configure advanced settings with RDPConf program. Druk op een toets om door te gaan. . . C:\Users\jeroenp\Downloads\RDPWrap-v1.6.1>rdpcheck
Note that this “error” is normal: [-] StartService error (code 1056). as it means the service is already started: [WayBack] System Error Codes (1000-1299) (Windows)
ERROR_SERVICE_ALREADY_RUNNING
- 1056 (0x420)
- An instance of the service is already running.
–jeroen
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Microsoft Remote Desktop 8 on OS X stores RDP configuration in com.microsoft.rdc.mac.plist and passwords in keychain
Posted by jpluimers on 2017/03/15
One day I write some scripts based on:
- /usr/bin/plutil
- /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy
Some starting materials are at:
- How To: Create a Microsoft Remote Desktop 8 Connection | macmule
- com.microsoft.rdc.mac.plist needs to be binary for RDP to work and XML to edit it manually (use plutil to do the conversion)
- macmule/Create-a-Microsoft-Remote-Desktop-8-Connection
- Microsoft Remote Desktop version 8 – JAMF Nation
- remote desktop – Where does Microsoft RDP 8 for Mac store it’s configuration – Ask Different
- .rdp files are now using the XML plist format: Microsoft releases Remote Desktop 8.0 for Android, iOS and Mac | OfficeforMacHelp.com
- CoRD .rdp files seem to share the same XML plist format: Transfer CoRD bookmarks to Microsoft Remote Desktop | OfficeforMacHelp.com
A thing I learned is that the Microsoft Remote Desktop 8 is basically a rebranded iTap RDP (it looks like Microsoft bought iTap RDP for Mac, as iTap RDP for Mac is now discontinued)
–jeroen
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display – How can I move spaces between external monitors in Mavericks? – Ask Different
Posted by jpluimers on 2016/10/21
display – How can I move spaces between external monitors in Mavericks? – Ask Different [WayBack]
You can only move spaces which are non-active.
For example, lets say you have spaces 1 and 2. If space 1 is active, you can not move it. You first have to select space 2 then you can move space 1 to a different monitor.
This helped me work around version 8.35 of Microsoft Remote Desktop for OS X breaks second monitor usage [WayBack]:
- Double click a connection so it goes to a new space on the primary display
- Make the normal space active (by three finger swiping on the primary display)
- Go to mission control
- Move the non-active RDP space to the secondary monitor
Sometimes the primary monitor doesn’t have a non-active space any more so you have to create a new one in the top right of Mission Control [WayBack].
–jeroen
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Windows RDP error 3489661694 when connecting from a Mac, connecting from Windows fails without any message
Posted by jpluimers on 2016/05/16
Sometimes I connecting to various Windows systems over RDP fails. On Windows the mstsc (Remote Desktop Connection) application recognises the server has a certificate, presents you with a login dialog, then just stops without any message.
Connecting from Mac OS X edition of Microsoft Remote Desktop does give you error message “The server denied the logon with reason: 3489661694”.
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Hack the Remote Desktop .RDP file
Posted by jpluimers on 2016/01/01
Glad I found out about the string to add to a .RDP file to make it connect to the administrative console whenever your remote supports that:
connect to console:i:1
–jeroen
via: Hack the Remote Desktop .RDP file.
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VisionApp: pass Windows key combinations to remote machine
Posted by jpluimers on 2015/12/04
Like MSTSC/RDP, I wanted VisionApp to pass Windows specific key combinations (like Alt-Tab, menu key, PrtSc, and of course Windows key combinations) to pass to the remote.
Though the web-search didn’t turn any good information in the high ranked results, this was remarkably easy:
- Right click on your connection
- Choose “Properties”
- Switch to the “RDP” tab
- Set “Apply Windows key combinations” to “On the remote computer”
- Press “OK”
One catch:
this only work for new sessions. So you will have to re-connect existing sessions to apply this change.
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Set “Apply Windows key combinations” to “On the remote computer”
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Introducing the new Microsoft Remote Desktop Preview app for Mac – Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) Team Blog – Site Home – MSDN Blogs
Posted by jpluimers on 2015/09/11
During the last update of Microsoft Remote Desktop for my Mac, I noticed there is a beta available with a feature very familiar for users of visionapp – ASG-Remote Desktop: it allows you to manage common credentials.
Note the uncommon URLs of both the beta page redirect and the download:
In the mean time, I learned that “Microsoft has acquired HockeyApp. This is a tremendous opportunity to continue to provide developers with the best app development tools and users with the best app experiences.”, but the aka.ms is new to me. Anyone knows what it is about? A successor of go.microsoft.com/fwlink redirects?
New Mac OS X beta of Microsoft Remote Desktop announced.
I’m keeping an eye on this, as future features interest me much: Multiple monitors, Clipboard redirection, Remote Desktop Gateway, Remote Resources (RemoteApp and Desktop Connections), and Azure RemoteApp preview.
BTW: I wasn’t aware Remote Desktop made it this many platforms yet, as I’m mainly a Windows 8.x/7, Mac and Android user, but here you go:
- Windows 10 Universal Windows platform (Preview).
- Windows 8.1.
- Windows Phone.
- iOS.
- Mac OS X.
- Android.
–jeroen
via:
- Introducing the new Microsoft Remote Desktop Preview app for Mac – Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) Team Blog – Site Home – MSDN Blogs.
- HockeyApp – The Platform for Your Apps.
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