Windows 7 may exhibit connection issues, or display issues when connecting to RemoteApps using the old 7.1 client version.

Press Win + I key to open Windows Settings. Click on the “System” setting. Scroll through on the left-hand side and find “ Remote Desktop “. On the right-hand side, you can see the option “ Enable Remote Desktop “. I have installed the Windows Developer preview of Windows 8 (client) on my lab. Time to check what’s new in the Remote Desktop Client in Windows 8. See the first screenshot below. Besides some minor design changes the client seems to look the same. Applies to: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2. You can control a remote PC by using a Microsoft Remote Desktop client. The client can run on almost any device, including on your mobile smartphone. The client gives you the same powers you would have if you could reach the PC's keyboard. In Windows 8 and 8.1, like in previous Microsoft client OS versions, only one simultaneous incoming RDP connection is supported. It means that only one user (one session) can simultaneously connect to a Windows computer using the Remote Desktop.

To check your Remote Desktop version, click the Start button and search for Remote Desktop. Launch the Remote Desktop program, click the icon at the top-left of the window, select About. This will show you your current client version (7.1, 8.0, or 8.1).

If you are not running version 8.1, upgrade the RDP client to version 8.1 following the path below.

Setup For Accepting Remote Desktop Connections

Download the ZIP file below, and run the updates in order (they are numbered).

Reboot your PC as prompted.

Try logging into your RemoteApp after all updates are complete.

Since I moved from Windows 7 to Windows 8 I was unable to work with a customer which gave me a desktop remote access. The interface was so slow that any activity was almost impossible to complete.

I have two gateway with different internet providers and nothing changed switching from ont to the other.

From my office, colleagues with Windows 7 was able to connect to the same Windows server with Remote Desktop without issues.

The problem has been solved running the cmd as administrator and giving that command:

Get Started With The Windows Desktop Client | Microsoft Docs

netsh interface tcp set global autotuning=disabled

found here.

How To Enable Remote Desktop In Windows 8

Solved. I’m starting to think that a Windows 7 downgrade would be more than useful… It makes me remember when people moved from Windows XP to Windows Vista…